Dow Corning Constructs New Plant in India to Meet Region's Strong Demand for Silicon-Based Products
17 Novembre 2005 - 4:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
New facility also features customer applications lab MIDLAND, Mich.
and MUMBAI, India, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dow Corning
Corporation (http://www.dowcorning.com/ ) is building a new
manufacturing facility in Pune, India that is scheduled to be open
for operation in 2006. The new plant, to be located in the MIDC
Industrial Park in Ranjangaon, will help Dow Corning meet the
region's expanding customer demand for silicon-based products.
"Thanks to our customers, we have been fortunate to enjoy excellent
growth and increasing demand in India," explained Raj Kapur,
managing director of Dow Corning India Pvt. Ltd. "This new facility
will help us support the needs of local and multinational
customers, and is an important part of our growth plans for India
and for Asia." The site will also include an Applications
Engineering Technical Services laboratory designed to provide a
location for Dow Corning and customers to research, develop and
innovate products. The applications center will provide customers
in the region access to leading technological equipment as well as
Dow Corning technical professionals. "Dow Corning has been serving
various Indian industries for over 20 years and the construction of
this new manufacturing facility validates our long- term commitment
to this emerging region," said Robert D. Hansen, Dow Corning vice
president and general manager of core products. "We see significant
potential for silicon-based materials, technologies and solutions
in this dynamic, fast-expanding market." The new Dow Corning plant
will manufacture an array of value-added products for the Indian
and Asian market, including polymers, lubricants, sealants, and
emulsions. The facility is located in a premier industrial area
that is host to a diverse array of leading Indian and multinational
companies from the electronics, food manufacturing and automotive
industries. The new plant will help Dow Corning address soaring
global demand for silicon-based materials in a wide variety of
industries and emerging markets. "Particularly in Asia, the growth
in the last few years has been outstanding, and it is anticipated
that this growth will continue," said Kapur. Dow Corning
(http://www.dowcorning.com/ ) provides performance-enhancing
solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers
worldwide. A global leader in silicon-based technology and
innovation, offering more than 7,000 products and services, Dow
Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) and
Corning, Incorporated (NYSE:GLW). More than half of Dow Corning's
annual sales are outside the US. Dow Corning India Pvt. Ltd. was
established in February 2000 after acquiring its former joint
venture company. DATASOURCE: Dow Corning Corporation CONTACT:
Jarrod Erpelding (USA), +1-989-496-1582, , Liliana Ng (China), +852
2835 0387, or Asha Albert (India), +91 22 5694 6810, all of Dow
Corning Corporation Web site: http://www.dowcorning.com/
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