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Bata India Ltd
Bata India, part of the global Bata Shoe Organisation based in Toronto,
Canada, is India's largest manufacturer of footwear products. Bata India sells
over 60 million pairs per year throughout India and in overseas markets. It
manufactures leather, rubber, canvas and PVC shoes. Today, the company has a
tannery and a factory in Batanagar, one of its five factories across the
country.The Batanagar facility was the first Indian shoe-manufacturing unit to
receive the ISO 9001 certification in 1993. In 2003-04, Bata India's revenues
were around US$ 180 million. At present, the company has a workforce of 10,000
employees.
Birla Corporation Ltd
Birla Corporation Ltd is the flagship company of the MP Birla Group.The
company's main areas of business are jute, cement, synthetic yarn, calcium
carbide, industrial gases, PVC coated fabrics, PVC floor coverings, auto trims,
healthcare and education. Birla Corporation has joint ventures and
collaborations with world leaders like DLW AG of Germany, Rhone Poulenc of
France, Sweden-based Ericsson Cables AB and ABB, GE, Toshiba and AEI Cables. In
2003-04, the company's revenues stood at US$ 276 million and profits over US$ 9
million. Currently, the installed capacity is 4.8 million tonnes, which will be
expanded by 1 million tonne. It is investing US$ 62 million for various capital
expenditure programmes across the country.
Cognizant Technology Solutions
The US$ 586.7 million Cognizant Technology
Solutions is a leading US based, global e-business and application development
company. In India, Cognizant has five software development centres, one of which
is located in Kolkata. The centre in Kolkata has around 1,000 employees.
Cognizant has announced plans to invest US$ 76 million in building new development centres in India in 2005 and 2006.
It has also announced plans to increase the number of professionals in the
country to 9000. Cognizant maintains P-CMM and SEI-CMM Level 5 assessments from
an independent third-party assessor and was recently ranked first in Forbes' Hot
Shots 200 Up & Comers. It was also ranked as the top information technology
company in BusinessWeek's Hot Growth Companies in 2004.
Emami Group
Kolkata-based Emami Group has been in the field of skin care, health care and
medicinal products for over 75 years.Today, the Group's businesses also include
writing materials, healthcare services, paper and retail. In 2003-04, the
Group's revenues were around US$ 45 million. Emami exports its products to over
50 countries.
Frito-Lay India
Frito-Lay India is a part of the US$ 27 billion PepsiCo, one of the largest
global food & beverage corporations. The company has invested US$ 16 million
in setting up a plant at the agri-export zone at Sankrail, Howrah.The plant went
into stream in November 2004. It currently has a production capacity of 1,250
tonnes per month and produces potato chips and light snacks.The easy
availability of potatoes and agricultural produce in Bengal attracted Frito-Lay
to invest in the state.The company has initiated moves to grow chip-grade potato
in the state and has commenced agricultural programmes in Midnapur, Hooghly
Burdwan, Bankura and Purulia districts through 34 co-operatives and 850
farmers.The project will cover 1,000 hectares of land.The company has plans to
buy about 30,000 tonnes of potato from West Bengal by 2007.
Gamuda India Ltd
Gamuda India Ltd is a subsidiary of Gamuda Berhad, Malaysia, a leading infrastructure group with
a turnover of US $ 374 million and net profit of US $ 63 million. In India,
Gamuda is currently building two major national highway projects in West Bengal,
the Panagarh-Palsit Highway and Durgapur Highway with a total length of 130 km
under a design, build and finance agreement awarded by the Government of
India.The projects involve an investment of US$ 200 million.
GE Capital International Services (GECIS)
GE Capital International Services
is the largest remote processing organisation in India. It employs over 1 1,500
people in four different locations across India. GECIS has invested US$ 17
million in its facility in Kolkata, which started operations in September
2004.The firm has rented a 2,500 sq ft facility at Salt Lake and is expected to
employ over 1,500 people.
Goodricke Group Ltd (GGL)
Goodricke Group Ltd is a part of the UK-based
Camellia Plc, the world's single largest tea producer in the private sector. In
India, Goodricke is the third largest tea producer and the leading producer of
Darjeeling tea.This Group today comprises of 30 gardens spread over 15,766
hectares. Goodricke sold around 5 million kg of tea in 2004 and expects to
increase the figure to 6 million kg by 2005. Goodricke has an instant tea plant
in the Dooars region of West Bengal and its clients include Coke and Hindustan
Lever, among others.The company is currently focusing on the packet tea business
and is planning to set up its second instant tea plant with a capacity of 600
tonnes a year. In 2004, Goodricke's revenues were around US$ 45 million.
