WCA March 2016

Industry news

Delfingen continues Asia expansion with new India plant

❍ The entrance to the new plant in Pune, India

significant importance to our global growth as it will become soon the fourth largest after China, US and Japan. “This investment reflects our commitment to serve our growing base of customers and will enable us to offer the excellent customer service, innovative products, new technology and efficient manufacturing processes our customers expect here in India.” The festivities were conducted in a traditional way with ‘Ganesh Vandana’ followed by a lamp lighting ceremony and traditional Indian dances. Delfingen Industry SA – France Website : www.delfingen.com Volvo a new client Leoni now counts the Volvo Car Corporation among its passenger car customers. According to the first order from the Swedish car manufacturer, Leoni will supply wiring harnesses for future Volvo Cars models. Leoni will be able to support Volvo Cars’ growth objectives on a worldwide basis, being present with research and development capacities as well as seven production facilities for wiring systems in the Americas and Asia. Having Volvo Cars among its clientele, Leoni enlarges its customer base, moving forward on its own growth path. Leoni AG – Germany Website : www.leoni.com

DELFINGEN, a global automotive supplier and manufacturer of on-board network protection solutions and fluid transfer tubing, has celebrated the official opening of its new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Pune, India. Established in Pune in 2013, following the acquisition of the company Kartar, Delfingen has just moved to a newly constructed plant with over 6,000ft 2 area, in accordance with the group’s industrial excellence standards. The new facility will enable the company to increase its production capacity and accommodate business growth for the Indian market. The Pune plant’s operations include 150 co-workers specialised in the manufacturing of extruded protection tubing for wiring harnesses, profiles for seat trim fastening and technical tubing for fluid transfer. The grand opening ceremony was attended by Gérald Streit, CEO, and the Delfingen executive committee, together with many customers and business partners. “Delfingen continues to execute the globalisation pillar of our proven strategy. India is an attractive region with strong growth potential and this new facility allows us to provide local production of the highest quality and will deliver exceptional value to our customers,” said Mr Streit. Damien Personeni, executive vice president, said: “The development of the Indian automotive market is of

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