HEC ltd, Ranchi and Paul Wurth SA, luxembourg, signed an MoU on Wednesday forenoon at Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi in the presence of a high-level team led by Etienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister of luxembourg stated a press communiqué from HEC here on Wednesday.
Anant Geete, Minister, Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises; Girish Shankar Secretary, DHI; Aruna Sundararajan Secretary, Steel; Vishvajit Sahay and RK Singh, Joint Secretaries in DHI; Mohanty Joint Secretary, Joint Secretary, Steel; S Bartwal, Secretary to the Union Minister, SK Singh and other level dignitaries graced the ceremony with their esteemed presence.
HEC CMD Avijit Ghosh and Georges Rassel PAUl WURTH SA, signed the memorandum of understanding and confidentiality agreement for new coke oven battery and refurbishing of coke oven machinery. Franco Mura, Senior Vice President and Anil Anand, Managing Director and business head Paul Wurth India ltd was also present to grace the occasion.
During the signing of the MOU, Avijit Ghosh expressed that the agreements would be beneficial for capital goods industries and is a perfect example for the Indian- luxembourg friendship.
The view was appreciated and endorsed by all. Etienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister of luxembourg was highly impressed with the implementation of Make in India’s initiative taken by Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi. He was very happy to note that the initiative in real terms is getting implemented in capital goods industries by the Department of Heavy industries. He appreciated the efforts of the Department and thanked Minister AnantGeete for taking the lead.