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Cricket bat makers hope World Cup performance of India boosts sales

Meerut, Feb 11 (ANI): The 2015 cricket World Cup starts in New Zealand and Australia on February 14 with rivals Pakistan and India playing against each other on Sunday (February 15). At the sprawling factory complex of Sanspareils Greenlands (SG) in Meerut, some 80 kilometres north-east of New Delhi, hundreds of workers are hunched over their machines, busy cutting, sewing and shaping cricket balls to meet the scaled up demand ahead of the World Cup. Shop floors at family businesses like SG, which have traditionally dominated the cricket gear manufacturing for generations in India, are buzzing with activity before the start of the four-yearly tournament. Dozens of workers cut, glue, sand and bend hundreds of bats every day to the exact specifications of international superstars, who rely on their decades-old techniques. Feb 11, 2015
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Japan excels in auto components and car navigation

Tokyo, Feb 10 (ANI): Alps Electric, which has its headquarters in Tokyo, supplies about 40,000 types of electronic parts to more than 2,000 manufacturer companies worldwide. The company has been expanding their bases in overseas regions in order to supply their products and services quickly to the customers. Alps forayed in Malaysia in the late 1989 with paid up capital of US$13.63 million. The company has been actively expanding its manufacturing and sales offices in ASEAN regions, including Thailand, India and Indonesia for over 25 years. Additionally, they opened a new office in Hanoi, Vietnam, last year, as their sales subsidiary of Alps Malaysia. At Nilai plant, Alps Malaysia has been manufacturing automotive parts such as clock spring, sensors for car steering, power window switches, motorcycle sensors and electronic components for home electronics. Feb 10, 2015