Caparo
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Caparo is a British
Great Britain
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-based company founded by Lord Paul
Swaraj Paul
Swraj Paul, Baron Paul, PC is an Indian-born, British-based business magnate, philanthropist, and Labour politician. In 1996 he became a life peer, sitting in the House of Lords with the title Baron Paul, of Marylebone in the City of Westminster...

, with business interests predominantly in the manufacture of steel
Steel
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, automotive
Automobile
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 and general engineering
Engineering
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 products, materials testing services, hotel
Hotel
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s, film distribution, and private equity investment.

Caparo Plc is the name of the parent company,which has over 60 locations worldwide and over 19 locations in India.

In India,they have 3 concerns:
  1. Caparo-Maruti JV
  2. Caparo Engineering India Pvt Ltd
  3. Caparo Financials(NBFC)

Caparo Engineering India

Caparo Engineering India Pvt ltd has a majority of the locations in India (17). The rest 3 locations belong to the Joint Venture and Caparo's NBFC which has recently opened up its office s at Connaught Place in New Delhi.

CEIPL is into 6 main products in India:
  1. Forging
  2. Castings
  3. Fabrication
  4. Fasteners
  5. CRW/EDW Tubes
  6. Stampings


Stampings is their main business and they have Light and Heavy vehicle manufacturers as their Customers. Their recent foray into engineered CFRP/GFRP composites along with their toolroom at chennai and their R & D centre along with their tandem and automated lines give an edge to Caparo.

A recent foray of the Caparo group has been into hospitality where they are setting up an international centre at Greater Noida in India. This is Lord Swaraj Paul's pet project.
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