Tilaknagar Industries open to another large deal after Imperial Blue buyout, chairman says

Tilaknagar Industries is open to another large deal after its recent acquisition. Consolidation is gathering pace in India’s dynamic liquor market. The company seeks to broaden portfolios and gain scale through acquisitions. Tilaknagar will focus on craft spirits within super premium segments. India is projected to become the world’s largest spirits market by volume.

Reliance explores aluminium entry as Adani lines up $11.5 billion bet

Reliance Industries is considering a foray into aluminium production. This potential venture could harmoniously align its upcoming coal gasification initiatives with metal manufacturing processes. The company has already acquired tender documents for a substantial bauxite block in Odisha. Meanwhile, it is progressing on a coal gasification project in Andhra Pradesh, paving the way for a…

Post-Covid, corporate profits rise faster than investment

One explanation identified by the study is that strong profitability from assets companies already own does not necessarily make a new investment equally attractive. Its analysis found evidence that the initial returns associated with fresh fixed-asset investment have weakened in the post-pandemic period, putting downward pressure on what the paper calls “marginal profitability”.