Leicestershire, U.K.-based Electrolube, maker of electro-chemicals, established a new manufacturing facility in Bangalore, offering the advantages of shorter lead times and reliability of supply. Electrolube India has run a successful technical sales operation in the city since 2012, reports EMSNow.

The new factory, which will start operations in August 2016, will have an initial focus on the production of encapsulation resins, conformal coatings and thermal management materials. Electrolube managing director, Ron Jakeman, commented, “India is poised to become one of the world’s prime electronics manufacturing regions. Both export and local markets are booming and demand for specialized services and products, such as those provided by Electrolube, is growing rapidly.”

Electrolube India’s sales manager, Padmanabha Shaktivelu, added, “Electrolube’s business and reputation have grown exponentially since our initial opening in India four years ago. There is enormous potential for growth in India with endless opportunities for Electrolube’s specialty products to help customers find new solutions to old problems. We have also discovered that local manufacturers are keen to enhance their green credentials and we will be investing further in promoting our eco-friendly, aromatic-free conformal coatings and water-based cleaning solutions, as well as the full range of coatings, greases, resins and cleaning products.”