Bharat Forge  completes acquisition of JS Autocast

The acquisition will significantly enhance its  capabilities and addressable market segments both domestically and in export markets, especially in niche industrial segments.

By Shahkar Abidi calendar 02 Jul 2022 Views icon5099 Views Share - Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to LinkedIn Share to Whatsapp
Bharat Forge  completes acquisition of JS Autocast

Bharat Forge along with its subsidiary, BF Industrial Solutions have  completed the previously announced acquisition of JS Autocast Foundry India at an  enterprise value of  Rs 489.63 crores.

Bharat Forge in a statement noted that this acquisition will significantly enhance its  capabilities and addressable market segments both domestically and in export markets, especially in niche industrial segments.

JS Autocast has been recently  granted environmental clearance to expand its existing foundry operations at SIPCOT from 21,768 tonnes per annum to 72,000 TPA. This coupled with 28,800 TPA foundry capacity at Coimbatore, provides a significant growth platform for the company.  In the automotive segment, JS Autocast manufactures different types of automotive turbine housings, 3 Cylinder exhaust-manifold, brake disc, engine mount and base trunnion.

JSA will focus on enhancing its product portfolio from current small castings to address opportunities in medium sized castings for both renewable and other industrial applications. In the next three  years, JSA will start manufacturing ‘green castings’ utilising 100 percent  renewable energy and raw material which is predominantly recycled scrap. In FY22, JSA recorded revenue Rs 416.87

crores, growth of 59.5 percent  as compared to FY21. In the automotive segment, JS Autocast manufactures different types of automotive turbine housings, 3 cylinder exhaust-manifold, brake disc, engine mount and base trunnion. 

 

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