the smoother topcoat will help reduce fuel consumption and in
turn reduce carbon emissions. This will also help us reduce the
amount of biocides released into the sea and make our operations even more environmentally friendly.”
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 science-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 center provides an environ-
ment for our customers and partners to connect real time with
our team of 9,500 DuPont scientists, chemists and engineers lo-
cated in 100 R&D and technical centers around the world,” said
Balvinder Singh Kalsi, president, South Asia, DuPont. “Leverag-
ing the power of DuPont global network, we can work with our
customers and partners to meet the needs of the fast expanding
Indian automotive industry.”
India is one of the world’s fastest growing automotive mar-
kets in the world. Hence, it can be both a challenge and an op-
portunity to develop products and solutions 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 man-
ufacturers take the world over,” said Amandeep Singh Cheema,
business leader, DuPont Performance Polymers, India, and proj-
ect 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 sup-
port their growth plans.”
The DuPont India Innovation Center is one among four new
global DuPont Innovation 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 communi-
cations markets, and Thailand’s center will be working on pro-
grams around renewable energy initiatives and products. Other
centers 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.” CW
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