Schneider looks to increase India's share in industrial automation to 25%

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Amritha PillayJaden Paul Mumbai
3 min read Last Updated : Sep 01 2024 | 4:55 PM IST

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Schneider Electric is looking to grow India’s share in global industrial automation business to 25 per cent, from the current less than 10 per cent in the next few years, company executives stated.

Barbara Frei, executive vice-president, Industrial Automation, Schneider Electric, said she was hopeful growth in India’s water, transportation, mining, energy and food and beverages segment will bring in higher demand for these automation solutions.

“I would say clearly the industrial automation business in India should be 25 per cent or more. So that's really the objective,” Frei said, who did not give a time-frame for the same,