Chemplast Sanmar Limited is an Indian chemical company. It is a major manufacturer of PVC resins, chlorochemicals and piping systems.

History

The company was formed in 1962 to manufacture PVC resins/compounds and fabricate PVC products. In 1967 a PVC Plant at Mettur was commissioned with a capacity of 6,000 TPA, in collaboration with

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. PVC pipes production commenced. It was among the pioneers to bring PVC pipes to India. The Cuddalore PVC project was commissioned in September 2009. In 1985 the company acquired a controlling stake of Mettur Chemical & Industrial Corporation (MCIC) Ltd.

Organization

Chemplast Sanmar Limited is part of Sanmar Group which has businesses in Chemicals, Shipping, Engineering and Metals. It has a turnover of over 65 billion and a presence in some 25 businesses, with manufacturing units spread over numerous locations in India. Chemplast Sanmar's manufacturing facilities are located at

Mettur Mettur is an industrial and tourist town located in the Salem district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is best known for the Mettur Dam which is the largest dam in south India. Mettur is also known for its power generation, chemical man ...

Panruti Panruti is a developing city, municipality and taluk headquarters of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India. Panruti is located between Cuddalore and Neyveli. Panruti is famous for jackfruits and cashew nuts. The jackfruit grown here is exported ...

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and

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in Tamil Nadu, Shinoli in Maharashtra, and

Karaikal Karaikal ( /kʌdɛkʌl/, french: Karikal /kaʁikal/) is a town of the Indian Union Territory of Puducherry. Karaikal was sold to the French by the Rajah of Thanjavur and became a French Colony in 1739. The French held control, with occasi ...

in the Union Territory of Puducherry. Cuddalore PCV is the largest such project in Tamil Nadu. Its aggregate capacity of 235,000 tons makes it one of India's largest PVC players. Mettur Chemical & Industrial Corporation (MCIC) Ltd makes caustic soda 48000 TPA and chloromethane 11000 TPA.

Recognition

* "Innovative Case Study" at the 7th National Award for Excellence in Water Management (2010) * "Excellent Water Efficient Unit" 7th National Award for Excellence in Water Management (20100 for the successful case study of zero liquid discharge at Mettur.

Zero liquid discharge

Chemplast Sanmar implemented ZLD in all its manufacturing plants. Chemplast has not discharged treated effluent since September 2009 in Mettur while Cuddalore and Karaikkal have never discharged treated effluent. On 10 August 2021, Chemplast Sanmar opened its

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at a price band of 530-541 per share.

Sports

The Sanmar Group has supported

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for over 50 years. Chemplast Sanmar supports Jolly Rovers and the Alwarpet Cricket Club in the Tamil Nadu Cricket Academy (TNCA) 1st Division.{{Cite news, url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/Pitching-for-cricket/article12077965.ece, title=Pitching for cricket, first=Prince, last=Frederick, newspaper=The Hindu , date=6 October 2009, via=www.thehindu.com

References

External links

Chemplast Sanmar website
Chemical companies of India Manufacturing companies based in Chennai Chemical companies established in 1962 1962 establishments in Madras State Indian companies established in 1962 Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Companies listed on the National Stock Exchange of India