BASF Catalysts India Private Limited inaugurates new R&D laboratory for automotive emissions control solutions

2024-08-04 14:40:01

CHENNAI, India, Aug. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BASF Catalysts India Private Limited (BCIL), a subsidiary of BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS), has inaugurated a new Research, Development and Application (RD&A) laboratory at its Mahindra World City, Tamil Nadu, Chennai facility. The strategic investment is focused on developing emission control catalysts tailored to the unique needs of the Indian automotive market.

“This new R&D lab will enable us to develop market-specific catalyst formulations that meet the unique needs of the Indian market with agility and flexibility,” said Saeed Alerasool, Senior Vice President, R&D, ECMS. “With this investment, ECMS is well positioned to help our customers respond to changes resulting from fuel diversification as well as more stringent tailpipe emissions requirements, and ensures our readiness to support future automotive technologies.”

The opening of the new laboratory is a key step in line with the evolution of the Indian automotive industry and the Indian government’s focus on diversifying fuel sources, including further adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), renewable biofuels and hydrogen. This requires local Original Equipment Manufacturers to produce flex-fuel vehicles capable of running on any blend of biofuel and gasoline. In addition, upcoming stricter emissions requirements pose new challenges for automakers in India.

“With this new laboratory at our Chennai facility, BCIL is able to provide end-to-end support to our customers, from initial catalyst development to final product delivery,” said Sujan Saha, India Business Head and Southeast Asia Head, Mobile Emissions Catalysts. “It also enhances our local capacity to more quickly meet the specific needs of Indian customers.”

Dirk Bremm, President and CEO of ECMS (front right) and Saeed Alerasool, Senior Vice President of RD&A for ECMS (front left), inaugurated the new RD&A lab in Chennai, India. They were joined by other ECMS leaders, including Daniel Wussow, Senior Vice President of Mobile Emissions Catalysts (middle left) and Sujan Saha, Head of India Business and Head of Southeast Asia, Mobile Emissions Catalysts (to Saeed’s left).

Sobre a BASF Catalysts India Private Limited
BASF Catalysts India Private Limited (BCIL), the Indian subsidiary of BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS), is a leading provider of catalysts for the Indian automotive market. Starting operations in 1998, BCIL pioneered the automotive emissions industry with the first catalyst manufacturing plant in India. BCIL manufactures and supplies emission control catalysts for the automotive market from its facility in Mahindra World City, south of Chennai. Research and development of mobile emissions catalysts is supported by six global R&D centers at ECMS.

Sobre BASF a Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions
Leveraging its deep expertise as a global leader in catalysis and precious metals, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions (ECMS) serves customers across many industries, including automotive, aerospace, indoor air quality, semiconductors and the hydrogen economy, and provides full-cycle services with its precious metals trading and recycling offering. With a focus on circular solutions and sustainability, ECMS is committed to helping our customers create a cleaner and more sustainable world. Our new purpose of protecting the elements of life inspires us to create ever new solutions. ECMS operates in 16 countries, has more than 4,500 employees and 21 production sites.

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