DHL Group, a world-renowned logistics company, has shared its ambitious plans to invest approximately EUR 1 billion across various business sectors in India by 2030. This hefty investment highlights DHL’s confidence in India’s potential for growth and aligns with the company’s Strategy 2030 for accelerating sustainable development.
The investment program is set to span various sectors, such as life sciences, healthcare, new energy, e-commerce, and digitalisation. Major developments in infrastructure include:
– Establishing the first DHL Health Logistics hub for DHL Supply Chain India in Bhiwandi
– Building India’s largest low-carbon-emission integrated operating facility for Blue Dart in Bijwasan
– Setting up the first automatic sorting center for DHL Express India in Delhi
– Opening the fifth DHL IT Services Centre in Indore
– Creating an Electric Vehicle (EV) and Battery Logistics Centre of Excellence (COE) in Chennai and Mumbai
– Constructing the largest low greenhouse gas (GHG) emission integrated ground hub for Blue Dart in Haryana
Tobias Meyer, CEO of DHL Group, expressed confidence in India’s dynamic market despite current global trade challenges. He remarked that India’s diversified business strategies and policies support long-term investments, making it a promising location for the implementation of DHL’s investment program.
Despite the headwinds from tariffs, global trade remained resilient, with India’s combined merchandise and services exports witnessing a growth of 6.18% from April to August 2025. The average distance of goods trade in India is also projected to reach 6,190 kilometers in 2025, underscoring the growth of India’s exports to various countries across Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
R.S. Subramanian, SVP – South Asia and Managing Director, India, DHL Express, noted that India’s diversification strategy has started to yield results, with increased trade to a wider range of markets. He added that the complexity of evolving supply chains, ranging from new supplier ecosystems to customs declarations, is handled efficiently by DHL’s logistics experts and digital tools.
India has emerged as a global hub for contract manufacturing, research and development, and clinical trials in the life sciences and healthcare sector. To support India’s ambitions in this field, DHL has invested in its capabilities, establishing the Health Logistics Excellence Centre in Mumbai and a facility in Bhiwandi dedicated to life sciences and healthcare companies.
Edwin Pinto, Managing Director, India, DHL Global Forwarding, stated that DHL’s focus on New Energy aligns with India’s ambition for clean energy and electrification. As part of this focus, DHL plans to set up an EV and Battery Logistics Center of Excellence (COE) by Q4 2025.
Balfour Manuel, Managing Director of Blue Dart, highlighted the importance of logistics and e-commerce sectors in driving India’s growth. To support this, DHL plans to invest in upgrading infrastructure, network, capacity, and last-mile reach and delivery centers nationwide.
As part of its Strategy 2030, DHL Group has added a new pillar: Green Logistics of Choice. The company aims to reduce its absolute CO2 emissions to 29 million metric tons by 2030 and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. In India, the Group’s sustainability journey is focused on the electrification of its fleet.
The Group has also invested in making India a hub for digital innovation and technology talent. This includes the opening of its fifth DHL IT Services (ITS) center and the first dedicated technology training academy center in Indore.
What is the focus of DHL’s investment in India?
The investment program focuses on sectors such as life sciences, healthcare, new energy, e-commerce, and digitalisation. Infrastructure developments include the establishment of logistics hubs, low-carbon-emission facilities, and IT Services centers.
What are DHL’s sustainability goals in India?
DHL aims to reduce its absolute CO2 emissions to 29 million metric tons by 2030 and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The company’s sustainability efforts in India center around the electrification of its fleet.
What does DHL’s digitalisation initiative in India involve?
The digitalisation initiative involves making India a hub for digital innovation and technology talent. This includes the opening of DHL IT Services centers and the establishment of a dedicated technology training academy center in Indore.
