AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCooling Capacity: Munters is investing about €25 million to expand chiller production in Italy and partnering with Lordan on a $9.5 million Texas coil factory, targeting demand from data centres and industry. India’s Manufacturing Push: Kia plans to invest $2 billion in a second Andhra Pradesh plant, lifting its annual production capacity to 630,000 vehicles; investment firm ValueQuest has committed ₹775 crore across three Indian aerospace, defence and precision-engineering businesses. Regional Growth: Indonesia’s eastern provinces more than doubled manufacturing output from 2021 to 2025, led by mineral processing. Pakistan, meanwhile, says it wants to process and manufacture more of its minerals at home rather than export them raw. Energy Supply Chains: India added a record 38.5 GW of solar capacity in the first nine months of 2026, but cell shortages and project delays are slowing installations. Investment and Retrenchment: Mars plans $1.4 billion in U.S. manufacturing and operations next year, while Volkswagen has scrapped its planned large-casting facility in Wolfsburg, citing financial constraints.
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