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Rosatom installs 4 Steam Generators at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh Rosatom Engineering Division ASE JSC which is the general contractor for the NPP construction installed four steam generators at the design position at power unit No. 1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Bangladesh. The Energospecmontazh JSC subcontracting organization’s specialists have carried out assembly operations to install the steam generators at their regular position in the power...

ANDRITZ to supply complete electro-mechanical equipment for hydropower plant in Assam International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from the Assam state government-owned utility Assam Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (APGCL) to supply the complete electro-mechanical equipment for the Lower Kopili hydropower plant located on the Kopili river in central Assam. Start of commercial operation is scheduled for end of 2024. The ANDRITZ scope of supply consists of plant design and...

Volvo Buses India introduces completely built sleeper coach with first orders from KSRTC Volvo Buses India, a part of VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) has launched its first completely built sleeper coach. The 15m sleeper coach has been developed on the class-leading Volvo B11R chassis. The first eight coaches will be delivered to the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation. Commenting on the launch, Vinod Aggarwal, MD, and CEO, VECV said, “We are thrilled to...

Shell India announces new multiyear partnership with Mahindra Racing Shell India has announced a new multiyear partnership with Mahindra Racing that strengthens the technical and commercial collaboration between the two businesses. The lubricants major joined Mahindra Racing as a sponsor of their Formula E programme in December 2018 and this new agreement forms part of a wide-ranging co-operation between the two companies. Shell manufactures, distributes, and markets lubricants for Mahindra’s automotive and...

Igus announces strong growth plans for India Igus, one of the global leaders in motion plastics, announced today, an aggressive growth plan and strategy in the backdrop of 20 successful years of operations in India. Commenting on the occasion, Deepak Paul, Managing Director, igus (India) said, “igus India has consistently been recording double digit growth over the last many years (except the pandemic year) and in the current year is growing at 30...

Ohmium ships its first “Made in India” Hydrogen electrolyzer unit to US Ohmium International, through its Indian subsidiary enArka India Pvt Ltd, has shipped its first unit of electrolyzer from India to the United States, as a first step towards establishing India as a global hub for green hydrogen generation. The electrolyzer has been manufactured by Ohmium at its Bengaluru plant, India's first green hydrogen electrolyzer Gigafactory. This was set-up...

Tata Steel executes blockchain enabled trade between India and Bangladesh   Tata Steel has executed a blockchain enabled paperless export order with a metals major in Bangladesh. This makes it the first such deal executed between an India based company and a counterparty in Bangladesh assisted by different banks at respective ends. This transaction was facilitated by Standard Chartered, India, and was conducted on Contour’s blockchain trade platform, which enables banks,...

MX-System: Where the controller becomes a modular control cabinet The new MX-System from Beckhoff is quite simply a revolution in control cabinet construction. With the launch of this system, the company now offers a flexible, space-optimized, and intelligent system solution that completely replaces the conventional control cabinet in a bid to revolutionize control cabinet construction and automation altogether! When it comes to the automation of machines or plants, system supplier Beckhoff...

ABB Power Products & Systems is now Hitachi Energy India Following the recent rebranding of its parent company to Hitachi Energy, its operations in India today announced their evolution to ‘Hitachi Energy India Limited’. Formerly known as ABB Power Products & Systems India Limited, the business continues to be listed on India’s stock exchanges. Hitachi Energy views India among its top five markets for expansion – a country which has significant...

Mahindra & Mahindra selects BlackBerry QNX to Power Cockpit Domain Controller for XUV700 SUV BlackBerry Limited and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. announced that a Cockpit Domain Controller (CDC) that leverages the QNX Neutrino Realtime Operating System (RTOS) and QNX Hypervisor has now entered mass production. This leading-edge CDC platform has been selected to power M&M Ltd.’s new XUV700 SUV, offering Indian consumers a more intuitive and intelligent in-car driving experience. The...

Air Products expands its presence in India; opens office in New Delhi Air Products, one of the world leaders in industrial gases, announced the opening of an office in New Delhi. The Delhi office will be the hub for the company’s Business Development and Stakeholder Engagement activities. This expansion follows the opening of a new EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) center in Vadodara, Gujarat which began operations just over a...

Alstom opens new components manufacturing facility in Coimbatore; invests € 25 Mn Alstom inaugurated its new components manufacturing facility in Coimbatore, in the presence of Emmanuel LENAIN, Ambassador of France to India and Alain SPOHR, Managing Director, Alstom India & South Asia. This is the largest components manufacturing facility in Asia and is dedicated to improving industrial efficiency in manufacturing components for various prestigious national and international projects. Alstom’s industrial presence in...

Schaeffler India inaugurates large size bearings refurbishing center in Jamshedpur Leading industrial and automotive supplier, Schaeffler India Limited today inaugurated a state-of-the-art Large Size Bearing (LSB) Refurbishment Center in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Strategically located in Eastern part of country, this facility is in partnership with Premier Bearings India Ltd., a leading authorised distribution partner for Schaeffler India. Harsha Kadam, MD & CEO, Schaeffler India, said, “Bearing reconditioning is a sustainable process that...

Godrej Construction becomes 1st construction brand powered by 100% renewable energy in their RMC and RCM plant Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, announced that its business Godrej Construction, has pioneered in becoming the first construction brand powered by 100% renewable energy in their Ready-Mix Concrete (RMC) plant, Recycled Concrete Materials (RCM) plant and common areas of Godrej IT Park building in Mumbai. The business has increased...

DOMOTEX set for a compact restart in 2022 DOMOTEX, the leading trade show for carpets and floor coverings, is set to restart in 2022. The flooring industry’s first live event since the pandemic will be staged in the southern part of the Hannover Exhibition Center from 13 to 16 January 2022, with various virtual participation options also available. As a compact trade show staged in halls 11, 12 and 13, DOMOTEX 2022...