Page 45 - ITAtube Journal 1 2026

Press releases
Marco Asquini, CEO, Region APAC & MEA,
SMS group, and MD, SMS India Pvt. Ltd.,
adds, “We are proud to establish another
manufacturing site in Sanand, India, em-
bedding SMS quality with German roots:
modern manufacturing equipment, disci-
plined quality processes and deep engi-
neering know how form the backbone of
this new facility. With our local presence
and reliable, punctual execution, we aim to
actively support the government’s goal of
increasing steel production to around 300
million tons per year. We thank our cus-
tomers for their trust and take the respon-
sibility to minimize risk and deliver reliable
production outcomes very seriously.”
The new production facility is strategical-
ly located in the heart of SMS’s customer
base, most of whom are located nearby.
This enables us to respond promptly to
individual requests locally.
The decisive factor in choosing Sanand,
near Ahmedabad, was its importance as
an industrial center in western India with
numerous production facilities belonging
to large domestic and foreign companies.
The region offers suitable industrial sites,
a reliable energy and water supply, and ac-
cess to skilled workers. The new production
facility benefits from an excellent location
and is ideally positioned to efficiently sup-
ply international customers with compo-
nents manufactured by SMS.
The new complex is earmarked for contin-
ued growth in the future, with additional
investments to be made in state-of-the-art
machinery and the recruitment of addition-
al skilled workers planned.
SMS in India:
SMS is already well established in India
through its predecessor companies. The
Mannesmann subsidiary lndomag Steel
Technology Ltd. was founded in Delhi in
1989, followed by SMS Schloemann-Siemag,
which established SMS lndia in Mumbai in
1994. With the fusion of the metallurgical
plant engineering divisions of Mannesmann
Demag and SMS Schloemann-Siemag in
1999, these two Indian companies also
merged. Since then, SMS has been ex-
panding continuously in India. Today, SMS
operates offices in Gurgaon, Kolkata, Pune,
Bhubaneswar, and Sanand, and it currently
(NAMASTE India! Left to right: Marco Asquini, CEO, Region APAC &
MEA, SMS group and MD, SMS India Pvt. Ltd; Fabiola Fernandez,
Member of the Managing Board (CFO) of SMS group).
employs around 1,700 people across India.
SMS India has its headquarters in Gurgaon
near New Delhi. Its employees are experts
in the fields of sales, design, project man-
agement, electrical engineering and auto-
mation, and service. They cover the entire
range of SMS products and services, from
coal and ore processing to Paul Wurth blast
furnaces, strip treatment plants, and forg-
ing technology. This applies to both new
construction and modernization projects.
SMS group GmbH
Am SMS Campus 1
41069 Mönchengladbach
Germany
Phone: +49 2161 350-0
Fax: +49 2161 350-1667
communications@sms-group.com
www.sms-group.com
ITAtube Journal April 2026
45