KNOWLEDGE SESSION: GST IMPLEMENTATION

THE HOW, WHEN AND WHERE?

Thursday, Jan 14, 2016

SCCI Office, New Delhi

BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY REPORT LAUNCH

Friday, Jan 29, 2016

Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi

BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY REPORT LAUNCH

FOCUS KARNATAKA

Feb 3-5, 2016

Bangalore

BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY REPORT LAUNCH

MAKE IN INDIA

Feb 13-18, 2016

Mumbai

GOLF TOURNAMENT 2016

Saturday, March 19, 2016

ITC Grand Bharat, Gurgaon

SSAB Swedish Steel is a highly specialized, global steel company

with head office in Mumbai and present on the Indian market

since 2009. Considered as a leading producer of Advanced

High Strength Steels, its facilities in Sweden, Finland and US have

an annual production capacity of 8.8 million tonnes.

WELCOME!

SCCI NEWSLETTER

DEC 2015 www.swedishchamber.in

COMMUNITY - NEW MEMBER UPCOMING EVENTS

COMMUNITY - NEW PATRON

Atlas Copco India Pvt. Ltd. was one of the first Swedish compa-

nies to set up manufacturing in India, establishing their opera-

tions in Pune 1960. Now, half a century later they have national

presence with manufacturing facilities also in Nashik and Hyder-

abad, 2,500 highly skilled employees in 22 offices across India

and two engineering competency centers for compressors and

construction and mining equipment. The Group serves customers

with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment

systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and

assembly systems.

All Upcoming Events

141 companies have said their piece!

JOIN US FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY REPORT 2015/16

...And thank you for participating in the Survey.

29 JAN

2016

IN DELHI

SNAPSHOTS – CHAMBER ACTIVTIES!

SAMBANDH-“ENGAGE, ELICIT and EXPERIENCE”

We welcome all women working within the Swedish companies in

India to SAMBANDH, a network within the network. Did you know

that SAMBANDH, commonly means “Connections, Relationships” in

both Hindi and Swedish so what name could be more fitting? The

vision is to create a place of exchange, learning, expansion of

thought, perspective and building strong connections across organi-

zations and fields of interest. The impact we are looking for is three-

fold; personal development and expansion, unleash catalytic power

in our own organizations and synergistic contribution on a communi-

ty/societal level.

On Oct 12, we met in Delhi for a breakfast meeting with Mridula Dixit

Lall, Office Manager Lindex India and Vice Chairperson of the

Chamber. She shared openly about her journey, vision as a leader

and how to combine different roles in a busy life. On Oct 20, it was

time for the Pune crowd to come together with Padmashree Lila

Poonawalla, Founder, Lila Poonawalla Foundation and honorary

board member of the Chamber. Lila told her tale with passion, inspir-

ing and provoking the group to think differently.

Read about the latest Sambandh meets in December here.

INTERACTION WITH MEHMET KAPLAN, MINISTER FOR HOUSING,

URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND ICT IN TOWN

On 15 October, the Chamber hosted an interaction with Mr.

Mehmet Kaplan, Minister for Housing, Urban Development and ICT

from the Government of Sweden in SCCI’s office in New Delhi. Minis-

ter Kaplan visited India to discuss cyber security and internet govern-

ance that are two burning topics at the moment, as the world be-

comes more connected. The visit also served as a kick off for the

joint working group for urban development in line with the MoU

signed between Sweden and India during the presidential visit in

early June. Business Sweden is spearheading the Smart City by Swe-

den- SymbioCity program, where we see great potential for Swedish

companies to contribute to a sustainable development of India’s

urban centers.

For the meeting hosted by the Chamber, SMEs were in focus and the

Minister and his delegation listened intently as SCCI members Nipun

Khanna, Konftel and Vijay Kannan, Blueair India shared their IRL ex-

periences about doing business in India. During the QnA session, the

minister was responding to questions on sustainability, trade and

strategic areas that Sweden is pursuing.

