DuPont to hire 1,750 in India  

U.S.-based DuPont said that it will increase its personnel in India to about 3,500 in the succeeding two to three years to meet manpower requirements to achieve its revenue target of US$1 billion in India by 2013. Elaborating on the areas for new hiring, DuPont India President Balvinder S. Kalsi said: “These will be across the business areas, including sales and marketing, technical support, research and development and engineering.” Elaborating on the areas for new hirings, Kalsi said: “These will be across the business areas, including sales and marketing, technical support, research and development and engineering.” On the R&D side DuPont India will double its headcount to 600 within the next two to three years. Kalsi said while DuPont’s main growth drivers continue to be its divisions, DuPont Titanium Technologies, DuPont Crop Protection and Pioneer Seeds, new segments will also start contributing significantly. “Areas like agriculture, food, electronics, renewable energy, biofuels, infrastructure and automotive are future growth segments,” he said. (August 23, 2010)