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Port and Logistic - A Report from UKTI - April 2008

An expert group set up by the Government of India (GoI) has forecasted overall port traffic to reach about 900 million MT by 2011/12 from 500m MT in 2006/07. The creation of additional port capacity and the back up infrastructure to meet traffic projection targets, GoI has announced major Initiative – Rs 550 bn (£7 bn) “ National Maritime Development Project” (NMDP) on the lines of highly successful National Highway Development Programme (NHDP). The NMDP project, to be completed in next 6 years, envisages setting up of new ports, modernisation of the existing ones and connecting all ports with national highways. The Shipping Ministry also has plans to appoint a law firm to prepare a model concession agreement for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects to be awarded on BOT basis in major ports in India.

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Source: UK Trade and Investment

Shipbuilding Sweepstakes - November 2007

Indian shipbuilders are waking up to the lucrative market a globally expanding merchant fleet is holding out.

Divay Goel, director and head of Asia Operations, Drewry Maritime Services (Asia) Pte. Ltd, Singapore, terms India’s entry as opportune. After all, recent years have seen Japan, South Korea and China eclipse the traditional European shipbuilding countries. Goel points out that this Asian emergence since the early ‘90s was crafted through cost competitiveness.

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Source: India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)

Automotive Industry - A Report from IBEF - October 07

Contents

• Profile of Indian Automotive Industry
• Growth Potential of Indian Automotive Industry
• India as a Manufacturing Hub

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Source: India Brand Equity Foundation

Auto Component - A Report form IBEF - October 07

Contents:
• Profile of Indian auto component industry
• Growth potential of Indian auto
component industry
• India as a manufacturing hub

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Source: India Brand Equity Foundation

Learning Curves - Focusing on Results in the Transport Sector of India - September 2007

Transport connects resources and markets, diversifies production, develops trade, and in so doing facilitates economic growth. can also benefit the poor.
The Government of India has made efforts to modernize, expand, and integrate transport in India. Notwithstanding the robust development outlook, billions of dollars are needed to sustain these efforts. As it improves public sector performance and accountability and acts as enabler rather than producer, the Government can mobilize private sector participation to bridge the resource gap and increase operational and managerial efficiency.

Source: Asian Development Bank

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Profile of the Indian Transport Sector - August 2007

The evident economic growth in India over the last 2 decades has increased demand for all transport services, particularly land transport via road and rail, as shown in Table 1. Vehicle ownership has increased, with the number of private motor cars growing by 16%, two wheelers by 20%, and goods vehicles by 13% per year from 1991 to 2003.
In the 1990s, as India's economy expanded by 6–7% a year (Table 1), transport demand grew by about 10% yearly.1 The rate of growth, however, varied by subsector, reflecting structural changes in demand for different modes, as well as the effect of some supply-side factors.

Source: Asian Development Bank

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Research and Development Overview - July 07

India is fast emerging as the global research and development (R&D) hub of the world. In the past ten years the country has moved from a peripheral position in knowledge and technology sectors to being at the core of the continuous flow of people, ideas and technologies around the world. In 2006 alone, for example, 100 of the world's top R&D companies employed more than 15,000 scientists in India.

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Science and Technology Overview - July 07

As India emerges as a globally competitive powerhouse, science and technology continues to provide the foundation on which the 21st century nation is being built.
The Indian output of science, as measured by the quality and quantity of Science Citation Index (SCI) papers, has been growing at a faster rate than the world average showing a CAGR of 8 per cent as against the global average of 4 per cent.

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Aerospace (Civil) - A Report from UKTI - June 07

Aerospace Sector Advisory Group to UKTI acknowledged India as a priority market for the UK.

The Indian Aerospace (Civil) sector has for years been overshadowed by the Indian Aerospace (Defence) sector. The private Aerospace sector overshadowed by the Government-owned Aerospace sector. This imbalance is being corrected, but expectations needs to be managed with regards to the speed in which opportunities available to UK companies can translate in to business. 

For many UK companies, the relationship with the Indian Aerospace Defence sector is long and deep. For example, Rolls Royce and BAE Systems have been in India for over 70 years. India’s military budget is estimated to be worth annually $21bn, about 2.2 percent of India’s GDP.

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Source: UK Trade & Investment

Airports - June 2007

Adequate infrastructure is an essential factor in the economic growth of any country. India is the 7th largest country in the world and the second largest in Asia with a landmass of 3.29 million square km and a population of over one billion. The need for adequate transport infrastructure is therefore vital. The Indian government has attached a high priority to building and investing in the transport infrastructure sector, particularly in airports.

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Source: UK Trade and Invest

Digging deep for a smooth sail - March 2007

Ports in India are now waking up to ‘deep’ realities. As they scramble to attract more cargo and attempt to increase revenues, many ports have realised the importance of deeper channels and berths, which helps them accommodate bigger ships and achieve economies of scale. The Union Budget 2007, unveiled by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on February 28, announced vital measures to help ports take on dredging projects. “The exemption of import duty on dredgers is a major step due to the extremely high requirement for capital for dredging in the country, especially the Sethusamudram project,” says A K Bhalla, Joint Secretary (Ports), Union Shipping Ministry. “The import duty was a huge cost for us. The exemption will give a fillip to both Indian and foreign companies to undertake dredging projects.”

