We have recently introduced some unique patterns like EXR-300 for earthmover and grader, Giraffe XLW for telehandlers, Rock Max for dump trucks, and Rockmine Lug for tippers.

Since January 2016, the industry has seen a growth of close to 40-45 per cent as compared to the previous year.

'At the expo, along with our co-exhibitor ASTEC Industries, we will focus on the ASTEC-TIL product range. We will be displaying a model of ASTEC Voyager 120, a highly compact and portable hot-mix asphalt plant, unique in its class for its ability to run up to 30 per cent RAP, backed by TIL's unmatched service support.

Of all mining equipment globally, surface mining equipment enjoyed the highest market share, around 31 per cent, in 2015. Mineral processing equipment, underground mining equipment, mining drills and breakers, crushing, pulverising and screening equipment, and other mining equipment lagged behind.

Demand for glass is concentrated in the metros and Tier-I and Tier-II cities. ´While metros and Tier-I cities enjoy a healthy market for all kinds of glass, Tier-II cities are witnessing steady growth in demand for float glass including high-performance glass,´ shares Khanna.

Demand for glass is concentrated in the metros and Tier-I and Tier-II cities. ´While metros and Tier-I cities enjoy a healthy market for all kinds of glass, Tier-II cities are witnessing steady growth in demand for float glass including high-performance glass,´ shares Khanna.

With an annual market size of about 58,000 units, India is the world´s second-largest elevator market after China and the fastest growing, expanding at ´approximately 11.2 per cent annually (CAGR),´ according to Bharat Vishnani, Managing Director, Thyssenkrupp Elevator India. ´India´s escalator market is pegged at about 1,800 units per annum,´ he adds.

The Smart City Mission has finally started outsmarting its critics. With all 20 SPVs having been formed and a combination of true-blue managers and IAS officers appointed as CEOs, CW tracks the movers and shakers of the initiative.

A spate of mergers and acquisitions has marked the Indian cement industry in the past couple of years. News reports peg the volume of capacity that has changed hands at 47 million tonne, valued at over Rs 36,000 crore.