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Pune, India, September 2, 2011
Focus on Local Collaboration in Automotive in 6 key areas of ‘Lightweight’, ‘Improved Performance’, ‘Sustainability’, ‘Alternative Drive’, ‘Safety’ and ‘Comfort & Design’
DuPont announced today 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.
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| DuPont leaders and guests at the official inauguration of the Innovation Center in India. (left to right) Vijay Shrinivas, business development, DuPont India; Dr. D.J. Kulkarni, deputy director, ARAI; Diane Gulyas, president, DuPont Performance Polymers; Dr. Jindal, head of commercial vehicle design, Tata Motors; James Hay, regional director, DPP - Asia Pacific; Mr. Vinay Pathak, CEO, Tata Marco Polo Motors Ltd.; Balvinder Singh Kalsi, president, DuPont South Asia; Harold Snyder, global technology director, DPP; Mr. Nagbhushan, head of passenger vehicle design, Tata Motors; Amandeep Singh Cheema, business leader, DPP - India; Philippe Hanck, business director, emerging markets - DPP; Yasuhiko Ohashi, general manager, Innovation Center in India. |
DuPont India Innovation Center’s primary focus is on the automotive segment; and it acts as a collaborative platform for automotive OEMs and component & 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 – wherever they are in the world.
“The Collaboration Space in the Center provides an environment for our customers and partners to connect real time with our team of 9500 DuPont scientists, chemists and engineers located in 100 R&D and technical centers around the world. Leveraging 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,” said Balvinder Singh Kalsi, President – South Asia, DuPont.
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India is one of the world’s fastest growing automotive markets in the world. Hence, it can be both a challenge and an opportunity to develop products and solutions in areas of “sustainability”, “lightweight”, “improved performance”, ”alternative drive”, “safety” and “comfort & 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. 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,” commented Amandeep Singh Cheema, Business Leader, DuPont Performance Polymers – India, and Project Leader for DuPont India Innovation Center.
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. While the Innovation Center in Korea services the electronics and automotive industries, the one in Taiwan focuses on the electronics and communications markets, and Thailand’s Center will be working on programs 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 H. 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.”
For more information about DuPont India Innovation Center, please visit: http://www.innovationcenter.dupont.co.in ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
About DuPont India: DuPont India (in.dupont.com) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Wilmington, Delaware, US-based E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. DuPont relationship with India began more than 200 years ago when it received its first shipment of raw materials from India to produce black powder for explosives in 1802. Today, DuPont India markets a wide range of products in varied market segments. With over 1900 employees (as of end-2010), six production facilities in three locations and a world-class DuPont Knowledge Center in Hyderabad, DuPont India has been growing at double-digit rate annually in the last five years.
About DuPont: DuPont (NYSE: DD) has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace in the form of innovative products, materials, and services since 1802. The company believes that by collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and protecting life and the environment. For additional information about DuPont and its commitment to inclusive innovation, please visit http://www.dupont.com.
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