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- M M Forgings Limited (MMFL.BO) manufactures and sells steel forgings in raw, semi-machined, and fully machined stages across various grades including carbon, alloy, micro-alloy, and stainless steels. The company produces closed die hot forgings for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, tractors, agricultural equipment, off-highway applications, and high-pressure valves; specific components include sprockets, flange housings, connecting rods, crankshafts, front axles, tractor spare parts, links, levers, fit yokes, yokes, bodies, and bonnets, with forging weights ranging from 100 grams to 120 kilograms utilizing mechanical presses from 1600T to 8000T capacity, CNC forging machines, hydraulic presses, pneumatic hammers, and drop hammers. Operations span three manufacturing facilities in Tamil Nadu, India, with a machining plant in Uttar Pradesh and pan-India presence serving domestic and international customers as a one-stop shop for closed die forgings; founded in 1945 and headquartered in Chennai, India, the company exports to global markets and focuses on automotive, off-highway, and valve sectors.
In recent developments, the company amalgamated its wholly owned subsidiaries DVS Industries Private Limited and Cafoma Autoparts Private Limited effective April 1, 2024, streamlining operations and enhancing machining capabilities for heavier forgings in response to customer demand. MM Forgings expanded forging and machining capacities in FY25, adding three new customers in 9MFY25 to reduce concentration risk while launching the world's largest 16-ton hot forging mechanical press to produce larger components and target an additional INR 300 crore in turnover. It plans INR 300 crore in capex for further capacity ramp-up and diversification, alongside converting debt to foreign currency loans for annual interest savings of INR 12 crore; its electric vehicle subsidiary Abinavarizal advances motor designs with sample orders secured.