DuPont, Gail enter marketing alliance

DuPont and Gas Authority of India Ltd (Gail) have entered into a marketing alliance to jointly develop markets for DDG three-layer polyethylene pipe coating systems (used on steel pipes). Under the alliance, both companies will jointly market the product in India, Arabia, Turkey and Russia.

‘‘DuPont is very pleased to have this alliance with Gail. It allows us to offer solutions that contribute to protecting national assets — India’s pipelines, and to contribute to the country’s economic growth by offering world-class solutions for protecting pipelines throughout the region,’’ said DuPont India president Henrique H Ubrig at the signing of the agreement with Gail in Delhi on Thursday.

Gail chairman and managing director Prashanto Banerjee said: ‘‘Given the technical soundness of the system and the strengths of each company, we are confident the association will be a mutually beneficial one.’’ The DDG system is for the exterior protection of Gail’s new steel pipelines, the DuPont statement said. DuPont and Gail have been working jointly in recent months.