Made in India Daicel Airbag Inflator

In January, Kita-Ku, Osaka headquartered Daicel Corporation made public the plans to establish a new production site for automobile airbag inflators in India. It is aimed at meeting the growth potential in the segment as a follow-up move to establish a sales base - Daicel Safety Systems India Pvt. Ltd. (DSSI), in Gurugram, Haryana. To be constructed at OneHub Chennai Industrial Park in Tamil Nadu, the plant is expected to start operations in December 2023. A strategic shift from the erstwhile supply of ‘Made in Thailand’ among other country made airbag inflators, the new plant is a testimony to the thrust on localisation. DSSI is looking to strengthen the automobile manufacturer and airbag module manufacturer supply chains in India with this move. Besides inflator production, it is looking to develop the India plant as a hub for parts procurement too.