BUSINESS CLIMATE SURVEY: LABOUR LAWS

Labor laws and issues related to workforce such as skills and retention

are challenges that companies face as they do business in India. This

we know from the Business Climate Surveys from the last couple of

years. To penetrate this area further ,the Chamber together with the

rest of Team Sweden recently launched a series of interactions for

companies in Bangalore, Delhi and Pune with the purpose to discuss

in detail what the challenges are and how to work with these.

Yasmin Zaveri-Roy, Senior Advisor from Embassy of Sweden served as

subject expert in these meetings and also gave an overview of an-

nounced and planned reforms. Areas high-lighted by the companies

across the country are especially laws and regulations related to

women workforce, expats, contractual workers and also the need

for a uniform legal framework and compliance documentation. Do

you want to add to the list? Get in touch with Sara

CHECK OUT PAST EVENTS HERE

NEWS FROM MEMBERS

A VISIT TO INDIA BY GLOBAL

PRESIDENT & CEO

Nynas Global President & CEO, Mr. Gert Wendroth visited India for the

first time since taking over this position beginning last year. There were

several engagements planned during his two day visit, including visits

to key customers. A customer get together was held at The Trident

Hotel, BKC Mumbai on November 24th where 25 select key customers

were invited. A live interview with Mr. Wendroth was held at this event,

which was covered by the leading business television network ET

NOW. In addition, there was an interesting panel discussion held on

"The Future of Oil". The panelists included CEO of Gulf Oil Lubricants

India Ltd. Mr. Ravi Chawla, Dr. Deepak Parikh, President Middle East,

Africa & South Asia, Clarian Chemical & Mr. Saugata Bhattacharya, Sr.

Vice President and Chief Economist, Axis Bank. The interactive session

was again covered by ET NOW and was aried on December 12th &

13th. Read more.

WELCOME TO INDIA!

CUE DEE was established in 1978 in Sweden, and has now entered

India, with its technical solutions and innovations for the Telecom and

Renewable Industry.

Taking charge for Cue Dee in India is

Paresh Gupta as Business Head– India

& MEA. With an experience of more

than 20 years, Paresh has spent 8

years of his career in the Telecom Sec-

tor. According to him his focus will be

“on building a network of resellers that

can support tower owners, the big

operators, and players like Nokia and

Ericsson.” Ever since its initiation in In-

dia, Cue Dee has also become a

member of the Swedish Chamber of

Commerce India. We welcome the company and wish the very best

to Mr. Gupta for his future endeavors with Cue Dee.

CAMFIL INDIA ADDS MORE

FEATHERS TO ITS CAP IN 2015

Camfil is a leading Swedish company, which is a producer and devel-

oper of air filters and clean air solutions The company is now making

significant strides in India. With the start of its production facility in

Trichy, Tamil Nadu in January 2012, the company is being constantly

felicitated with awards from its private and government clients. On

15th April, 2015, Camfil India was awarded the “Best Supplier-

Fulfillment 2015” at the One GE South East Supplier conference in Pu-

ne. Being chosen from among more than 200 suppliers in India, the

company kept its benchmark by successfully executing more than 35

units for GE, Oil and Gas. Camfil India was also adjudged and award-

ed the “Best Vendor 2014-15, on the concluding day of Quality Month

Celebrations at BHEL Hyderabad on 30th November 2015. It is now

rated as an A1 grade rated company which has gained more than

95% on vendor rating. The calculations were based on 60% weightage

for quality, 30% for delivery, 10% for service. Camfil received the same

honors in 2012-13 as well. Congratulations Camfil India!

ATLAS COPCO ORGANIZES SUPPLIERS

MEET IN PUNE

With over 250 business partners ,Atlas Copco

recently organized a suppliers meet in Pune,

to share its vision for the future on a common strategic platform, with

suppliers as key business partners. The company acknowledged the

contribution of suppliers to its success, and also awarded the best per-

formers from among the invitees. “It makes me very proud to be here

today and see the energy and commitment to Atlas Copco quality

standards. As we continue to be committed to sustainable productivi-

ty, we are sure that our supplier base will support us in better serving

our customers in India and abroad.” says Giovanni Valent, Managing

Director. The company has several hundred suppliers in India, ensuring

a steady flow of high-quality parts for its compressors and construction

equipment.