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd (HPL)
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd is the largest
industrial venture in eastern India, representing an investment of over US$ 1.2
billion. It is a unique three-way public private partnership of the Government
of West Bengal, Chatterjee Soros Fund Management and the Tata Group. HPL has set
up an integrated naphtha based petrochemicals complex and associated plants, which manufacture Linear
Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE), High Density Polyethylene (HDPE),
Polypropylene (PP) and chemicals. It uses foreign technology collaborations from
Europe and has an annual production capacity of 1.7 million tonnes.
HSBC
HSBC Electronic Data Processing is a subsidiary of HSBC Group. It is setting
up a data processing and BPO centre in Kolkata, acquiring 180,000 sq ft of
office space and employing 500 people. The BPO centre will process back office
processing jobs from around the world. HSBC would increase capacity of the same
to 3,000 by 2007.
IBM Global Services (IBMGS)
IBM Global Services is the world's and India's
largest information technology services and consulting provider. India
operations of IBM Global Services were launched in 1997.The company offers a
range of IT services from IBM including networking services, outsourcing,
education, system integration, consulting, software development and hardware
design. IBMGS inherited the Kolkata centre after its global acquisition of
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The Indian operations of PwC are being integrated
into IBMGS.
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)
Indian Oil Corporation is the country's largest commercial enterprise with a sales turnover
of US$ 29.8 billion and profits of over US$ 1,600 million.The Indian Oil group owns
10 out of 18 refineries in India and has a current capacity of 52.8 million metric tonnes per annum.
During the year 2003-04, Indian Oil sold 48.6 million tonnes of petroleum products. Of this, exports
amounted to 1.81 million tonnes. IOC's Haldia refinery in West Bengal was set up in 1975. Its
present capacity is 4.6 million metric tonnes per annum.The petroleum products are supplied through
two pipelines in eastern India.The Hadia-Barauni pipeline is 525 km long and
Haldia-Mourigram-Rajbandh pipeline is 250 km long. IOC also has a lube oil blending plant at
Haldia which has been recently set-up with an investment of US$ 94 million.
ITC Group
The US$ 2.6 billion ITC is one of India's foremost private sector companies.
Based in Kolkata, ITC has a diversified presence in cigarettes, hotels,
paperboards & specialty papers, packaging, agri-business, branded apparel,
packaged foods & confectionery, greeting cards and other FMCG products.The
company has a cigarette manufacturing facility near Kolkata, which is also the
first cigarette unit in the world to receive an ISO 14001 certification. ITC
InfoTech, the technology arm of ITC is setting-up a software development park in
Kolkata with an investment of US$ 22 million. ITC employs over 15,000 people at
more than 60 locations across India. It is ranked among India's most valuable
companies by the 'Business Today' magazine.
Khadim Group
The US$ 27 million Khadim Group is a prominent player in the footwear
industry in India's eastern region.The group has 27 retail outlets and 150
franchisee shops all over the country. In Kolkata, the company is setting up a
new R&D warehouse at a cost of US$ 0.7 million.The facility will be
networked with its factories. It is also investing over US$ 1 million in modern
machines from Taiwan in order to manufacture shoes using Chinese technology.
Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation
Mitsubishi Chemicals Corporation, Japan's largest chemical firm and one of the world's top 10 chemical
companies has invested in Purified Terepthalic Acid (PTA) at Haldia at an estimated cost
of US$ 355 million.The unit represents one of the largest Japanese FDI in India.The plant started
production in 2000. Its capacity of 350,000 tonnes per annum has recently been increased to 425,000
tonnes per annum.The plant exports 30 per cent of its production.With a captive power supply
of 25 MW, it employs 750 people and plans to grow at 5-8 per cent per annum.
Red Hat India
Red Hat is the leading provider of open source and Linux software worldwide.
In July 2004, the company opened a sales and support office in Kolkata.The
office will provide technical support for Linux in the eastern region and cater
to the growing demand for Red Hat products. Red Hat is closely working with IBM,
Oracle and other companies to shore up the regional offtake of Linux based
software.
