Larsen & Toubro Limited, an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in Mumbai has supplied two 700 MWe steam generators for Unit 3 of the Kakrapar nuclear energy plant located in the state of Gujarat. Each steam generator weighs about 215 tons and is made of special low-alloy quenched & tempered steel ...
Will We See a Made in India Ford on U.S. Dealer Lots?
The 2017 Ford Ecosport could be the first car to be exported to the U.S. market from India from Ford’s new manufacturing and engine plant in Sanand, Gujarat. Spread across 460 acres, the plant is an integrated facility comprising of a vehicle manufacturing facility and an engine plant. Ford has...
An Affordable, Quality Dentistry Venture in India
Mydentist’s chain of clinics in six cities across the western states of Gujarat and Maharashtra promise affordable dental care to all people looking for dental services. This chain of clinics was started by Vikram Vora who began his career as a medical representative and his younger brother Parth Vora, a...
Nivea Inaugurates its First Manufacturing Facility in India
German personal care major Beiersdorf AG’s affiliate Nivea India Private Ltd., opened its $156 million plant at Sanand in the western state of Gujarat, its first in the country. The 775,000 square feet land was acquired by the company from the Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation last year. Currently, the factory...
India's Government Plans to Boost Medical Device Production
India's first medical devices industrial park is set to come up in Gujarat and the second one is being planned for Tamil Nadu, said Ananth Kumar, Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers, while releasing a government-industry task-force report on boosting domestic production of high-end medical technology products, according to a...
Ford Motor Invests $1 Billion in Indian Auto Plant
Reuters reports that Ford Motor Company has inaugurated a heavily automated auto manufacturing plant at a cost of $1 billion in the western state of Gujarat to triple its exports from India. At the inauguration, Ford chief executive Mark Fields said, “India is very cost competitive, which is important particularly...
