The Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company, headquartered in Wickliffe, Ohio, announced plans to construct a new manufacturing facility in Aurangabad, India. This move represents a significant expansion of the company's presence in the region and demonstrates its commitment to serving the growing transportation and industrial fluid markets in India....
Skoda Auto India Goes Green
Czech Republic-based automobile company Skoda, installed 1 MW of rooftop solar project at its production facility at Aurangabad, in India's western state of Maharashtra. The project will generate 1,475 megawatts covering 30 percent of the company's production facility annual energy consumption, and will reduce over 900 tons of carbon dioxide...
Liebherr Invests $75 Million in Refrigerator Factory in India
Germany-based manufacturer of refrigeration and cooling appliances, Liebherr, invested $75 million to set up a manufacturing unit in Aurangabad, India, and plans to roll out a new line of refrigerators in May. The Libherr group evaluated other countries including Europe, Brazil, China and Russia before finalizing its India launch. According...
CH2M and Cisco Provide Expertise for Smart City Shendra-Bidkin in India
California-based Cisco Systems Inc., and Colorado-based global engineering firm CH2M have announced a new global strategic alliance to provide urban planning, design and smart technology integration and delivery services for their first project in India, reports CNN Money. Their first integrated delivery will be to Shendra-Bidkin an industrial smart city...
LyondellBasell to Acquire SJS Plastiblends of India
Houston-based LyondellBasell Industries announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of SJS Plastiblends Pvt. Ltd., a polypropylene compounds manufacturer, located in Aurangabad in the western state of Maharashtra, India reports CNN Money. “This acquisition will expand our global PPC manufacturing footprint and allow us to...
Hospira gets into R&D and Manufacturing
Lake Forest, Illinois based Hospira acquired an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility and an associated research and development facility in Aurangabad from Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a leading Indian pharmaceuticals company, for $218 million. "Hospira's acquisition of the 665 employee Orchid API facility will support supply continuity of...