RPG Group
RPG Enterprises is one of India's largest conglomerates, comprising more than
20 companies spanning across business sectors. These include retail, IT &
communications, entertainment, power & transmission, tyres and life
sciences.
Central Electric Supply Corporation (CESC), an RPG company supplies power to
12 million citizens in Kolkata. It also generates 1,000 MW from its 5 generating
stations. It recently commissioned a 500 MW thermal power station at Budge Budge
near Kolkata.
Samsonite India
Samsonite India is a subsidiary of US$ 1.6 billion Samsonite Corporation, USA. It has a 65 per cent
market share in India and is a leading producer of luggage in the country.The company plans to invest
US$ 22 million to set up a manufacturing base near Haldia with a capacity of 1.5 million
pieces. The unit will export to various south-east Asian countries and Japan. Samsonite India sources 80 per cent of its raw
material from HPL.
Satyam Computers Ltd
Satyam Computers Ltd is India's fourth largest IT company. It offers end-to-end IT solutions to over 390
global companies, including 144 Fortune 500 corporations. The company operates in 46 countries, and
has an operating income of over US$ 726 million. In 2004, Satyam signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the West Bengal Electronics Industry
Development Corporation Ltd (WEBEL) for setting up a development centre in
Kolkata.The initial investment in the development centre is expected to be
around US$ 6 million.
South Asian Petrochem Ltd (SAPL)
South Asian Petrochem Ltd is a subsidiary of
the Kolkata-based Dhunseri Group. SAPL has set up a 140,000 TPA of Polyethylene
Terephthalate (PET) resin plant at Haldia with an investment of over US$ 100
million at Haldia.The plant has been set up in collaboration with Zimmer AG,
Germany. It commenced commercial production in September 2003.
Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)
SAIL is India's largest steel producer
with the Government of India holding an 86 per cent equity stake. SAIL had an
operating income of US$ 3.8 billion in 2003. The company produces both basic and
special steel for domestic construction, engineering, power, railway, automotive
and defence industries and for sale in export markets. SAIL is ranked amongst
the top ten public sector companies in India in terms of turnover. It produces
iron and steel at four integrated plants and three special steel plants located
principally in the eastern and central regions of India and is situated close to
domestic sources of raw materials including the company's iron ore, limestone
and dolomite mines.
In West Bengal, the company has an integrated steel plant in Durgapur with a
capacity of 1.8 million tonnes per annum and an alloy steel plant (ASP) with an
installed capacity of 0.2 million tonnes per annum. It also has a subsidiary
company, the Indian Iron and Steel Company (IISCO). SAIL's corporate plan
envisages expansion of the Durgapur steel plant to a capacity of 3 million
tonnes with an investment of US$ 622 million.The company is also upgrading its blast furnace to enhance hot metal production to 3.5 million tonnes.The
Durgapur plant is focusing on special steel and an Italian consortium has been
awarded a contract to set up a 0.85 million tonne bloom caster with an
investment of US$ 60 million.
Tata Tea
The US$ 178 million Tata Tea is a joint venture with UK-based James Finlay and Company and the Tata Tea
Group of Companies, which includes Tata Tea and the UK-based Tetley Group.
Together it represents the world's second largest global branded tea operation with product and brand presence in
40 countries. Tata Tea is headquartered in Kolkata and owns 35 tea estates in the states of Assam,
West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. The company has five major brands in the Indian market
-TataTea, Tetley, Kanan Devan, Chakra Gold and Gemini - catering to all major consumer segments for tea.
Tata Tea's distribution network in the country comprises 38 C&F agents and 2,500 stockists catering
to over 1.7 million retail outlets in India.
Wipro Technologies
The US$ 1 billion Wipro Technologies is one of the largest IT companies in
India. Wipro provides IT solutions and services to global corporations. It has over two decades of experience in the IT business
and is the world's first PCMM Level 5 and SEI CMM Level 5 certified IT services company. Wipro set up its
software development centre at Salt Lake City, Kolkata, in 2004.The centre employs 1,500
professionals and caters to Wipro's customers in the IT and ITES services across multiple industry
domains. In September 2004,Wipro Spectramind launched a 500-seater call centre in
Kolkata. The total investment is projected to be around US$ 26 million and will be spread over the next 15
months. The company plans to expand the centre to 3,000 seats. The software giant is planning to invest in
another software development complex in West Bengal.
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