Several Europe and U.S.-based logistics giants would be keen to expand operations in India and Vietnam, making them the new supply chain hubs in Asia in the medium- to long-run following growing hostility between the West and China, a leading logistics expert said. Harry Himmat Lagad told indoasiancommodities.com from Singapore that while India and China […]
Hyderabad-based Simply Fresh, an agri-tech start-up, which is setting up the country’s biggest precision farm in Arjunpatla near the Telangana capital, is all set to launch its healthy snacks vertical before the year end as part of its expansion plans, the company’s chief executive said in an interview. “We are setting up this 150-acre facility […]
National Collateral Management Services Ltd. (NCML), India’s largest private firm in post-harvest agri-commodities management business, is now seeking to expand its ambit and partner with food companies in providing them back end management support, its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Siraj Chaudhry said. He told indoasiancommodites.com in an interview that the company, with its […]
After a gap of four years, India’s crude steel production is likely to dip below the 100 million tonnes mark for the first time since 2016 this fiscal due to the impact of a shutdown triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, a top industry official said. Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee, Secretary General & Executive Head of Indian Steel […]
The Indian steel industry can make major inroads globally in the medium term as China – the world’s biggest steel producer – is unlikely to remain the preferred supplier for many countries in the post-Covid global trade order, a top Indian steel sector official said. Dr. Bhaskar Chatterjee, Secretary General & Executive Head of the […]
Hyderabad-based Gemini Edibles & Fats India (GEF), market leader in southern India with its Freedom brand of edible oils, is all set to take a final call on setting up its fourth processing plant to further scale up its capacity on rising demand for its products, Akshay Chowdhry, Group Vice President, told indoasiancommodities.com. He said […]
Indian Agri-tech startup Farmpal is planning to raise up to $2 million for funding a rapid expansion across western India to capitalise on a plethora of farm-friendly policies announced recently by the government. The company is close to signing up for pre-series A round funding from Venture Capital funds, Karan Hon, Founder & CEO of Farmpal, told […]
Bengaluru-based Snowman Logistics, India’s largest private cold chain service provider, is going ahead with its expansion plans after its proposed takeover by the Adani Group fell through, Chief Executive Officer Sunil Nair said. “We will be opening two more units during the course of this year – in Siliguri and Coimbatore. Besides, we will be […]
A proposed pesticides bill that will replace regulations adopted nearly five decades ago needs more discussion, as some of the provisions are not progressive and would discourage fresh investments in India’s agro-chemical business, a top industry official told Ritwik Sinha in an interview. Asitava Sen, chief executive officer of CorpLife India, an association of leading […]
Agri-startup Aadvik Foods, known for selling camel milk commercially in India, plans to add new verticals to its product portfolio as it readies to test new innovations in a market recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic., the founder and chief executive said in an interview. Hitesh Rathi told indoasiancommodities.com that the company was […]
