Tata group plans to invest in lithium ion battery manufacturing in Gujarat

Tata chairman N Chandrasekaran said on Friday that the group plans to invest in lithium-ion battery manufacturing in Gujarat.
Speaking at the dynamic Gujarat Global Summit, Tata Chemical, a group company, also hopes to increase its soda ash production capacity to 1 million tons a year.
\"Group companies like Tata Chemical and Tata Motors have a very important presence here.
We look forward to continuing to invest in the state . \"
In addition to producing other models such as lift back Tiago, compact sedans Tigor and Nano, Tata Motors\'s factory in Sanand has also introduced Tigor Electric Vehicles.
\"We want to invest further, not only in the manufacture of electric vehicles, but also in the lithium-ion battery project,\" added Chandra Selan . \".
He also said, \"we are discussing with the state government a substantial increase in the capacity of Tata Chemical to reach 1 million tons of soda ash.
\"At present, the company\'s plant soda ash capacity in Mithapur, Gujarat is 8.
2 metric tons per year.
He said Gujarat is a very important state for Tatars, and the group earned about Rs 18,000 last year from the state.
\"Tata group has an important position in Gujarat.
\"This is the third largest state of the group and we have about 25,000 employees,\" he added . \".
The company also said more than $100 billion in saltto-
The software group will also \"invest in renewable energy in addition to expanding our presence in technology \".
However, he did not specify the number of investments the group will make in the state on the newly proposed project.
He also said that Tata group\'s hotel business has a great integration with Gujarat in terms of tourism opportunities.
\"We think Gujarat is a big partner of the Tata group, where the professional spirit performs best,\" he said . \".
He also praised Narendra Modi.
In the past five years, the central government has conducted a \"journey of change \".
\"Great progress has been made.
The number of things that have been done in these five years is huge, and has laid a platform that will push India a lot in the coming decades, thanks to the prime minister, said Qian de la Sekaran.