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INNOVATION DAY 2024

Dow India emphasises key role of partnerships

in driving innovation

Dow Chemical International Pvt.
Ltd. (Dow India) organised the third
edition of its fl agship event, Innovation
Day 2024, in Navi Mumbai recently, to
showcase its research achievements and
capabilities. The event, which brought
together over 200 of the company’s
customers and partners, witnessed
experts from Dow and other organisa-
tions deliberate on possible collective
actions, collaboration opportunities
and learnings to enable innovations and
sustainable growth for all.

Leaders from Dow’s Indian and US
operations highlighted its commitment
to bring innovative solutions through
its R&D capabilities at the Dow India Mr. Ghosal, who further said that from
Technology Centre (DITC) in the mate- 2018, the DITC has managed to con-
rials science space. vert a signifi cant number of innovation
ideas into patents.
Mr. Siddhartha Ghosal, R&D/
TS&D Leader, Site Director for DITC, Mr. Chandrakant Nayak, Country
Dow India, underlined the company’s President and CEO of Dow India, said
vision is to become “the most customer- the company has cemented its position
centric, innovative, sustainable and in India as a technology leader, which
inclusive company”. He noted that values innovation and partnership with
DITC, spread over 100,000 square feet, customers. The company’s operations
harnesses the company’s innovation are spread over six locations in the
capabilities in collaboration with custo- country, including three manufacturing
mers across its entire value chain. sites, three established Centres of
ous industry segments like packaging, Excellence, and one commercial offi ce.
“Dow India is uniquely positioned speciality plastics, coating materials,
at the forefront of multiple products, polyurethanes, silicones, construction “We are growing in India – we are
addressing various market segments. By chemicals, etc and core R&D groups in the process of setting up global hubs
leveraging its innovation capabilities in like materials engineering centre, for integrated supply chain, purchasing,
close collaboration with key partners, engineering and process science and human resources, information systems
Dow India is focused on developing analytical science. and environment & safety,” he said.
R&D solutions, that allow customers “India’s role in the global supply chain
to dedicate more time to improving “DITC is a one-stop-shop for all is growing, and we are committed to
business effi ciency and driving greater our customers, providing innovative harnessing this momentum to drive
impact by simplifying their challenges,’ solutions for various market verticals. sustainable innovation across the
he said. We have developed local solutions that industry,” he added.
help our customers with innovative
DITC has dedicated labs for vari- sustainable product solutions,” said Mr. Nayak also took the opportunity

138 Chemical Weekly September 17, 2024

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