BCS ENGAGEMENT

BANKING, TAXATION AND CUSTOMS

Friday, Mar 11, 2016

SCCI Office, New Delhi

GOLF TOURNAMENT 2016

Saturday, Mar 19, 2016

Classic Golf and Country Club, Gurgaon

KNOWLEDGE SESSION: LABOUR LAWS IN INDIA

Tuesday, Mar 29, 2016

Atlas Copco, Pune

BCS ENGAGEMENT

BANKING, TAXATION AND CUSTOMS

Tuesday, Mar 29, 2016

Atlas Copco, Pune

MANUFACTURING LEADER’S FORUM

THE LEAN JOURNEY AND TRAINING METHODOLOGY

Thursday, Apr 21, 2016

Jotun India Pvt. Ltd. Pune

Petainer Innopac Packaging makes high performance and game

changing PET/plastic packaging solutions for food, beverage,

pharmaceutical and non-food sector. The vision is to be the world

leader in sustainable PET and other plastic container innovation by

offering dynamic and pioneering solutions to businesses. This is built

on the principles of “excellence in sustainability based on zero

waste”.

WELCOME!

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Glycorex Transplantation AB main product, Glycosorb®- ABO is

today used in organ transplantations across 4 continents to facili-

tate blood group incompatible transplants. It has been used at

2000 kidney transplants with excellent short and long term results.

The company possesses unique know-how and proficiency in the

fields of biologically active carbohydrate substances and extra-

corporeal blood treatment. This provides the foundation for the

development work that the subsidiaries Glycoprobe and Glycorex

UBP are doing in the fields of autoimmune disease and universal

blood plasma respectively.

Maksus Mimer Energy is an energy developer providing geother-

mal heating and cooling comfort to communities, companies

and public bodies. With a track record of 2000 ground source

heat pump systems, connected over 200 km of boreholes the

team has the engineering experience to ensure that every pro-

ject meets its required performance.

SNAPSHOTS – CHAMBER ACTIVITIES NEWS FROM MEMBERS

BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY 2015/16 CREATES HEADLINES! 150 TIMES...

DELHI, BANGALORE & MUMBAI: The Business Climate Survey 2015/16

report is out and during January and February, we presented it in Del-

hi, Bangalore and Mumbai. Sweden is next and Stockholm, Gothen-

burg and Malmo are on between April 4-6. These are great opportuni-

ties for your colleagues and business partners in Sweden to attend to

hear more about making business in India!

During all three events in India, we

have had great participation from Swe-

dish companies, representatives from

other countries and from central and

state governments. Ambitabh Kant,

since March 1 the new CEO of NITI

Aayog, participated in the launch

event on Jan 29 in Delhi and urged the

company leaders present to “…stay

ahead of the curve and invest now, as

in a few years the ground will already

be muted in…”. The panel discussion,

moderated by CNBC-TV18’s Rituparna

Bhuyan, and with Kandarp Singh, MD Tetra Pak South Asia and also

Chairman of the Board of the Chamber, Juvencio Maeztu, CEO IKEA

India, Kamal Bali, MD Volvo Group and PKSV Sagar, MD Camfil Air

filtration concluded that GST is the key awaited reform and with 2-3%

direct impact on the bottom line it will make a big difference. Watch

the panel discussion on CNBC-TV18. Check out photos from the

launch events on our Facebook page.

In Bangalore, during Invest Karnataka on Feb 3-4, Anjum Parvez, for-

mer MD of BMTC and Ekroop Caur, current MD of the same organiza-

tion joined us and appreciated what they heard about opportunities

and challenges companies perceive to be present. Kamal Bali along

with Stefan Palskog, new MD for Scania, Juvencio and Paval Siddique,

Indpro talked about the support received from the Karnataka govt.

during their course of setting up business but also how important it is

that the state increase their focus in areas such as infrastructure and

gender equality to become first choice for new investments.

As a prelude to the “Make in India” week in Mumbai, the BCS was

presented to a full house on Feb 12. Bhushan Gagrani, MD MIDC

joined us along with State Secretary for the Ministry of Enterprise and

Innovation, Govt. of Sweden, Oscar Stenstrom and the incoming Swe-

dish business delegation. Oscar’s words capture the current sentiment

expressed between Sweden and India quite to the point: “This survey

truly illustrates that the potential for India and Sweden to collaborate

are unlimited. It is great to see that these Swedish companies are opti-

mistic. Going forward I hope we will see the footprint of the Swedish

business community increase further in India”. The following days,

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven discussed several issues with his counter-

part Prime Minister Narendra Modi- including echoing the Swedish

companies’ stand on the issue of women empowerment and safety.

Crucial for the development of India!

Team Sweden; the Embassy in Delhi, Consulate General in Mumbai,

the Chamber and Business Sweden are now taking the BCS results

further by pinpointing some of the issues especially high-lighted by

companies as challenges while doing business in India. Our focus are-

as are Labour Laws and the work around these started already last

year, including mapping of specific issues, interaction with govern-

ment and knowledge sessions to bring light to areas of ambiguous

legislation. On March 11 we gather companies in Delhi for a discussion

on Financial Operations: Banking/Financial flows, Taxation and Cus-

toms and this will soon be repeated in Pune and Bangalore as well. If

your company experiences some difficulties in any of these areas,

make sure you are present in these events.

CHECK OUT PAST EVENTS HERE

Download BCS 2015/16

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NEWS FROM MEMBERS

SMART AIR PURIFIERS LAUNCHED

IN INDIA BY BLUEAIR

“Blueair is making the invisible ‘visible’ by harnessing IoT technology to

empower consumers to better understand their surrounding air quality,

detect dangers and immediately remove allergens , asthma triggers,

viruses, bacteria and other air borne pollutants to create a safer ha-

ven indoors” says Vijay Kannan, India Head, Blueair. The Sense+ and

Blueair Aware air quality monitor, are the two products recently

launched in India. Sense + is said to purify rooms up to 200 sq. ft. every

12 minutes. Most importantly the air purifier uses wireless technology to

access the information given by the air quality monitor on the Blueair

Friend app. The era of connected technology is here! Read more.

