Curtail imports to boost local manufacturing

June 23, 2015 3:14 pm

The government has been proactive in taking a note from the welding industry about the influx of consumable and equipment from other countries.
Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra, National Sales Manager, KEMPPI India_____________________________________________
 Finland-based KEMPPI is one of the global leaders in manufacturing of electric welding machines and related products. KEMPPI’s presence in India has been there for the past 40 years. In 2011 KEMPPI has set up a manufacturing unit in Chennai, India. This is the only production unit of KEMPPI outside Finland. KEMPPI manufactures 40 models of welding equipment from this plant and exporting to countries in Asia like China, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia etc. Here, Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra, National Sales Manager, KEMPPI India speaks about the ‘Make in India’, the welding industry and his company. 
India’s share in global manufacturing is lowThe Make in India campaign is to promote manufacturing in India. Currently the manufacturing sector contributes to 16 per cent of the GDP of the country. The ambition is to have it at the level of 25 per cent by 2025. “India’s share of global manufacturing stands at little over 2 per cent. While the figure stands at 22.4 per cent for China. It shows how far we are and have a long way to catch up,” says Mr Mohapatra.

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