New Delhi, Nov 30: Top European firms, with strong brands like ABN-Amro, ABB, Cadbury, Piaggio and Ericsson, are leveraging India's resources for enhancing their worldwide operations, a Boston Consulting Group (BCG) study has said.

The other major European firms outsourcing India's resources are Renault, Perfetti and Glaxosmithkline.
''ABN-Amro has reached significant cost savings through business process outsourcing(BPO),'' the BCG study, done in collaboration with CII, said.
ABN-Amro, which provides a range of banking products in the world, has designated India as BPO hub and is positioning it to provide integrated and seamless trade solutions for its global clients. The centre is already serving both ABN Amro's worldwide operations and other banks.
ABB, world leader in power and automation technologies, has set up its first information technology centre outside the European Union and the United States, in India. It is leveraging its Indian centre for export of products, solutions and services to the global market. ''I see the Indian operations playing a more pronounced regional and global role within the group in the form of international projects, product sourcing and as service providers,'' Peter Smits, chairman, ABB India, was quoted in the study.
Cadbury, which is an industry leader in the chocolates and confectionery market, has Rs 650-crore sales in India. ''with a 70 per cent value share of the chocolate market in India, it is exporting both finished goods and concepts to Cadbury around the world,'' the BCG study said.
India is being leveraged for export of finished goods, as a ''superior'' destination for manufacturing best practices and for BPO operations.
Perfetti has also created and grown segments in the confectionery market from the ground up, especially for deposited candy. It is clocking a 30 to 40 per cent annual growth on its turnover of Rs 350 crore.
telecom major Ericsson has collaborated with Wipro to develop infrastructure and services for mobile networks in emerging markets across the globe. Within India, it has supplied 50 per cent of mobile network systems in India.
Glaxosmithkline, ranked as the number one pharma company in India, plans to develop India as a major research and development centre and for outsourcing data management requirements.
Two and three-wheeler Italian giant Piaggio has worked out plans to make India a global hub for three-wheeler manufacturing and the using the country as a launching pad for global expansion.
Another auto giant Renault has built an export business in India for both tractors and components. ''It plans to increase exports six-fold to 6000 units in three years,'' the BCG study pointed out.
It said that all these companies view India as a key focus area and are willing to use opportunities beyond the product market. ''They localise parts of the value chain to obtain Indian cost and capability benefits,'' it said.
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