India will be Siemens' global hub for manufacture of steel plant gear

摘要

German engineering technology major Siemens AG plans to make India s its-global hub for manufacturing key steel plant equipment. The Kolkata-headquar-tered, 1,700-crore rupees Siemens VAI Metal Technologies - the steel "technology arm of the multinational - has been designated to manufacture five products - Jadle furnace, vacuum degassel, billet caster, small and medium capacity sinter plant and blast furnace - for global clientele. Three more products -electric arc furnace, converter car and wet de-duster - are also in the pipeline for manufacture in India.