Jubilant Life Sciences (JLS) on Tuesday said it is setting up a manufacturing plant to produce Symtet, a key ingredient for making insecticide ‘Chlorpyrifos’, at Bharuch in Gujarat, as part of its nearly Rs 350 crore capacity expansion plans for the next fiscal. JLS will set up a manufacturing plant in the Special Economic...
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Foreign direct investment(FDI) during April- December 2010-11: Gujarat at fifth position
Maharashtra and Delhi”s National Capital Region accounted for over 50 per cent of the foreign direct investment inflows into the country during April- December 2010-11, says industry ministry”s latest data. Maharashtra attracted maximum foreign inflows at USD 5.24 billion (Rs 23,804 crore) and accounted for 35 per cent of the country”s total FDI during...
Garment retailers to go on strike today
Garment retailers nationwide will observe a day-long bandh tomorrow protesting the proposed mandatory 10 per cent duty on branded garments in the recent Union Budget, Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) said here today. Gujarat Garment Manufacturers Association will join the strike. It is expected that retailers, including leading department stores like Pantaloon, Big...
Himalaya International’s Vadnagar food processing plant functional
Food processing firm Himalya International today said that it has started commercial production at its Gujarat unit. “First unit of food processing plant set up at Vadnagar in Gujarat has started commercial production,” Himachal Pradesh-based firm said in a statement. The Gujarat unit will grow and process 10,000 tonnes of mushrooms, 40,000 tonnes of...
Garment manufacturers on one-day strike today
Garment Manufacturers and retailers across Gujarat are on one-day strike today protesting against proposed mandatory excise duty of 10% for all branded readymade garments and textile made-ups in the Union budget for 2011-12. The Gujarat Garment Manufacturers Association is carrying out a protest with dharna at Gheekanta in Ahmedabad.
Himalaya internationa sets up food processing plant in Vadnagar
Himalaya International has set up food processing plant in Vadnagar, Gujarat . The plant will grow and process 10,000 tonnes of mushrooms, 40,000 tonnes of appetizers & French fries, 50,000 KL of yogurts and cheese & 100 million cans of soups per annum.
Nano plant employs 1954 local, 595 non-local people:Gujarat govt.
Replying to a question raised by Congress leader and Porbandar MLA Arjun Modhwadia, Gujarat Finance Minister Vajubhai Vala said that Sanand based Nano car manufacture project of Tata Motors has provided employment to 2549 people. Vala said, as per the Industry department’s rule, those units enjoying incentives given by the state government have to...