January 27, 2021
The auto component industry is bracing for the tectonic
Pune: The auto component industry is bracing for the tectonic shift in the
automobile sector from the expected exit of diesel cars and arrival of electric
vehicles."Shift of diesel in passenger vehicles has already declined from 58 per
cent in FY2013 to 36-37 per cent in FY2019, and the decline will be even steeper
post-BS VI transition,†Subrata Ray, Senior Group Vice President at ICRA rating
firm told FC."After market supplier service is big business and component
manufacturers have the existing market to supply spare parts,†he said,
admitting that the industry was facing tough challenges even as diesel car costs
would increase 15-20 per cent post BS 6 emission norms. "The transition from
combustion engine to e-mobility will massively pick up speed between 2025 and
2030,†he said.Three weeks ago, Maruti Suzuki, the biggest diesel car maker,
announced it would stop making diesel vehicles from April 1, 2020 when the new
BS 6 fuel emission norms will be introduced. Though most manufacturers have
begun the process of aligning their capacities and ca pabilities to the emerging
scenario, certain component suppliers for turbochargers and fuel injection
component would be hard hit, according to industry captains and auto analysts.
On
transition to electric vehicles, Ray said it is still sometime away and hence,
it is unlikely to have any material impact on component-makers performance over
the next five years."As India moves towards reducing carbon emissions
significantly in the years to come, we believe there will be further
opportunities beyond diesel/gasoline vehicles and others,†he said, adding that
he expects the compact car segment to accelerate towards petrol engines, to
begin with.Some companies like Schaeffler India have mentioned the impact of
this in their recent quarterly calls, she pointed out.."Casting & forging
suppliers will not be significantly impacted, as loss of diesel business can be
compensated by gain in petrol – assuming they are supplier for both engine
platforms,†he said.BorgWarner, US based company, said it was constantly
developing technologies to help companies, as the automotive industry is
characterised by constant changes. Its spokesman said the demand for hybrid and
electrical architectures will increase in order to comply with the new emissions
regulations.Doreswamy also expects opportunities to develop in the hybrid
vehicles.Vinnie Mehta, Director General of the Automotive Component
Manufactur-ers Association of India, or ACMA, said while the component makers
have had a great run with the diesel category, there is another opportunity of
catering to huge vehicle parc (a European PET
injection molding machine term for total number of vehicles in use) in the
country which needs repairing and maintenance.
Ray said component manufacturers
are already aware of underlying changes in the industry and they are aligning
their capacity accordingly.However, certain component suppliers for
turbochargers and fuel injection component may witness some impact on their
revenue and profitability, Ray pointed out.However, diversified companies across
products and segments, such as passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles,
two-wheelers and tractors, would be more insulated from such shocks, Ponniah
explained.Specific component firms manufacturing products for turbochargers,
feul injection, diesel filters and a few engine components (diesel power train
typically has more content than petrol engines) would be more impacted than
process capabilities companies, Pavethra Ponniah, Vice President and Sector
Head, Corporate Sector Ratings at ICRA, said.The high cost of upgrading existing
diesel engines to the BS 6 norms has prompted the automakers to take the hard
decision."Most automotive manufacturers in India are well-prepared to meet the
BS 6 emission regulations from 2020 as they have been exporters of vehicles/
automotive components to countries where Euro 6 standards exist,†Prashanth
Doreswamy, Market Head at Continental India and MD at Continental Auto-motive
India, said.At present diesel cars at Maruti, which sells one car out of two
bought in the country, account for almost a third of its sales. Mahindra, the
third biggest passenger vehicle maker, and Tata Motors also joined in.He said in
April 2018, ICRA has estimated that diesel share in passenger vehicles will
decline below 25 per cent by FY2022. Moreover, disel cars meeting BS 6 fuel
emission norms would be costlier by Rs 2 lakh to Rs 3 lakh
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January 20, 2021
What we eat matters not only to ourselves but also
And what we eat matters not only to ourselves but also to our planet. The
wellness and feel-good factors are becoming very important,†says celebrity chef
Vicky Ratnani. Even a small step in this direction is huge,†says Rupinder.Items
like combs, toothbrushes and straws made of biodegradable material are available
in organic and eco-friendly stores and farmers’ markets, and online as well,
says Rupinder, who has written a few books on raw PET
injection molding machine foods. We need to dig deeper, do things which
really make a difference for future generations,†cautions Amey. "There are
talks, demos, movies and books, to educate people. "People are facing reality
and are ready to make a switch.
