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Honeywell Automation India's quarterly profit rises on improved demand

Nov 5 (Reuters) - Engineering firm Honeywell Automation India HONE.NS reported rise in second-quarter profit on Wednesday, driven by improved industrial activity and execution of existing orders.

Profit at the Indian arm of U.S. conglomerate Honeywell International HON.O rose 3.8% year-on-year to 1.20 billion rupees ($13.7 million) in the quarter ended September 30.

Honeywell Automation, which provides smart building systems and clean-tech solutions, benefited from increased demand for automation.

India's industrial output hit a four-month high in July, rising 4.3% year-on-year, and it rose 4.1% and 4% in August and September, respectively.

        Honeywell also benefited from executing existing orders, while incentives for clean energy and a drive for industrial modernization boosted new order volumes.

Revenue from operations rose 12.3% to 11.49 billion rupees.

The company does not provide a breakdown of its revenue distribution.

Honeywell International had reported a 31.4% rise in September-quarter net income to $1.86 billion, on October 23.

($1 = 87.8950 Indian rupees)

 (Reporting by Anuran Sadhu in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee)

 ((Anuran.Sadhu@thomsonreuters.com; +91 8697274436;))

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