Belgian firm Wabco opens manufacturing unit in UP.

Belgian firm Wabco has launched its state-of-the-art manufacturing unit in the Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh.

The company has invested Rs. 20 crore in this facility. Wabco designs, manufactures and markets conventional and advanced braking systems and other related products for automobiles.

This unit would primarily cater to the Tata Motors facility located near the state capital, Wabco India Vice-President P Kaniappan said.

'The factory is currently running at 30 per cent of capacity and employs 150 people. By December 2015, we are confident it would run at optimum capacity,' he said.

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