Astrobase and Bayer to Invest Rs 700 Crore in Karnataka
Astrobase and Bayer have announced a combined investment of Rs 700 crore in Karnataka. Astrobase will invest Rs 500 crore to set up a manufacturing facility for rocket engines, expected to create about 1,250 jobs. Bayer plans to invest Rs 200 crore, and the overall plan is expected to create nearly 1,500 jobs.
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Context: Karnataka, and Bengaluru in particular, has long attracted technology and manufacturing companies, and states compete hard for factory investment. Bayer is a German company known for medicines and crop science, while rocket engines power launch vehicles that carry satellites into space.
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