"It’s a way of life starting from garbage
separation in your house, not bringing in too much of plastic and getting rid of
plastic and using better materials like copper and brass,†he adds. Awareness is
spreading. "When I was living abroad there was something called protein flips —
lots of vegetables accompanied by a piece of meat or a fish,†he recalled and
added, "Buying crockery directly from artisans who use organic colours, growing
your own vegetables at home and undertaking lacto-fermentation for gut friendly
food are also becoming popular. People have to bring their own containers for
rice, pulses and even liquid soaps.So how should consumers make the shift to
reduce their carbon footprints?"Buying fresh vegetables from the market and
stopping consumption of red meat or reducing it to a minimum are two ways. They
want to know if it is tested for pesticides or if people were exploited to make
a particular product..When the entire world is talking about reducing carbon
footprint, how can the food industry be left behind?
Restaurants, chefs and food
delivery apps are embracing new technologies and responding to the climate
emergency in different ways. Buying directly from farmers, encouraging local
artisans and eating seasonal fruit are all important, he says and points out
that now different varieties of cereals and legumes are easily available, and
should be included in our diet. Veganism is also gaining popularity,†notes
Vicky. "It’s very heartening to see the industry responding to the climate
change issue, but I personally feel it’s still very superficial.†Marathe and
his wife Sujata work to transform food waste and greenhouse gases into useful
fuels and green energy."I think the entire world is moving towards cleaner
cuisine; people are not really asking how something is made, they ask where it
is coming from.There is a surge in the awareness for sure, agrees chef Amey
Marathe, but adds that, "We are still very far from really making a difference.
From sourcing seasonal and local ingredients and practicing nose-to-tail cooking
(ethical, sustainable use of the whole animal) to providing leaf or paper plates
and eco-friendly packaging, a conscious effort is being made to ensure zero
waste.Revolutionary changes are taking place not only in food production but
also in packaging, feels Rupinder Kaur, adding that some shops have done away
with plastic packaging even for dry food items. There’s more to responsible
consumption than the government banning plastic from time to time.‘We are what
we eat’ is one of the maxims of Ayurveda.â€Food bloggers also educating people
about reducing their carbon footprints
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January 13, 2021
A pork chop will always be more delicious
"A pork chop will always be more delicious on this wheat bran plate than on
plastic," says Wysocki with a big grin at the Biotrem factory in Zambrow in
northeast Poland.According to Robert Bajko, who sells the university&PVC
injection molding machine39;s innovations to entrepreneurs, the cutlery does
not require any complex technology or a huge investment. The forks, spoons and
knives are even safe for sea creatures to eat.The rosy outlook is backed by the
prospect of greater output leading to a drop in the price."We are the only ones
so far to have tested the biodegradability of our products on living aquatic
organisms and it looks like this cutlery is safe for the environment," professor
Helena Janik told AFP. Researchers in the chemistry department of the Gdansk
University of Technology have developed a way to make biodegradable cutlery out
of potato starch. That figure could soon skyrocket thanks to a decision by the
European Union to ban plastic plates and cutlery starting in 2021.
Biotrem is
hoping to expand its offer to edible boxes for takeaway meals and catering.
Biotrem distributes the plates in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. But
Wysocki says what matters is the tableware is biodegradable. "These aren't huge
amounts, but they're enough for us to be optimistic about the future," Wysocki
says.Warsaw: Polish inventor and entrepreneur Jerzy Wysocki catches a brown
plate, still warm, as it drops out of a machine and he begins to eat the
crunchy, fibrous tableware.But "the current price of plastic doesn't factor in
the environmental cost, that of recycling and marine pollution," she adds. But
he says he is also driven by the desire to help a good cause, "because the
amount of rubbish that pollutes oceans is huge and frightening.The Biotrem crew
are not the only ones in Poland stepping up to the front line of the war on
plastic.The sexagenarian invented the plate some 15 years ago, and today Biotrem
makes around 15 million of them a year. In favourable weather conditions, with a
little humidity, wheat bran products decompose after a month, or even after two
weeks if there is rain. Anyone in the plastic industry can get started
"overnight," he enthuses.""To make the plates, we only # use wheat bran, which
we compress at a precise pressure point and temperature, using a machine made
specifically for that purpose," he explains.
