The Indian forging industry is broadly classified into four sectors - large, medium, small and tiny. A major portion of this industry is made up of small and medium units / enterprises (SMEs). The industry is comprised of 200 organised and 1000 un-organised forging units in the country which are mainly spread across Pune, Chennai, Delhi and Ludhiana. Reports...more

The Indian forging industry is broadly classified into four sectors - large, medium, small and tiny. A major portion of this industry is made up of small and medium units / enterprises (SMEs). The industry is comprised of 200 organised and 1000 un-organised forging units in the country which are mainly spread across Pune, Chennai, Delhi and Ludhiana. Reports suggest that about 85% of the production meets domestic demand while balance gets export. Steel forgings forms a vital part of auto industry. The forging industry depends heavily on the automobile industry which accounts for roughly 70% of the total forging production while the balance is sold to non-auto companies like valves, power sector, earth moving, mining & oil field equipment, engineering, capital goods, etc. Steel forms a major part of input of the forging industry. The major players in Indian forging companies are Amtek Auto, Bharat Forge, Sundram Fasteners. The Association of Indian Forging Industry (AIFI), established in 1965 was formerly known as AIDFASI. It is the spokesman of the Indian Forging Industry, for about the last four decades  hide