- Honeywell is now pushing to exceed US$1 billion in annual revenue in India by 2025 on the back of rising demand for automation, aviation and clean-energy solutions.
- The group spans four core business divisions — Aerospace, Building Automation, Industrial Automation and Energy & Sustainability — serving everything from commercial aircraft to data centres to smart buildings worldwide.
Honeywell accelerates its India expansion amid global automation push
Honeywell, the US-based industrial conglomerate with over a century of innovation under its belt, continues to expand its global footprint through a dual emphasis on advanced automation and sustainability — with a particular spotlight on its operations in India. According to Honeywell, its Indian arm has grown steadily over decades to now employ roughly 13,000 people at around 20 sites, including major hubs such as Bengaluru, Pune and Gurugram.
The company’s business is structured around four key pillars: Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Industrial Automation, and Energy & Sustainability Solutions. Its aerospace arm — long known for avionics, aircraft engines, power systems and control technologies — supports commercial, defence and space aviation globally. Meanwhile, its Building and Industrial Automation units provide software and hardware for millions of buildings and industrial sites, enabling smarter energy use, safety, productivity and environmental control.
In India, the convergence of 5G, cloud and artificial intelligence is helping accelerate demand for Honeywell’s automation and digital-industrial offerings. The firm has signalled that it aims to cross the US$1 billion revenue milestone this year, up from the current estimated US$900 million — underlining India’s strategic importance as a high-growth market and as part of global “Make in India” supply-chain and software-development ecosystem.
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A legacy industrial giant adapts to a digital, sustainable future
Honeywell’s evolution — from century-old industrial technologies to digital, AI-enabled automation and clean-energy solutions — reflects the broader transformation underway in global industry. As companies and governments push for sustainability, energy efficiency, and smarter infrastructure, Honeywell’s diversified business model positions it to influence multiple sectors simultaneously.
India’s rapid growth in infrastructure, aviation, urbanisation and industrialisation makes it a key battleground for next-generation industrial technology. Honeywell’s target to breach US$1 billion revenue in India by 2025 demonstrates not only the company’s confidence in the market, but also highlights India’s attractiveness to global technology players as a base for both manufacturing and R&D.
Moreover, Honeywell’s four-pillar strategy underscores how legacy industrial firms can remain relevant by embracing digital transformation, sustainability and automation — not just to optimise existing processes, but to enable new business models and meet emerging societal demands.
With global challenges such as climate change, energy transition and infrastructure modernisation driving demand for scalable, tech-enabled solutions, Honeywell appears well placed to remain a leading force — provided it continues to adapt.
