Category Archives: Industry – India

The market for metal can packaging in India (for consumer markets)

Posted By Team MCG OnSeptember 18, 2014

Metal can packaging caters to a wide range of food, beverage and non-food products in India where the integrity, durability, shelf life and visual appeal take priority over other functional and economic factors determining the choice of packaging. Broadly, in India, metal packaging can be divided as tinplate (including TFS & CRCA) and aluminium packaging. While the tinplate packaging industry offers packaging solutions to the entire gamut of applications, aluminium serves niche segments such […]

Transformers and Switchgears/Control Gears Sectors in India

Posted By Team MCG OnAugust 27, 2014

India has an installed power capacity of close to 250,000 MW and is gearing up to balance the rising domestic demand. Installed power generation capacity targeted for 2017 is around 318,400 MW. Despite rapid power capacity additions, the country still faces a peak demand-supply gap of around 8-9% (2012-13.) The domestic electrical equipment industry has witnessed a decline in demand during the last 2 years owing to delay in project execution and increasing imports, especially […]

Metallic and Non-Metallic Minerals Sector in India

Posted By Team MCG OnAugust 25, 2014

India is endowed with rich mineral deposits and produces 87 minerals, which includes 4 fuel minerals, 10 metallic minerals, 47 non-metallic minerals, 3 atomic minerals and 23 minor minerals. The country is ranked fourth amongst the global mineral producing countries behind China, USA and Russia. According to recent estimates, mining and quarrying sector accounted for 2.3% of the country’s GDP in 2012-13. The sector (excluding fuel, atomic, and minor minerals) provides employment to around 1.15 […]

Machine Tools Sector in India

Posted By Team MCG OnAugust 22, 2014

Machine tools contribute to the overall manufacturing output and play a vital role in a country’s industrial development. The machine tools sector is well established in India with the domestic industry is capable of producing a wide range of tools. Historically, the country has been a net importer of machine tools. Large investments in the manufacturing sector coupled with Government support in terms of conducive fiscal and trade policies as well as promoting research & […]