Biodegradable cutleryYou do not have
to eat the plate or its packaging to be a friend of the environment."Now, with
the measures taken by the EU, even clients who are uninformed about the
environment are forced to take an interest in biodegradable products," Then
said. Also, it should be possible to harness the same technology to make plates
out of corn, barley, oats, cassava and even algae.Eco-conscious clientsBiotrem
CEO Malgorzata Then acknowledges, of course, that at 15 euro cents (17 US cents)
a pop or 20 percent more for exports, wheat bran plates are more expensive than
their plastic counterparts. The research is already at a fairly advanced stage:
the only thing left to do is to make the boxes more resistant to liquid and
heat. It calls to mind dry cereal flakes or maybe what you would imagine
cardboard to taste like. The client Down Under had asked that they check whether
earthworms would like the taste, they do."With cassava, the first tests turned
out really well and we already have a small group of interested clients,"
Wysocki adds.A son and grandson of millers, Wysocki got the idea for the
tableware when he was looking to use up the leftovers of flour production, which
take up a lot of space.. At first, the company targeted clients who were
environmentally inclined as well as restaurants and hotels that wanted to offer
something original. Taking a bite, the plate does not have much of a flavour
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January 06, 2021
The whole concept might be to beat plastic
"Wherever people are willing to eliminate plastics, we will be there,†concludes
Tushar. So when hot food is put inside recycled plastic containers, the
nanoparticles in them dissolve and enter our bodies; which according to
research, is the major cause of cancer and infertility.Jayesh Harsora, the
founder of Vasudhara Green Club, is an advocate for both the plastic ban and for
spreading the importance of trees, "We have only learnt to use plastic, but the
second thing about plastic is its disposal which we have not learnt. But only
awareness is not enough to convince people. So why depend on others when we can
take action ourselves? Other than plastic we also want to eliminate dry
waste.This collection of plastic bags will now be given to the Nirbhaya
Foundation that has been championing the elimination of plastic in the city for
the last 18 months. So we send this plastic to make high-speed diesel, which can
be used in cars, generators and where every diesel can be used. Just like when
you cook food you have to think of all the members of the family. People still
don’t know what to do with the unused plastic and we are here to fill that gap.
D. We want to provide a valuable and long-lasting alternative,â€says Tushar.
The
whole concept might be to beat plastic pollution, but I guess to manage plastic
is more important.â€The drive has managed to collect 400 plastic bags with the
help of students from the college and has distributed 80 indoor and outdoor
plant saplings to the donors. When we recycle plastic it turns into a low-grade
plastic. We also have a track record of every single plastic bag we collect, as
also the saplings distributed."We want to bring forth alternatives for people to
dispose their plastic. "We are a group of 150-200 ladies who started giving
information about the plastic menace to people.m-18. Environmental Pvt.While
this activity earlier took place at Goregaon’s Patkar college, these NGOs now
plan to conduct various such drives at colleges, societies and slums across the
city. We cannot dump plastics anywhere. The purpose for giving these saplings is
to connect with nature and to create a source of oxygen in a city like Mumbai.
The NGOs collaborated with the National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of Ramnarain
Ruia College in Matunga on Saturday to beat plastic pollution.
Recycling plastic
alone does not assure that plastic will not end up in the landfills and water
bodies across the city and this initiative enables citizens to put their unused
plastic to good use. A desk was put up at the college quadrangle, where students
could deposit a minimum of five plastic bags in exchange for a sapling. Ltd.As
Mumbaikars clock in the third week of the plastic ban in the city, two NGOs,
Vasundhara Club and Angolichi Goli have come up with an effective solution to
prevent the dumping of plastic bags into landfills. plant in Pune, from where,
the plastic bags will be incinerated to produce high-speed diesel and biofuel.
The collected plastics will now be donated to the Mumbai based Nirbahaya
Foundation who will then send it to the G. Our tagline ‘my plastic is my
responsibility’ speaks for itself,†says Asmita Gokhale, founder of the Nirbhaya
Foundation. We have to develop a sustainable lifestyle.The idea behind this
initiative is to promote a steadfast alternative to mitigate plastic pollution.
"The reason we are not giving this plastic to the recycler is that only a
certain kind of plastic is used by them and after segregation we are still left
with heaps of plastic,†says plastic injection molding
equipment Tushar Warang from the NGO Angolichi Goli
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