NEW RANGE OF TOOLS TO CATER TO

HIGH PRODUCTION AND RELIABILITY

CS-100 and a new range of taper-face tool holder by Seco Tools is

ready give the mechanist an edge. From eliminating the risk of work-

piece deformation to giving higher run out-precision the tools are de-

signed to be a game changer. Read more about it here.

HÖGANÄS CEO’S VISIT TO INDIA AND

FELICITATION FROM WORLD HRD

CONGRESS

Höganäs CEO Melker Jernberg and Mr. Srinivasan CEO Höganäs India

participated in the Swedish delegation at the industry exhibition Make

in India in Mumbai along with representatives from Swedish companies

such as IKEA, Volvo, SKF and Saab and the Swedish Prime Minister Stef-

an Löfven. The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was scheduled to

visit the Swedish pavilion for two minutes, but stayed for over 20

minutes, showing keen interest in what Swedish firms have to offer. “I

also took the opportunity to talk water treatment solutions with several

other Indian ministers” said Melker about the event that resulted in

both TV and newspaper coverage in Sweden.

Another highlight is that Ms. Tehzib Poonawalla, Head HR Höganäs

India has been awarded the “WOMEN SUPER ACHIEVER AWARD”. This

is the highest honor given by the World HRD congress to an individual

and the prestigious award by an eminent Jury which consists of senior

leaders, researchers and academicians comprising of senior profes-

sionals from across the globe.

GST CAMPAIGN TO PREPARE COMPANIES

FOR THE REFORM

With a single Goods and Services Tax (GST) being India’s most awaited

tax reform, SKP held various seminars across the country to discuss the

implementation of GST and its business impact for its clients and asso-

ciates. SKP’s Indirect Tax Partners were also invited to speak on CNBC-

TV18’s ‘Hello GST’ series to discuss the impact of GST on the shipping,

healthcare, pharmaceutical, infrastructure, telecommunication and

mutual fund sectors in India. SKP is a rapidly growing professional ser-

vices group located in seven major cities across India, providing sound

business and tax guidance and accounting services to companies

that are currently conducting or initiating business in India as well as

those expanding overseas. For more information on how SKP can help

your business, please visit www.skpgroup.com.

NEW PLANT IN CHAKAN PUNE INAUGURATED BY

SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER STEFAN LÖFVEN

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, on a two-day

visit to India, also visited Ericsson’s plant in Pune. Be-

ing a historical city with deep economic ties with

Sweden, this was a befitting close to his tour of India.

He toured Ericsson’s upcoming facility at Chakan, which will serve as

an export hub for the company’s export to South East Asia, West Asia

and Sub-Saharan regions.

Affirming Ericsson’s expansion in India, Mr. Löfven said that Swedish

companies can play an important role in the “Make in India” and

“Digital India Initiative”. Magus Nielsen, head of Ericsson’s Pune facility

said that the company has invested $15 million towards the center in

Chakan. The facility will manufacture both 3G and 4G products in

India.

GREEN FACILITY IN GREATER

NOIDA RECEIVES PLATINUM RATED

LEED CERTIFICATION

Systemair India Pvt. Ltd. has been accredited by U.S Green Building

Council as Platinum rated LEED manufacturing facility. The building is

designed to be resource efficient with use of recycled water, less ener-

gy consumption and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions are key

features of the building.

NEW WORLD CLASS

MANUFACTURING

FACILITY IN PUNE

Petainer Innopac Packaging has inaugurat-

ed a new world-class facility in Pune.

The plant houses top of the class blow mold-

ing equipment to manufacture 20 liter bulk

water cooler jar. This facility will create one

way keg, which will be made out of high

engineered advanced polymers for various

beverages. Nigel Pritchard, Group CEO, Pe-

tainer UK Holdings says, “India presents an

exciting and dynamic market opportunity for

our innovative packaging solutions”.

Atit Bhatia, Managing Director, Petainer Innopac Packaging says,

“This is an exciting day and we are delighted that we have deliv-

ered on our timely promise to the market by bringing a world-class

facility and a world-class product to the Indian market”.

1 MW ROOFTOP SOLAR PLANT FOR PUNE

FACILITY

SKF India announced its solar mission with the integration of one of

the largest rooftop solar installations among manufacturing com-

panies in Pune, with 1 MW capacity. The launch of the project is a

part of SKF India’s ongoing solar mission across all major facilities in

the country. The installation in the Pune facility is expected to gen-

erate 1.5 GwH units per annum. The initiative is expected to reduce

the Pune facility’s CO2 emission by approximately1200 metric tons

per annum. The company has already installed a rooftop solar

plant at its Bangalore facility along with the Pune plant; the com-

bined capacity is 2.1 MW. Additionally SKF has also installed a hy-

brid solar thermal plant at its Mysore facility with obtained energy

of 12 MwH per year.

FIRST JOB MELA BY OOMPFH

Oompfh, a Swedish company is breaking new grounds in India with

their online “Match making” platform, organizes its first Job Mela on

March 11-12 at the MLR institute of technology, Hyderabad.

India Unlimited is a platform promoting “Brand India” in Sweden. Key

dates for the business community are May 2 to 4, 2016.

Join discussions on Smart Manufacturing & Industrial Corridors, Reimagin-

ing India, Gender and Diversity, Clean Energy, Waste to Value and more!

SCCI GOLF TOURNAMENT 2016 Saturday March 19, Classic Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon

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