Engineering
L&T sharply scales down growth outlook to 5%
22 Oct 2011
Citing a slowdown in investment momentum, inflation and high interest rates, L&T has slashed its order-book growth outlook to 5 per cent from the earlier growth guidance of 15-20 per cent at the beginning of this fiscal
Colfax in fray for engineering group Charter
05 Sep 2011
Cummins opens new facility near Pune
12 Aug 2011
L&T bags Rs4,000-crore oil sector contracts
08 Aug 2011
Hitachi, Mitsubishi plan merger of infrastructure businesses
04 Aug 2011
If the deal goes ahead, the combined company would become one of the largest global firms in a number of key sectors
Forbes ranks BHEL No 9 in innovation globally
28 Jul 2011
Joy Global to buy 41 % of China's International Mining Machinery for $585 mn
15 Jul 2011
Beijing-based IMM, which has a market value of about $1.09 billion, is a leading designer and manufacturer of underground longwall coal mining equipment in China.
Precision Castparts to buy plane parts maker Primus Int for $900 mn
11 Jul 2011
Precision is buying Primus from private-equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners, which acquired the company in 2006.
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