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    tesa Customer Solution Center Opens in Chennai

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    tesa Customer Solution Center

    Chennai: tesa has announced the opening of its new tesa Customer Solution Center (CSC) in Chennai, India. The facility marks a significant step in the company’s strategic “Local for Local” approach, ensuring closer engagement with customers across Asia-Pacific.

    The tesa Customer Solution Center in Chennai joins a global network of 11 CSCs, complementing similar hubs in Japan, South Korea, and Thailand.

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    tesa Customer Solution Center to Drive Customer Proximity

    Designed to accelerate collaboration, the new tesa customer solution center offers adhesive tape evaluation, teardown studies, technical seminars, and hands-on product training. It will enable the joint development of customized adhesive solutions tailored to the needs of industries including automotive, electronics, and packaging.

    According to Andreas Gunnestrand, Regional President tesa Asia-Pacific, “With the opening of our Customer Solution Center in Chennai, we are consistently implementing our global ‘Local for Local’ strategy. This is about proximity in every sense—geographical, cultural, and through strong collaboration with our customers.”

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    Enhancing Regional Competitiveness with Local for Local Strategy

    The Local for Local approach strengthens supply chain resilience, ensures continuous availability, and enables faster responses to dynamic market needs. With closer geographic proximity, tesa can deliver flexible and competitive solutions aligned with regional requirements.

    About tesa SE

    tesa SE develops innovative adhesive solutions for industrial, commercial, and consumer applications. With over 7,000 adhesive products, the company supports sectors ranging from automotive and electronics to printing and construction. In 2024, tesa reported sales of €1.7 billion, with approximately 75% generated from industrial applications.

    The company operates in 100 countries with production facilities in Germany, Italy, China, the USA, and Vietnam. Sustainability is a key priority, with investments in eco-friendly products, solvent-free manufacturing, and renewable energy.

    Today, more than 130 tesa adhesive tapes are used in electric vehicles and over 70 in smartphones, underscoring the company’s role as a reliable innovation partner worldwide.

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    • Salil Urunkar

      Salil Urunkar is a senior journalist and the editorial mind behind Sahyadri Startups. With years of experience covering Pune’s entrepreneurial rise, he’s passionate about telling the real stories of founders, disruptors, and game-changers.

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