Page 113 - Manufacturing Industry

Saint-Gobain to open glass manufacturing complex in Rajasthan

Built with an investment of Rs 1000 crore, the plant will have manufacturing capacity of close to 1,000 tonne glass a day initially

Dr Amin Controllers acquires Intertek India's minerals business

The company will manage all existing and future contracts including laboratory testing from Kolkata, Paradip and Chennai in the minerals business

Ministry of Steel to set up research and technology mission

SRTMI will carry out R&D in priority areas of national importance covering best usage of available raw materials & conservation of natural resources, optimum energy conservation, etc

NHPC to build Rs 400-cr solar project in UP

The project is expected to be completed by mid 2016

BGR Energy bags order worth Rs 250 crore

The company has secured three substation orders from Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation

Bio-based chemicals to attract $1 bn investment in 2014

Fermentation took home the largest share of investment, with companies in this space pulling in nearly $3 billion total since 2000, hitting a peak of $475.6 million in 2011, according to Lux Research

BASF's ultrafiltration business bags contract for desalination plant in Jamnagar

The company's subsidiary, Inge GmbH, has secured a contract to supply high-capacity ultrafiltration technology for a desalination plant in Jamnagar, Gujarat

Global fluorochemicals demand to reach 3.8 mn MT in 2018

While India will be the fastest growing market for fluorochemicals, China will continue to be the largest market in 2018, says a Freedonia Group's new report

Total's CEO killed in plane crash at Moscow airport

Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and CEO of French energy company, died in a private plane crash at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, following a collision with a snow removal machine

Shalimar Paints to bank on decorative paints to boost growth

The company is setting up new facility at Gummidipoondi near Chennai at an investment of Rs 72 crore, of which Rs 44 crore will be invested in the first phase

Altem Technologies to supply US-based Artec's 3D scanners in India

Globally, 3D scanners are widely used in automotive, aerospace, electronics, medical, heritage preservation, archaeological and various other engineering R&D entities

Numaligarh Refinery to produce bioethanol using bamboo

The company has tied up with Finnish firm Chempolis to set up biorefinery in Assam for producing bioethanol with co-production of furfural and acetic acid from cellulosic biomass, mainly bamboo

Everest Industries plans to set up manufacturing facility in UAE

The plant will manufacture fibre cement boards and have 72,000 metric tonne per annum capacity

Environment ministry launches colour coding system to monitor air quality

The National Air Quality Index is classified into six categories - good, satisfactory, moderately polluted, poor, very poor, and severe - with colour coding ranging from green to dark red

Suzlon wins orders for 150 MW wind projects

The company has bagged orders from SME sector across diverse industry verticals predominantly for its proven multi-megawatt product S97 2.1 MW wind turbine generator

Texmaco Rail forms JV with US-based Wabtec Corporation

The JV will provide hi-tech freight products and services such as draft gear, bogie mounted braking and other state-of-the-art railway products to the Indian Rail Network

Ashok Leyland wins $17 mn order from Sri Lanka

The company has received an order for 630 buses from private bus operators - backed by the Government of Sri Lanka

Tata Steel plans to sell Long Products Europe business to Klesch Group

The Tata group company signs an MoU with Klesch Group to undertake detailed due diligence and negotiations for the potential sale of its business

RCF plans to invest Rs 4,500 cr in 1.27-mt urea plant

The company also planning to set up a subsidiary to focus on ventures and assets abroad where feedstock natural gas is cheap or raw materials are available in abundance

Alstom T&D wins Rs 138-cr contract from Power Grid Corp

This is Alstom's second win to strengthen the country's transmission infrastructure under Power Grid's System Strengthening Scheme