Atlas Copco aims to continue manufacturing world-class products at

its Dapodi and Chakan plants and is preparing to expand its reach to

customers in the coming months to meet future demands. Atlas Cop-

co foresees an increase in supplier base especially in canopies, fabri-

cation, pressure vessels, casting and machining.

DOUBLE ACCOLADES FOR TETRA PAK’S

CHAKAN FACILITY

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in its

annual ceremony to recognize ‘Best in Class’

manufacturing and food service organizations,

recently awarded Tetra Pak the Certification of

Commendation for ‘Significant Achievement in

Food Safety under [the category of] Large Manufacturing – Food

Packaging Material (Rising Star)’. The recognition is for Tetra Pak’s con-

tinuing efforts in maintaining the highest international manufacturing

standards to jointly ensure – along with the food and beverage indus-

try - that only safe and hygienic food reaches consumers.

On the occasion, Tetra Pak South Asia Markets Managing Director

Kandarp Singh said, “Tetra Pak's brand promise 'PROTECTS WHAT'S

GOOD' rests on two dimensions – food safety and sustainability – and

reflects our commitment to deliver unparalleled food safety while mini-

mising the impact on the environment. Safety and sustainability are

indeed the two key challenges facing the industry today.” Read more.

NEWS FROM MEMBERS

CONNECT WITH US:

Sara Larsson

General Manager

sara.larsson@swedishchamber,in

Dolly Berry

Sr Manager, Operations & Events

dolly.berry@swedishchamber.in

Nobin Thomas

Executive, Admin & Comm

nobin.thomas@swedishchambe.in

Direct: +91 11 4606 7123/4

Switchboard: +91 11 4606 7100

Fax: +91 11 4606 7120

SCCI c/o Business Sweden

Embassy of Sweden

Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri

New Delhi 110021

PUNE: Maharashtra has been a hub for Swedish companies since early 1960 and more companies are coming in and establishing

manufacturing units in and around Pune especially. We recognized this by organizing a Nobel Dinner at the Westin, Pune, as part

of the Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Week. The event on Oct 19 was hosted by Fredrika Ornbrant, Consul General of Sweden in

Mumbai, Torbjørn Holthe, Consul General of Norway and Parag Satpute, Managing Director of Sandvik Asia and Vice Chairperson

of the Chamber. The Norwegians have just opened up a Consulate General in Mumbai and we were happy they wanted to join

us for this occasion. The food was prepared by Nobel Chefs Mark Phoenix and Fredrik Forsell and they know what they are doing.

This week they prepared the exquisite dinner for the big Nobel Banquet in Stockholm on Dec 10.

More than a 100 diners joined us for our Nobel dinner and it was a great mix of people from Swedish and Norwegian companies

and their guests. Definitely a tradition to be continued!

GLÖGG RECEPTION - DELHI

27 NOVEMBER 2015

NOBEL DINNER - PUNE 19 OCT 2015

“Lagom describes the essential and elementary

basis of the Swedish psyche...That in a nutshell is

lagom. That in a nutshell is Sweden. And these

are all few of the many reasons why I love Swe-

den.” says Anoop Nautiyal, former Managing

Director of Kapp-Ahl. Read this interesting arti-

cle which captures the essence of Sweden and

more. Click here

SEASONS GREETINGS

FROM TEAM SCCI!

CHRISTMAS DINNER

BANGALORE 5 DEC 2015

GLÖGG RECEPTION

NEW DELHI 27 NOV 2015

WHY I LOVE SWEDEN?

BY ANOOP NAUTIYAL, FORMER MD KAPPAHL

SCCI office will be closed for the holidays. We will be back on Jan 4.

Wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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