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Balkrishna Industries plans Rs 3,000 crore of FY27 capex after spending Rs 1,000 crore in one… – Projects, Capacity & Operations, 3 Aug 2026

Aug 03, 2026

Vishnu’s South African plant is due in the second half while planned solar capacity jumps from 4.3 MW to 24.3 MW—two ramps must be funded together

Balkrishna Industries plans Rs 3,000 crore of FY27 capex after spending Rs 1,000 crore in one quarter—the on-highway bet is arriving before margin pressure clears

GHCL expects bromine and vacuum salt in the second quarter—the smaller projects will reveal whether its soda-ash cash can diversify earnings

Sinopec has added 50,000 tonnes of PVA and exported the first batch to Europe—the new line takes one site to 210,000 tonnes before demand is proven

Egypt’s 205,000-cubic-metre MDF plant is turning rice straw into import substitution—but trial operation still has to prove collection economics

A solar ambulance is using PPG’s fire-protection coating to remain off-grid—the coating matters because battery failure would disable both transport and care

DRDO is funding Navin Fluorine to make sodium borohydride in bulk—the strategic gain depends on whether a defence chemical becomes an economic plant

Aether and Dow are researching silicone processes in Surat—the partnership matters only if Dow’s science becomes Indian commercial volume

Sangam is committing roughly Rs 60 crore to plant and machinery through March 2029—the long window leaves the utilisation case undefined

TVS Srichakra is adding exclusive stores to a network backed by three million tyres a month—the danger is shifting sales rather than creating demand

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