Expansions: Toyo Ink India inaugurates research centre in Bengaluru; Wacker expands to Indonesia with office/technical centre

Toyo Ink India Pvt. Ltd., a member of Japan’s Artience Group, has announced the inauguration of a research centre in India known as aTIC-India at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. This marks the group’s first research centre outside Japan.

The research centre will focus on molecular-level research to develop next-generation, sustainable, and high-performance materials, says the company. The centre will support industrial applications across infrastructure, communication, healthcare, energy and advanced electronics. Established in collaboration with IISc Bengaluru, aTIC-India is the outcome of a shared vision that began in 2021 and evolved through continuous dialogue, trust, and partnership.

Located on the IISc campus, the centre reflects artience group’s long-term commitment to India — not only as a growing market, but as a strategic manufacturing and innovation hub, it further adds.

Toyo Ink India acknowledged the critical contribution of IISc Professors and Researchers, whose scientific expertise and guidance have been foundational to the establishment of aTIC-India. The centre is envisioned as a platform for co-creation, bringing together academia and
industry to address real-world challenges through advanced materials research.
The company also expressed appreciation to its brand owners and industry partners for their continued trust and collaboration, encouraging them to actively engage with aTIC-India by bringing real problem statements and their unmet needs for joint development.

In other news, German chemical firm Wacker has opened an integrated office and laboratory facility in Jakarta, Indonesia.Located in the Bintaro Central Business District of Jakarta, the 931-sq-m facility spans two floors combining modern office space with laboratory infrastructure.

The first floor houses three technical centres catering to customers from industrial sectors and the construction industry. The second floor includes office space and another technical centre, which services the consumer and healthcare industries. All the technical centres are jointly support customers of Wacker’s Silicones and Polymers divisions.

The opening also marks the legal establishment of PT Wacker Chemicals Indonesia, effective February 4, 2026. This step allows Wacker to operate with

greater local autonomy, strengthen regulatory compliance, and expand collaboration with customers and distributors in Indonesia, it adds.

The consolidation of all four laboratories facilitates closer knowledge exchange and synergies across polymer and silicone technologies. This is particularly important for customers in the construction, coatings, and consumer care industries, where integrated solutions and rapid information flow support innovation and performance, it further states.

In particular, the new construction laboratory reflects Wacker’s focus on Indonesia’s construction sector, a key driver of economic growth supported by large-scale infrastructure projects. The enhanced consumer and healthcare laboratory also supports Indonesia’s key role as a regional hub for the halal beauty industry.

Wacker has been supplying silicone and polymer specialties to Southeast Asia for many years, with the Asian subsidiary established in 1984. It has also operated a technical centre in Singapore since 2007 and has several technical centres in the Asia region, such as in Australia, China, India, South Korea, and now also in Indonesia.

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