Even as reports surface of several fuel stations going dry in certain parts of the country’s hinterlands, the Government on June 15 announced that sufficient supplies are being made available to cater to the extra demand. A release issued by the Government affirming the reports highlighted that in the past few days some areas have reported a big… Continue reading Government assures adequate fuel supplies
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First all-steel slag road inaugurated
India’s first road constructed entirely from a specially designed slag, a by-product of steel manufacturing, produced by ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India was inaugurated on June 15. Union Steel Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh inaugurated the 1 km six-lane road in Surat which has been constructed using around 1 lakh tonnes of processed steel slag from ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India’s Hazira manufacturing plant.… Continue reading First all-steel slag road inaugurated
Precision Camshafts developing driveline for eLCV
Solapur-based Precision Camshafts, which is developing an electric driveline for a sub 3‐tonne LCV claims to have completed the product development cycle in Netherland. It is currently under process of localising components in India, the company’s top leadership told Autocar Professional. Karan Shah, the whole time-director (Business Development) at Precision Camshafts said, “It will go through the testing… Continue reading Precision Camshafts developing driveline for eLCV
5G rollout approval promises plenty for auto sector
Picture is representational With the government giving approving the rollout of the 5G spectrum, the automotive sector will be looking to leveraging it for a variety of connected and smart vehicle applications. Damodar Sahu, Digital Strategist, Manufacturing & Automotive Industries, Wipro, said “With the advancement in Industry 4.0 and IoT (internet of things), the industry… Continue reading 5G rollout approval promises plenty for auto sector
Labour unrest ahead
Ford India’s Chennai plant will shut by the end of June By the end of this month, Ford and General Motors will have officially shut down their Indian operations marking an end to over two decades of achieving precious little in the process. By a remarkable coincidence, both the American brands set up two facilities… Continue reading Labour unrest ahead
Priyadarsi Bastia is new CFO at Pricol
Pricol has announced the appointment of Priyadarsi Bastia as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in place of PKrishnamoorthy who has tendered his resignation. The company in a regulatory filing informed that Bastia, aged 44 years comes with an overall experience of 22 years across corporate finance, accounting, taxation, treasury, product costing, budgeting, pricing, process controls and… Continue reading Priyadarsi Bastia is new CFO at Pricol
Citroen to bolster retail network as C3 arrives
With its upcoming hatchback, C3, that goes to market on July 20, the French carmaker Citroen has outlined its network expansion plans for India. The company aims to grow the number of physical outlets to 20 across 19 cities from the existing 11 in 10 cities. The number of outlets is slated to increase to… Continue reading Citroen to bolster retail network as C3 arrives
Ammann bags GR Infra order
Switzerland-based Ammann Group, a global supplier of mixing plants, machines and services to the construction industry recently initiated the sale of its first recycled asphalt plant to GR Infraprojects. The asphalt plant will enable the Indian company to use up to 60 percent of recyclable raw materials for its construction projects. Anand Sundaresan, managing director of Ammann (India)… Continue reading Ammann bags GR Infra order
BASF expands production capacity of battery materials
BASF Shanshan Battery Materials, a BASF majority-owned company in China is expanding its battery materials capacity in Changsha, Hunan Province and Shuizuishan, Ningxia Province. The commissioning of the new lines will start from the fourth quarter of 2022. The expansion project will enable BSBM to achieve 100 kt annual capacity for cathode active materials (CAM).The… Continue reading BASF expands production capacity of battery materials
NRB to open global innovation centre in Dubai
NRB Bearing, one of India’s leading manufacturers of customised needle and cylindrical bearings plans to set up a global innovation centre for advanced technologies at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). The centre will focus on building engineering capabilities around hybrid and e-mobility applications. The DIFC is home to several of the leading global companies from… Continue reading NRB to open global innovation centre in Dubai