AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoLiquid Cooling Expansion: CorefloX started operations at a new Johor Bahru, Malaysia plant, adding system integration, testing and validation for data-centre liquid cooling, targeting up to 1,800 CDUs and 3,600 liquid-cooled load banks annually. Specialty Gases for Semiconductors: Waaree Clean Energy Solutions will build a specialty gases plant in Dahej, Gujarat to supply high-purity gases and chemicals for India’s semiconductor and solar ramp-up. Defence Manufacturing Scale-Up: Hermeus won a Pratt & Whitney license to manufacture F100-PW-229 engines, expanding qualified production capacity for a widely used fighter propulsion system. Medical Devices Localisation: India’s medical device PLI has started production of 57 devices (including MRI/CT and heart valves), pulling more high-end output into domestic manufacturing. Industrial Logistics & Trade Corridors: Azerbaijan pitched the Middle Corridor and industrial parks as a manufacturing hub pathway, while South Africa’s Transnet seeks a private partner for a R44bn manganese export corridor upgrade. Skills for Decarbonisation: Encirc is investing £700,000 in workforce training at its glass plant in Northern Ireland to support low-carbon production changes. Make in India Milestone: PM Modi marked 12 years of Make in India, pointing to broader manufacturing, investment and export gains. US Steel Investment: U.S. Steel broke ground on a $475m quench-and-temper facility in Alabama, targeting 250 permanent jobs. Antitrust in Pharma: Florida sued insulin makers and PBMs alleging collusion to inflate diabetes drug prices.
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