Germany’s Herrenknecht, a global leader in manufacturing tunnel boring machines (TBMs) used in tunneling projects, is expanding its Chennai operations with a new manufacturing plant.

The expansion is driven by a number of tunneling projects planned across the country, leading to huge demand for TBMs. At present, many of the TBMs operating in the country are from other countries, including China, US and Germany.

Herrenknecht was the first company to set up its TBM assembly facility in Chennai in 2007. It now plans to expands in the city by setting up a manufacturing plant in North Chennai on 12.4 acres., b usinessline has learned.

JLL was the exclusive advisor to Herrenknecht AG India on this land acquisition, says a social media post by the real estate consultancy company.

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