DuPont today announced the launch of the DuPont Customer Technical Center (CTC) here in partnership with the SIES School of Packaging. The DuPont CTC, through its state-of-the- art laboratories and innovative processing equipment, will offer DuPont(TM) Cyrel(R) flexographic printing technology and training to equipment manufacturers and industry partners in the domestic printing and packaging industry.

The new DuPont CTC, located at the SIES School of Packaging, also will demonstrate the efficacy of DuPont(TM) Cyrel(R) printing solutions, offer test and qualification facilities and provide services for equipment handling and plate-making. In addition, the DuPont CTC will provide students with the latest printing technologies and help study the cause and effect of plate making parameters.

The India center is the ninth CTC facility that DuPont operates or is affiliated with worldwide, and the third in the Asia Pacific region, after Shanghai, China, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

"DuPont pioneered the digital revolution in flexographic printing by introducing the first digitally imaged plate and system, as well as the DuPont proprietary Cyrel(R) FAST thermal processing technology which eliminates solvent processing and improves productivity," said Barry Granger, vice president and general manager -- DuPont Imaging Technologies. "India is one of the fastest growing markets for flexographic printing technology. We are committed to supporting that growth, and our customers, with our state-of-the- art technology."

Cyrel(R) FAST is one of the fastest growing technologies for advanced packaging graphics, with installations in 26 countries and on six continents. The business has exceeded industry growth rates annually, targeting multi- billion dollar industries that include graphic arts and consumer packaging.

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