Page 9 - Manufacturing

Sterling Tools forays into manufacture of latching relays for energy sector

The company has partnered with Zhejiang Meishuo Electric Technology Co., China to locally manufacture latching relays for the energy sector, industrial grids, and other applications in India

Manufacturing underperformed amid rise in multi-plants: Arvind Subramanian

On the employment front, they constituted 43 per cent of total non-managerial employees in 2022, up from 17 per cent in 2001

Fall in steel prices may impact profitability of domestic producers: CRISIL

The drop in the prices of steel will impact the operating profitability of primary steel producers in the domestic market, Crisil Ratings said on Thursday. Early-stage steel produced from iron ore is referred as primary steel. Despite an increase in sales volume and lower cost pressures, mainly due to reduced coking coal prices, the operating profit margin will remain at 15-16 per cent in the current financial year, it said. "Lower realisations and flat operating margin will likely drag absolute Ebitda for primary steelmakers 5-7 per cent lower this fiscal, at a time of substantial growth capex," Crisil Ratings Director Ankit Hakhu said. Domestic steel prices are likely to drop 10 per cent on average this fiscal from Rs 57,500 per tonne last fiscal. The first half of this fiscal has already seen average domestic steel prices fall eight per cent from last fiscal's average. While domestic demand is healthy, global steel demand is likely to contract for the third consecutive fiscal.

Order book, margin gain expectations to drive gains in Siemens

Large order inflow is likely over next 12-24 months such as 4-5 high voltage direct current (HVDC) electric transmission, locos or train sets among others

Sazerac Company targets India's whisky market to uncork bourbon growth

Identifying India as a key priority market, Diego Bianchi, general manager, emerging markets and barrel select at Sazerac Company

India remains fertile ground for China smartphone majors, shows data

Big chunk of sales comes from the country despite legal troubles

PLI scheme subsidy payouts to eligible companies remain in the slow lane

The government has disbursed close to Rs 4,000 crore or around a fourth of its annual subsidy payment estimate to the eligible beneficiaries under the 14 PLI schemes

Market friendly, joint Centre-state approach key for new industrial policy

The growth boom in manufacturing that India experienced following the shift of focus from public sector to the private sector was driven more by market-friendly than business-friendly interventions

India's import dependence on key pharma ingredients may reduce by half

Two newly inaugurated units will manufacture important molecules used in several common antibiotics

Flender India planning to invest further in Indian market: Official

Flender India, part of the century-old Germany-headquartered Flender Group, plans to continue investing in the domestic market to accelerate growth in the coming years, a company official said. Over the past four years, Flender's investments in India have nearly "quadrupled," underscoring the market's significance, according to a release. The company operates three production sites in Kharagpur (Kolkata), Chennai and Walajabad in Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, to meet both local and global demand for wind turbine drive gearboxes. To commemorate the Flender Group's 125th anniversary, CEO Andreas Evertz and Flender India CEO Vinod Shetty, accompanied by senior company officials, visited the Tamil Nadu facilities and engaged with employees, according to a company statement issued on Sunday. Approximately 10 percent of Flender Group's 9,000 employees are based in India. Founded in 1899 in Bocholt, Germany, with a focus on wooden pulleys, Flender established its first manufacturing

Ambattur's evolution: Once a manufacturing hub, now a data centre hotspot

In 2024, the clang of metals colliding and the scent of welding fire and chemicals greet visitors to Ambattur - a 45-minute drive from Chennai city

Renault Nissan Chennai unit crosses 4.5 mn powertrain production milestone

The plant has the capacity to produce engines ranging from 800cc to 1500cc

Medical device makers claim import of refurbished devices can harm industry

Manufacturing associations added that recent government orders permitting such imports threaten the efforts of Indian manufacturers to meet the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat

Indian manufacturers eye 2-3x profit growth with Industry 5.0: PwC report

Nearly half of Indian manufacturers said they invested in supply chain resilience with real-time analytics. Over 50% of them focus on sustainability, and 46% on strengthening cybersecurity

Manufacturers adopting AI, robotics to boost sustainable biz practices: PwC

A significant percentage of Indian manufacturers are adopting niche technologies like Artificial Intelligence and robotics, to boost sustainable business practices as well as boost revenues, according to a PwC report. Covering six industries, PwC's report 'Decoding the Fifth Industrial Revolution: Marching towards a resilient, sustainable and human-centric future' found that 93 per cent of Indian manufacturers are embracing Industry 5.0 to drive both sustainable practices and boost revenues. PwC India's research was conducted between May and July 2024 and covered 180 manufacturing senior executives from the automotive, cement, chemicals, industrial goods, metals and textiles and clothing industries. As per the research, more than 50 per cent of Indian manufacturers are prioritising investments this year in sustainable practices. These investments are aimed at leveraging digital technologies to adopt renewable energy sources and enhance energy efficiency, among others. Additionally,

TSMC's Arizona chip production yields surpass Taiwan's in win for US push

The accomplishment is a sign of progress for Washington's efforts to revitalise American semiconductor manufacturing

Royal Enfield announces first manufacturing unit, showroom in Bangladesh

Facility will assemble four models of the Indian motorcycle maker

Govt to work on designing, manufacturing planes in India, says Naidu

The government will work towards designing and manufacturing aircraft in India with the help of the industry players, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Monday. The Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024, which was passed by the Lok Sabha in August, includes provisions to regulate the design and manufacturing of aircraft, supporting the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative. "We want to design and manufacture planes in India. We are taking help from HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd) and NAL (National Aerospace Laboratories) and other industry partners we have. "In the foreseeable future, we want to also have a situation where we manufacture planes not for domestic demand only but also for the demand of the entire world... we are going to move towards it," the minister said. State-owned HAL is already into manufacturing small civilian planes but on a smaller scale. India is one of the world's fastest growing civil aviation markets and Indian carriers have more than 1,200 planes o

Innovation key to exponential growth of manufacturing sector: Bharat Forge

Innovation in the manufacturing sector is critical to achieve exponential growth as India moves towards the goal of becoming a developed nation by 2047, Bharat Forge Chairman and MD Baba Kalyani said on Monday. Speaking at the NDTV World Summit, he also stressed on the need to develop technologies locally to give fillip to the manufacturing sector. "I think India has to also create innovation in technology, we can't just copy what we get from outside. We now need to make our products which the western world will copy from us," Kalyani said. He noted that for bringing new products focus on innovation is extremely important. "There are many areas where we don't make anything right...So I think we better learn to create technology on our own power, and that should be the dream of every Indian. Do it yourself. Do it for the country. Think of the country as a whole. That's the name of the game," Kalyani stated. He stressed on the need to enhance the scale of manufacturing in the ...

Economic activity shows dynamism but at moderated pace in Q2: NCAER-NSE

Economic activity continued to show dynamism in the second quarter of 2024-25, though at a moderated pace, according to the NCAER-NSE Business Expectations Survey. The survey said after improving for two consecutive quarters, business sentiments moderated in the second quarter of 2024-25 (134.3) compared to the first quarter (149.8) as well as the corresponding quarter of 2023-24 (140.7). "While all four components of the Business Confidence Index (BCI) experienced slight moderation in sentiments between the first and second quarters of 202425, the percentage share of positive responses remained well above 50 per cent, signalling continued economic dynamism, " said the survey. In the second quarter, 62.1 per cent of firms expected that overall economic conditions would improve in the next six months, while 58.0 per cent expected their financial positions to improve during the same period. The capacity utilisation was close to or above optimal level' for 96.3 per cent of the surveye