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Pune | 4 November 2025: Orbia, a global leader in sustainable materials and infrastructure solutions, today officially unveiled its new IT Hub in Pune, signalling a major step forward in accelerating its global digital‐transformation agenda.
Strategic Move: Why Pune, Why Now
Orbia has selected Pune as the location for its new Global/IT Hub, a decision grounded in India’s talent-rich ecosystem, strong engineering base, and innovation-oriented infrastructure.
According to Orbia, the hub is intended to strengthen its digital, data, and technology capabilities across its business groups – spanning Polymer Solutions, Precision Agriculture, Connectivity Solutions, Building & Infrastructure, and Fluor & Energy Materials. Pune stood out for its robust IT/ R&D ecosystem, skilled workforce, and infrastructure that can support scalable, secure, future-ready technology delivery. The establishment was done in collaboration with Zinnov, a global management & strategy consulting firm.
What the Hub Will Do
The new Orbia Pune IT Hub is designed to serve as a global delivery and digital-acceleration centre. Some of its key focus areas include:
- Data Analytics & Automation
- Cloud Engineering & Infrastructure
- Cybersecurity & Risk / Secure-by-design approaches
- Digital Engineering & Scalable Solutions Delivery
- Enhancing Operational Agility, Decision-making Speed, Customer / Stakeholder Experience
These capabilities will support Orbia’s multiple business units globally, enabling more efficient operations, smarter processes, and sustainability-oriented outcomes.
The hub is intended not merely as a back-office or support function, but a strategic “talent + innovation” centre that will help Orbia evolve its digital architecture and scale its transformation ambitions.
Leadership & Vision
- Andrea Bergamini, Vice President and CIO at Orbia, emphasized that India has long been a strategic partner, and that the Pune Hub will embed innovation and digital expertise more deeply into Orbia’s operations globally.
- Rajya-Lakshmi Tokachichu, Head – Orbia IT Pune, Data & Digital Technologies, commented that the Hub reflects Orbia’s commitment to “building world-class digital capabilities from India,” with focus on data, automation, digital engineering for global value.
- Karthik Padmanabhan, Managing Partner at Zinnov, noted that the Pune IT Hub exemplifies how established global enterprises can combine purpose, technology and talent to drive sustainable, scalable innovation.
What It Means (Impact/ Significance)
- For Orbia: It strengthens its global technology backbone by adding a centre in India which can scale digital engineering, accelerate automation, support sustainability goals, and improve time-to-insight via data analytics.
- For India/ Pune: The hub reinforces India’s role as a destination not just for execution, but for digital R&D, transformation-oriented engineering, automation, and secure operations. It enhances Pune’s credibility among global firms investing in tech + sustainability.
- For Talent & Innovation Ecosystem: The hub is likely to stimulate demand for advanced skills (cloud, AI/data analytics, cybersecurity), encourage stronger linkages between Orbia/ industry and local institutions (engineering colleges / R&D centres), and support growth of innovation-led digital services in the region.
Looking Ahead
As the Orbia Pune IT Hub ramps up its operations, its performance and growth trajectory will be closely watched, both as a gauge of how global sustainability-driven firms embed digital transformation in India, and as a benchmark for Pune’s continuing evolution as a technology-innovation centre.
The success of the Hub could encourage more sustainability-centric global corporations to choose Pune as a base for scalable digital/ engineering capabilities.
