Page 56 - Manufacturing Industry

HUL to set up Rs 1000 cr manufacturing facility in Assam

The new unit, envisaged to be commissioned in early 2017, will augment the production capacity of personal care products for the company

Essel Propack opens packaging facility in Colombia

The new facility, with capacity to manufacture 180 million laminated plastic tubes in a year, will serve the high-value beauty & cosmetics category along with pharma sector

Uflex inaugurates robotic laser engraving line at Noida facility

The robotic laser engraving line, established in collaboration with Japan's Think Lab, has reduced the cumbersome process of manufacturing rotogravure printing cylinders to a single operator job

Schreiber Dynamix Dairies opens aseptic beverage manufacturing facility in Punjab

The facility, built with an invest of Rs 100 crore investment, is the second beverage facility of Schreiber Dynamix, a JV between US-based Schreiber Foods and Dynamix Dairies

JBM Auto ties up with Polish firm Solaris for making electric buses

Solaris Bus & Coach, founded and owned by Solange and Krzysztof Olszewski, is a major European producer of city, intercity and special-purpose buses

Rico Auto aims for Rs 315 cr revenue from new Rajasthan plant

The brake systems and die-castings specialist plans to start commercial production at the new Bhiwadi plant by the next financial year

Six government initiatives that have major impact on Indian logistics sector

Diesel de-regulation, big thrust on building highways, Carriers' Act, dedicated freight corridor, GST and Make in India campaign can be game changers for logistics sector, says Anil Syal

SRF commissions upgraded technical textile plant at Gwalior

First announced in February last year, the project aims to further boost the company's presence in the technical textile space

Greaves Cotton plans to open 1500 outlets for after-market services

The company, which recently entered into multi brand spares business, has become first to offer spares across categories in three wheeler segment

ABB wins first order for 15-sec flash charging tech used in electric vehicle

The company has bagged orders worth more than $ 16 million from Geneva's public transport operator and Swiss bus manufacturer HESS for technology that requires no overhead lines

Biofuels and electric cars pose threat to transportation fuels industry

Diversification into other areas of production including high-value chemicals, and cost-cutting are key to fighting off the growing challenge for oil companies, says Lux Research

Al-Futtaim Technology to distribute Blue Star products in UAE

The company will distributor Blue Star's air handling units, fan coil units, chillers and variable refrigerant flow (VRF) systems across the UAE

Belgium's Solvay to develop food-grade antioxidants in India

The company will start production of tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), which is widely used as food preservative, in the country in July 2016

Uflex and US-based WaveFront to collaborate for packaging films in Europe

Two companies have extended their existing alliance in India to Europe by starting production of Fresnel lens packaging films at Polish facility of Flex Films Europa, a part of Uflex group

Mahindra to make parts for Airbus Helicopters in Bangalore

Mahindra Aerostructures became the first Indian company to receive a direct manufacturing deal from global aircraft maker, when Airbus awarded contract to it for making airframe parts for helicopters

Danfoss acquires heat transfer specialist Sondex

With this acquisition, Danfoss will further strengthens its position in the global market for heat transfer solutions

Global aerospace & defence sector upbeat about growth: KPMG

While 67% of US-based respondents said they will invest in India, 50% stated they will invest in mature economies such as Japan, South Korea, Australia and Singapore, as per KPMG International survey

Vascon Engineers opens clean room partitioning systems plant in Thane

While clean room partitioning systems are mainly used in pharma and healthcare industry, demand is also expected to come from defence, auto component, semi-conductor and solar sectors

Shell Lubricants selects India for global launch of new hydraulic oils

New products - Shell Tellus S2 MX and Shell Tellus S2 VX hydraulic oils - will be manufactured at its Navi Mumbai facility and will be available to the customers in September this year

Solvay and Mubadala to produce composite structures for Boeing 777X aircraft

Two companies will set up a joint venture, located in the UAE, to deliver advanced composite materials for the empennage and floor beams of Boeing's new 777X program