Dürr India to focus on domestic market; forays into environmental and energy systems

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Dürr India to focus on domestic market; forays into environmental and energy systems

Chennai, April 1, 2009 – Dürr India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dürr Systems GmbH, announced its entry into environmental and energy systems in India. Dürr India will focus on the domestic market and introduce the “Ecopure” range of products and services. The local subsidiary will provide advanced technology solutions for ecological and environmental pollution control across diverse industries like automotive, chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceuticals, coating and other industries. Ecopure thermal oxidizers will be sourced through Dürr’s vendor base in India.

Dürr India will also provide a portfolio of services ranging from concept planning to the completion of turnkey projects, customer support and service. Through the “energy management program,” the company will advice and support customers with concepts to reduce energy consumption in the industrial manufacturing process.

Explaining the rationale of the focus, Mr. Sunil Gupta, Managing Director, Dürr India Private Ltd said: “US and European countries have stringent laws and regulations to curb the emission of harmful solvents into the atmosphere. But in India, we find that regulations have not been enforced effectively and hence, industries have not given importance to the issue. With an increasing emphasis on clean technology worldwide, we believe the domestic market has opened up. This is the right time for us to expand our operations here. Dürr Systems has manufactured more than 4000 systems for air purification worldwide, having an advantage of bringing more than 40 years of experience and expertise in our solution offerings to domestic customers.”

The Dürr Group is a supplier of plant and equipment that commands leading global market positions in its areas of activity. Business with the automotive industry accounts for about 85% of its sales. Dürr also supplies innovative manufacturing and environmental technologies for the aircraft, mechanical engineering, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The Dürr Group operates in the market through two divisions. The Paint and Assembly Systems division supplies production and painting technologies, mainly for automotive body and chassis manufacturing. The equipment and systems supplied by the Measuring and Process Systems division are used, among other things, for engine and transmission production and for final vehicle assembly. Dürr achieved sales of close to € 1.5 billion with approximately 6,000 employees in 2007. Dürr is present in 47 locations in 21 countries around the world.