India is a significant contributor to Donaldson’s current sales, says Dahlgren
Donaldson India Filtration Systems Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Donaldson Company Inc (NYSE-DCI), has opened new industrial air filtration facility in Pune for the South Asian markets.
“India is a very important market for Donaldson, and we are deeply committed to this South Asia Region,” said Andrew Dahlgren, Vice President of Donaldson Asia Pacific, after inaugurating the 50,000 sq ft facility at Chakan Industrial Area on 28 June 2022.
“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,” he said.
“Our fiscal 2021 sales in Asia Pacific were US$649 million, representing 23% of the company’s total sales. In fiscal 2021, total company Industrial Filtration Solutions sales were about US$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,” he underlined.
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.
“The Pune facility will allow us to provide more of our products, with an emphasis on manufacturing them locally,” added Viraj Kadam, Managing Director of Donaldson South Asia.
“This is in line with our government’s ‘Make in India’ focus.
“Donaldson is a leading player in the industrial air filtration market in South Asia,” said Kadam.
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).
Globally, Donaldson operates 50 manufacturing plants and 22 distribution centers in more than 20 countries.
Founded in 1915, the company plans to continue to expand its strong global footprint to ensure customers in every market have access to its diversified portfolio of value-added products and solutions. fiinews.com
