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Japanese group Yanmar sets up its first diesel engine making unit in India
With a built-up area of 23,708 sq mt, the facility in Chennai has an annual production capacity of 80,000 engines
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Housing sales reviving, end-user demand may strengthen: Mahindra Lifespace
Housing sales as well as enquiries from prospective homebuyers, which were badly hit during April-June due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have started to revive gradually and end-user demand is likely to strengthen in coming months, a top official of Mahindra Lifespace said on Thursday. In an interview with PTI, Mahindra Lifespace Developers MD & CEO Arvind Subramanian said the company did not witness much cancellation of apartments booked by customers as widely feared after the outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdown. "Just like the economy, businesses were severely challenged in the first quarter of this fiscal year. There was almost a standstill in housing sales and construction activities," he said. However, Subramanian said, "The good news is that our existing customers are committed to their bookings. We are not seeing a large cancellation which could have been one of the outcomes." He said the sales bookings and enquiries from customers in July increased as compared to the .
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Mahindra Lifespace to raise $50 mn from IFC to support $210-mn projects
The Mahindra Group's real estate arm Mahindra Lifespace Developers Limited (MLDL) plans to raise $50 million from International Finance Corporation (IFC). The investment will support company's plan to develop three industrial clusters (ICs) in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra at a cost of over $210 million.IFC proposed investment is a combination of equity and subordinated debt, with an equal investment from MLDL in a combination of instruments and assets. IFC will invest in one or more special purpose vehicles (SPVs), promoted by MLDL.The three ICs are planned to be developed over the next 4-6 years in a staggered manner, with full project completion by 2025.The IC near Pune will be developed over an area of approximately 511 acres. It will comprise of a domestic tariff area and engineering and auto ancillary units. Around 152 acres has already been purchased by Knowledge Township Limited (KTL), a subsidiary of MLDL.For IC near Jaipur, the SPV would utilise 500 acres from the ...
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