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November 10, 2016 01:00 AM

Apollo opens global R&D center in India

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    Apollo Tyres Ltd. Chairman Onkar Kanwar cuts the ribbon on his company's Global R&D Centre near Chennai, as Neeraj Kanwar, vice chairman and managing director looks on.

    CHENNAI, India (Nov. 10, 2016) — Apollo Tyres Ltd. has inaugurated a Global Research & Development Centre located near its Chennai tire factory in that city's Oragadam Industrial Corridor.

    The center, Apollo's second “global” R&D facility, will service the product development needs for the Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa regions, Apollo said, with a staff of roughly 140.

    “Apollo Tyres has been at the forefront of launching breakthrough products over the past four decades suiting the Indian context,” Apollo Tyres Chairman Onkar Kanwar said at the facility's christening. The new center “will break new frontiers and accelerate our R&D vision for India and the region.”

    Mr. Kanwar also said this step aligns with the vision of Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi for “Brand India” — with technology being one of the core sectors for India's becoming a global power.

    Apollo Tyres' Global R&D Centre near Chennai, India

    Apollo invested $13.5 million to build the center, which will complement Apollo's first global R&D facility, which opened in 2013 in Enschede, The Netherlands. That facility focuses on developing products for the European theater, with 150 employees.

    Besides the two global R&D centers, Apollo Tyres has set up satellite R&D centers in Bengaluru, India, and Raunheim, Germany, focusing on integrating electronics into tire technology and working towards establishing ties with leading German OE customers, respectively.

    The Oragadam Industrial Corridor is home to a number of vehicle makers and suppliers, including Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, Renault-Nissan, Tenneco Automotive India, etc.

    It's also close to the Global Automotive Research Centre, a unit of India's National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP) that offers comprehensive testing services on a 300-plus acre facility.

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