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Source: IBEF 

Automotive Industry On Fast Track Presentation By IBEF - September 2006

This presentation covers the following areas:

India - An Overview
Market and Growth Potential
Players
Opportunities
Why India?
Contact in India

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Source: India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)

Aerospace (Civil) Sector Report - June 2006

Based on the research for this report, the main area of opportunities for UK companies in the Indian market exist in the following areas:

• Supply of components to the main domestic producer (Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL)) either in collaboration with an existing suppliers or through an agent. This area of opportunity received a tremendous boast on 4 August 2005, when HAL announced it would set a target to outsource US$ 150 million of orders to the domestic private sector. This represents 35 per cent of HAL's manufacturing capacity and includes outsourcing components, spares, systems for aircraft, engines, ground handling equipment and accessories. HAL tenders can be found on
  www.hal-india.com

• Supply of raw materials (sheet metals and forgings). All aviation grade materials are imported to India, as there is currently one domestic producer (Mishra Dhatu Nigam (MIDHANI), Hyderabad, producer of special alloys for the Defence sector). This opportunity is linked to the one above, as HAL also announced that it would stop buying materials for private partners in any new project.

Indian economy and aerospace sector is growing at an unprecedented rate. However, despite all the hype and noise, Indian aerospace spend, even after a decade, would be a very small percentage (2%) of global aerospace turnover. Therefore, the most preferred approach for UK Aerospace Industry (UKAI) companies, is to not remain a distant seller, but form strategic alliances combining UK's inventiveness with India's knowledge pool and low cost platform to sell competitively into global aerospace market and raise share of UKAI global aerospace market above 15%.

India has been identified as low cost sourcing destination for low-batch precision machined parts & assemblies. Cost-lowering needs of the world aerospace programs are forcing Indian participation to grow from USD 20 million to over USD 2 billion by 2015. However, with India's current level of preparedness and through its organic growth pattern, Indian industry can only meet one-fourth of this demand, at the most. An opportunity exists for UKAI to fill this gap.

India will buy more than 500 jet airliners by 2010. However, the infrastructure to support such a growth does not exist. Hence, an investment of USD 7 billion has been planned by 2010 for development of Airports & Airport Services. Also, to maintain the aircraft fleets acquired, the cumulative value of MRO services during the same period will be USD 2 billion. UKAI has immediate opportunities to sell their products & services in these areas

Adequate infrastructure is an essential factor in the economic growth of any country. India is the 7th largest country in the world and the second largest in Asia with a landmass of 3.29 million square km and a population of over one billion. The need for adequate transport infrastructure is therefore vital. The Indian government has attached a high priority to building and investing in the transport infrastructure sector, particularly in airports.

The importance of multi-modal transport for passengers and commodities can not be over estimated in India given the sheer size of the country and the existing varied network. The needs of an increasingly urban population, coupled with significant increases in industrial, trade and commercial demands have placed immense strain on the existing airport infrastructure.

Primary responsibility for development and management of airports rests with the Central/State governments. Traditionally characterised by public sector management and investment, the airport sector is now increasingly opening up to the private sector, as the GoI recognises that substantial investment is needed if India is to realise its ambitious growth plans. Private sector participation is an integral part of these plans.

Automotive Sector Report - March 2006

The Indian passenger car industry is expected to grow to 3 million by year 2015 with Multi Utility Vehicles constituting 20 per cent of this market. Two wheelers are expected to grow to over 13 million units a year. There are 453 active collaboration in the component industry, 45 of these involve UK companies.

India needs assistance in developing its component industry, framing emission control and other regulations, with design and engineering and in developing its infrastructure - in fact, the total package required to develop and sustain a modern automotive industry. UK companies have much to offer, and can potentially be at the forefront of these developments during the current 'window of opportunity'.

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Source: UK Trade and Invest

Ports And Logistics Sector Review - February 2006

An expert group set up by the Government Of India has forecasted overall port traffic to reach over 565 million MT by 2006/07 and 900 million MT by 2011/12.The creation of additional port capacity and the back up infrastructure to meet traffic projection targets, Government of India has announced major Initiative – A Rs. 1000 bn. (£ 13.33 bn ) “ National Maritime Development Project”(NMDP) on the lines of highly successful National Highway Development Programme (NHDP).

The NMDP project, to be completed in next 8-10 years, envisages setting up of new ports, modernisation of the existing ones and connecting all ports with national highways.   

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Automotive Sector Report - January 2006

Market Overview

The automotive sector comprises the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and auto component manufacturers. Globally, the automotive industry is recognised as a key component and driver of national economy. The global automotive industry is in the midst of a major structural transformation –

Among OEMs, global conglomerates are emerging, driven by mergers and alliances among manufacturers (e.g.: GM/Fiat/ Suzuki; Ford/Volvo/Mazda).

Component manufacturers, or suppliers, are getting Tierised, with Tier 1 suppliers taking on the role of component aggregation and module supply/assembly, and component suppliers being relegated to Tiers 2 or 3.

Relationships between OEMs and suppliers (especially Tier 1s) are becoming increasingly collaborative.

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Source: India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF)

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