Donaldson Celebrates Grand Opening of New Plant in Pune, India
#Donaldson #DonaldsonIndiaFiltrationSystems #FiltrationProducts“Donaldson is a leading player in the industrial air filtration market in South Asia. This new facility in Pune will allow us to provide more of our products, with an emphasis on manufacturing them locally.” - Viraj Kadam, Managing Director of Donaldson South Asia
June 2022 : Donaldson India Filtration Systems Pvt. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Donaldson Company, Inc (NYSE-DCI), a leading worldwide manufacturer of innovative filtration products and solutions, on June 28th, 2022, celebrated the grand opening of its new industrial air filtration facility in Pune, India.
Mr. Kadam, Managing Director of Donaldson South Asia, said,, “Donaldson is a leading player in the industrial air filtration market in South Asia. This new facility in Pune will allow us to provide more of our products, with an emphasis on manufacturing them locally. This is in line with our government’s ‘Make in India’ focus.”
The new Donaldson facility is 50,000 square feet, located at Chakan Industrial Area in Pune, and is being inaugurated by Andrew Dahlgren, Vice President of Donaldson Asia Pacific. The industrial dust, fume and mist collectors and filters produced at the plant for the South Asian Market include:
● Downflo® series of cartridge collectors (Downflo® Oval, Downflo® Evolution and Packaged Downflo® Evolution),
● PowerCore® CP series of cartridge dust collectors (CPV and CPC), and
● Dalamatic® line of baghouse collectors (Dalamatic® Cased and Dalamatic® Insertable).
These industry-leading collectors and filters, part of Donaldson’s Industrial Filtration Solutions reporting unit, help manufacturers increase efficiency, reduce operating costs and provide a cleaner workspace for employees.
On the occasion of the grand opening, Mr. Dahlgreen said, “India is a very important market for Donaldson, and we are deeply committed to this South Asia Region. Our fiscal 2021 sales in Asia Pacific were $649 million, representing 23% of the company’s total sales. In fiscal 2021, total company Industrial Filtration Solutions sales were about $622 million and grew 16.3% year over year. India is a significant contributor to current sales and a source of significant growth in the region. This investment enables us to localize more of our production and serve our customers more effectively in the region, particularly with today’s supply chain challenges.”
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