Solar Industries secures Rs 8.87 billion order from Singareni Collieries
Author: PPD Team Date: November 6, 2024
Author: PPD Team Date: November 6, 2024
Solar Industries India has received an order worth Rs 8.87 billion from Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL) to supply SME explosives, LDC explosives, and initiating systems for overburden blasting over two years.
This contract bolsters Solar Industries’ position in the mining explosives market and adds to its order book for the coming two years.
SCCL, one of India’s largest coal producers, is a government-owned mining corporation under the Department of Energy, Government of Telangana.
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