DuPont launches innovation center in India
DuPont announced the official opening of
the India Innovation Center in Pune.
DuPont India Innovation Center is a forward-looking initiative by the global sci-ence-based company to expand its
strategic footprint to fuel local collaboration in support of India’s fast growing automotive industry.
DuPont India Innovation Center’s primary focus is on the automotive segment;
and it acts as a collaborative platform for
automotive OEMs and component and
system manufacturers to come together to
support the Indian automotive industry.
The center’s goal is to partner for science-powered solutions that fuel innovation
and application development together
with customers and partners.
“The Collaboration Space in the cen-
ter provides an environment for our cus-
tomers and partners to connect real time
with our team of 9,500 DuPont scientists,
chemists and engineers located in 100
R&D and technical centers around the
world,” said Balvinder Singh Kalsi, presi-
dent, South Asia, DuPont. “Leveraging the
power of DuPont global network, we can
work with our customers and partners to
meet the needs of the fast expanding In-
dian automotive industry.”
India is one of the world’s fastest grow-
ing automotive markets in the world.
Hence, it can be both a challenge and an
opportunity to develop products and solu-
tions in areas of sustainability, lightweight,
improved performance, alternative drive,
safety, and comfort and design.
“Technological collaboration is the
key to addressing growth in the automotive segment and this is the approach
all auto manufacturers take the world
over,” said Amandeep Singh Cheema,
business leader, DuPont Performance
Polymers, India, and project leader for
DuPont India Innovation Center. “The
opening of our Innovation Center is an
important step towards DuPont staying
focused on the demands of our customers and partners in India for new
technology innovations that are required
to support their growth plans.”
The DuPont India Innovation Center is
one among four new global DuPont Inno-
vation Centers in Asia Pacific. The other
three centers in Asia Pacific are located in
South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Taiwan
focuses on the electronics and communica-
tions markets, and Thailand’s center will be
working on programs around renewable
energy initiatives and products. Other cen-
ters in Latin America, Europe and North
America are in the planning pipeline.
“The DuPont approach is to be a global
collaborative partner offering innovative
solutions to meet growing needs of the Industry,” said Diane Gulyas, president for
DuPont Performance Polymers. “We are
committed to leading collaborative and inclusive innovations to respond to challenges
facing the world today. Collaboration is the
driving force behind establishing the country focused Innovation Centers.”
Chemark Consulting expands
business with new division
The Chemark Consulting Group, Inc.,
Southern Pines, N.C., has created a new
company entity—The Global Strategic Positioning Division (GSPD).
Chemark is a globally recognized management consulting company focusing on
all aspects of the coatings, paints, adhesives, sealants and specialty chemicals
value chains for 37 years. The newly created Global Strategic Positioning Division,
will assist clients in establishing businesses
in target regions of the world.
The new division provides firsthand
knowledge in the development of critical
national and global growth strategies involving technology development, sales
and marketing, distribution, licensing,
merger-acquisition-alliance and their resulting integration, joint ventures, spin
offs, roll-ups, etc.
Experienced staffing includes backgrounds in chemicals, polymers, plastics
and electronics.
“Although Chemark has been operating in this space for some time, due to the
accelerated decision-making time frames
associated with the industries we serve, we
feel it is opportune to officially form a divisional activity around our experienced
staff,” said Dr. Phil Phillips, president and
managing director of Chemark.
Dr. Phillips will head the new GSPD
while John Lowry and Dan Watson will
concentrate on the Americas and Eu-rope/Asia-Pacific regions respectively.
For more information visit Chemark
on the web at www.chemarkconsulting.net, or email phillips@chemarkcon-sulting.net.
ACA and ChemQuest
collaborate for paint and
coatings market report
The American Coatings Association
(ACA) has selected The ChemQuest
Group, Inc. as its partner to prepare its
upcoming U.S. Paint & Coatings Industry Market Analysis: 2010-2015, publication of which is anticipated in
December 2011. This market study will
maintain continuity with previous iterations, and will also incorporate several
new features. The U.S. Paint & Coatings
Industry Market Analysis: 2010-2015
profiles performance of the coatings industry’s 21 market sectors over the past
two years, offering analysis, and projects
sector performance for the five-year period following the most recent industry
Census figures. In addition to digesting
the U.S. Census data, the report will incorporate “real world” interviews with
industry experts whose insights provide a
solid base for analyzing the impact of
trends and issues in major market segments along the paint and coatings supply chain. The forthcoming edition of the
Market Analysis will also include special
chapters addressing industry mergers and
acquisitions, regulatory issues, raw material trends, technology trends, and
green/sustainability issues.
