These entrepreneurs are trailblazing into areas of clean technology that will ultimately be integral and fundamental aspects of the plastics, chemicals and fuel industries.
Cruz says a series of companies have already invested in automotive technology projects there, including US Farathane, a leading source ofplastics for the auto industry.
Haldia is already a licensee of Basell's technology in commodity plastics, and might fancy direct access to Basell's wide expertise in more upmarket stuff.