DuPont Inc., the global science driven company today launched a new Application Development Centre in Hyderabad to meet the technology demands of the automotive industry. 

The Centre will be part of the DuPont Knowledge Centre (DKC) here. It will focus on integrating advanced material science with other scientific disciplines to develop solutions for light weighting, engine performance, enhancing comfort and safety aspects in the automotive sector.

These capabilities also are relevant to other industries such as railways, electrical / electronic components, food processing, agriculture, irrigation, textile etc., a press release from the company said.  

“The integration of scientific disciplines in advanced materials, such as high-performance polymers and elastomers, are critical to developing cost-effective and sustainable solutions to some of the big challenges that our company is focusing on, for example, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels,” said DuPont Performance Polymers President Diane H. Gulyas, based in Delaware, US, the headquarters of the company.

The facility is connected to the global DuPont community of 10,000 scientists and engineers around the world, thus connecting our global science capability to local market needs. It will enhance our ability to serve customers in India and South Asia,” said Rajeev A. Vaidya, President, South Asia & ASEAN, DuPont.

The Application Development Centre houses thermoplastic and elastomer processing and testing equipment. It complements the manufacturing facilities in Savli, Gujarat, and the DuPont India Innovation Centre in Pune, said Homi Bhedwar, technology Director, South Asia and ASEAN.

Somasekhar.m@thehindu.co.in  

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