Crystal Lake, Illinois-headquartered Aptar Pharma, a global leader in drug delivery systems and solutions, has opened a new production facility in the Palava Industrial and Logistics Park at Taloja, Mumbai. This expansion increases Aptar's manufacturing capabilities in Southeast Asia to meet growing customer demand in the region. The new facility...
EssilorLuxottica, India’s Reliance Retail, Enter into Licensed Partnership
EssilorLuxottica Group, an Italian-French vertically integrated multinational corporation based in Paris, has partnered with Reliance Retail to operate the franchise operations of its LensCrafters brand in India. Based in Mason, Ohio, LensCrafters is a retailer, with stores also in Canada and Puerto Rico. Founded in 1983 LensCrafters is known for...
Barentz International Acquires India’s Radian Chemical
Hoofddorp, Netherlands-based Barentz International, a global distributor of specialty ingredients for the life sciences and specialty performance markets, acquired Mumbai-headquartered Radian Chemical Products, a major distributor of such ingredients in India. Barentz sources branded ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide and provides value-added services such as pre-mixing, blending, formulation, and testing...
Israel’s Tower Semiconductor Proposes $8 Billion Facility in India
If Tower’s proposal is accepted by the government, it will be the first semiconductor company with real fabrication pedigree to join India’s $10 billion chip manufacturing initiative. Tower is looking to manufacture 65 nanometer and 40 nanometer chips in India that will be used across sectors such as automotive and...
India’s Solar Panel Maker to Invest $1 Billion in Texas
Solar photovoltaic module manufacturer Waaree Energies Limited headquartered in Mumbai, announced its planned facility in Brookshire, Texas outside Houston. This facility will be one of the largest U.S. solar factories by 2027. The facility will have 3 GW annual capacity when it opens in late 2024, expanding to 5...
India’s Tata Group to Manufacture iPhones
The Mumbai-headquartered Tata Group is set to start assembling Apple iPhones in India after Taiwan-based Wistron Corp approved the sale of its Indian manufacturing unit to the Group. The Wistron board approved the sale of Wistron InfoComm Manufacturing India Private Limited to Tata Electronics Private Limited for an estimated $125...