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V-Guard Industries to start PVC compounding unit at Coimbatore
The unit, which will commence commercial production by end of August 2016, will serve the company's business of house wiring cable
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Gamesa bags 100 MW wind energy projects from Orange Renewable
The order entails delivering 40 MW wind power project in Maliya, Gujarat and 60 MW in Gurmitkal, Karnataka
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Uflex launches extrusion lamination machine for woven polypropylene
The machine is also used to laminate very thin LDPE substrates to woven polypropylene and to paper or any packaging film
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Railway Minister inaugurates first green train corridor
The corridor, Rameswaram-Manamadurai, will be free from human waste discharge by using bio-toilets in trains
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Reliance Defence signs sub-concession pact with Gujarat Maritime Board
The agreement allows Reliance Defence to carry out defence and commercial shipyard activities at Pipavav Port in Gujarat
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NHPC and BHEL join hands for overseas hydroelectric projects
While NHPC will handle the civil engineering work of the projects, BHEL will look after the electro mechanical package
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Govt aims for port-led industrialisation through coastal economic zones
Plan is to reduce logistic cost by locating the manufacturing centres closer to the ports thereby making Indian trade competitive in the global market
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Inclusion of stent in drug price control regime will weaken industry sentiment: FICCI
The move to have an unfavourable impact on the Make in India initiative and FDI inflow in the medical devices sector
 "Inclusion of stent in drug price control regime will weaken industry sentiment: FICCI")
L&T Hydrocarbon-EMAS Chiyoda consortium wins $ 1.6 bn contract in Saudi Arabia
The contract, awarded by Saudi Aramco, is for the development of the second phase of Hasbah Offshore Gas field situated off the Coast of Saudi Arabia
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Mitsui partners with Germany's Forward Engineering for composite applications
With this, Mitsui aims to expand its presence in the automotive carbon fibre market by leveraging FE's advanced knowledge relating to auto parts made from composite materials
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Mitsubishi and Ube Industries to merge injection moulding machine businesses
Ube Machinery will acquire an 85 percent stake in Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology in order to secure the latter's worldwide business in injection moulding machines
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Penn Engineering buys plastic fastener maker Heyco
The acquisition will diversify the Penn Engineering product portfolio by expanding into engineered plastic fasteners, components and wire protection products
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Ford joins hand with tequila maker Jose Cuervo to make car parts from agri-waste
Two companies are exploring the use of agave plants (which is used to make tequila) to develop bioplastics for auto parts and accessories
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Leverage on ERP to scale new heights in manufacturing
In today's market scenario, operational difficulties are a cause of concern for manufacturing companies. An efficient ERP system can provide a plethora of benefits, says Atul Pimple
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Collaborate to derive benefits of Skill India initiative
Government, industry, political class at grass route levels, social organisations and beneficiaries need to work together to make a success of the Skill India campaign, says S Narayan
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CCEA approves Rs 1799 cr investment for augmenting Cochin Shipyard capability
The investment will be towards construction of a new dry dock within the existing premises of CSL to augment its shipbuilding and repair capacity
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Steel Strips Wheels bags order from Kenya's Mobius Motors
Total project volume is estimated at approximately 150,000 wheels spread over five years generating cumulative revenue of about $ 2.4 million
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JBM Solaris to invest Rs 300 for making electric buses in India
The Indian-Polish JV will begin manufacturing the country's first 100-percent electric buses Ecolife at Kosi (Uttar Pradesh) facility from Q4 of FY16-17
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Govt plans to table Medical Device Act in Parliament during winter session
PMO held meeting last week with industry association to discuss strategy to promote Make in India initiative in the medical devices sector
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Dow India launches ultrafiltration technology for water treatment
With the new technology, IntegraFlux ultrafiltration modules, the company is targeting industries such as energy, textiles, pharmaceutical, etc for providing effluent management solutions
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