Mumbai, 21March, 2018

Godrej Aerospace, a unit of Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd., today, inaugurated its
Center of Excellence (CoE) located in Mumbai. This world-class facilityfurther enhances Godrej’s manufacturing
capabilities in aero engine industry.
Recognizing Godrej’s technical expertise, Rolls-Royce had recently expanded its partnership and awarded
contracts worth INR 2000 million (USD 30 million) spread over next five years. The contract is for manufacturing
products like Unison Rings, Complex Fabrication and external brackets commodities which once in
manufacturing, will result in shipment of 600 different parts spread across various Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace
Engine portfolio.
The newly inaugurated CoE will be one of the best aerospace facilities in India for manufacturing of aerospace
brackets. Thisfacility’smetallurgy capability includes inconel, stainless steel and titanium.It will
commencemanufacturing in bulk to prove the production readiness within the next two-three months.With
aninvestment of INR 500 million towards this facility, Godrej Aerospace opens itself to a global market size in
excess of INR 15000 million.
Emphasizing upon the importance of this partnership and the new CoE, Mr. Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman and
Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce stated,“Godrej has been a pioneer in developing advanced capabilities in
Aerospace Manufacturing in the country and has very ably served thedomestic programme for close to three
decades. We have an integratedfacility meeting diverse demanding requirements of
Fabrication,Machining,Assembly and Testing with all associated capabilities forspecial processes for making
precision components and assemblies forAerospace applications.In line with our vision to expand our foot print
and partner withglobal majors we have established this center of Excellence. I amconfident that this will
strengthen and deepen our wonderfulpartnership with Rolls Royce and establish Godrej as their
preferredpartner.”
Kishore Jayaraman, President, India and South Asia,Rolls-Royce,added, “The expansion of partnership with
Godrej & Boyce for manufacturing of aero engine components showcases our commitment to developing an
aerospace ecosystem in the country. We are constantly developing and rationalising strategic partnerships
across our supply chain. With the expansion of this partnership with Godrej & Boyce,our focus will be to meet our
customers’ strategic requirements in quality, cost and delivery.”

Rolls-Royce and Godrej signed their first contract in 2014 for the manufacture of unison rings. Since then, Godrej
Aerospace has also started executing complex sheet metal fabrication.At the recently held Global Aerospace
Supplier conference in London, G&B have been awarded as the “Best New supplier 2017” by Rolls-Royce.
Godrej Aerospace started contributing to the global aircraft industry in 2005 with simple machine components
and over a period of time, have partnered with several global OEMs for the supply of complex components such
as sheet metal and tubing assemblies, actuators, and other complex structures.

About Godrej & Boyce:
Godrej & Boyce, a Godrej Group Company, operates across 14 diverse businesses. Founded in 1897, the
company started with the manufacture of high quality locks. It has since diversified into Consumer Goods, Office
and Industrial Products & Services, Infrastructure & Real Estate. Headquartered in Mumbai, Godrej & Boyce
specializes in and is a market leader in Appliances, Furniture & Interiors, Security Solutions, Locking Solutions,
AV solutions, Vending, Material Handling, Industrial Logistics, Aerospace, Nuclear Power, Defense, Toolings
solutions for Auto industry, Process Equipment, Power Infrastructure, Real Estate and Green Building Consulting.
Godrej is one of India’s most trusted brands serving over 1.1bn customers worldwide, every day.

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