We will certainly be able to sustain the kind of profitability in chlor-alkali as well as derivatives segment together: Maulik Patel, CMD, Meghmani Finechem

Despite his busy schedule, Maulik Patel, Chairman & Managing Director, Meghmani Finechem Limited spoke exclusively to Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News about the company's revenue target of Rs. 2,000 crore by FY2024, profitability numbers, mega expansion plans, capex plans, plant automation, achieving net carbon zero, and others. Excerpts of the interview:

We have doubled our production capacity: Kavita Sirothia, Best Agrolife Ltd.

We have doubled our production capacity: Kavita Sirothia, Best Agrolife Ltd.

80% of fertilizers packed in India are from our bagging machine: Sanjay Kalra

In India, 80% of fertilizers packed in India are from our bagging machine: Sanjay Kalra

We intend to focus more on larger equipment requirements and take it to 1,000 products: Viren Mehta

We intend to focus more on larger equipment requirements and take it to 1,000 products: Viren Mehta

Consumer preference towards safer food brings new technology in the industry : Raju Kapoor, Director of Industry & Public Affairs, FMC India

We are enriching farmer's buying capacity. We see that the production of horticultural crop is going up. This is helping in adaptation to the newer technology. Consumers demand for safer food is forcing industry to bring new technology for safer foods.

We are making fresh investment of Rs. 500 crore in downstream projects: Kaushal Soparkar, MD, Meghmani Finechem

The world is looking at India as a rising chemical sector country and this is going to benefit all chemical players. Meghmani Finechem invested Rs 800 crores in the last 3 years.

Lot of demand for hydrogen peroxide, chlorine derivatives and intermediates: Arun Tyagi, Head - Marketing, Nuberg Ltd

We are taking up a lot of initiatives on hydrogen. We are recognised as one of the most active players in the Middle East. Nuberg sees a lot of enquiries coming up from chemical and hydrogen peroxides and chlorine derivatives.

HIL India targets Rs 1000 crore revenue in 2021-22: S P Mohanty, CMD, HIL(India) Limited

Indian agrochemical sector is growing at a rapid pace. Many investments are coming in the Indian agrochemical industry. We have already proposed plans to the government for backward integration of our plants. We also have a JV with UPL Ltd and National Fertilizers Ltd. We have come up with an insecticidal mosquito net.

Andhra Pradesh is promoting PCPIR complex of state as the next Jamnagar of India : Mekapati Goutham Reddy

The state is looking to build self-sufficiency in petrochemical products and drive economies of scale for downstream chemical industries

New approaches to innovation will enable the manufacturing sector to reduce waste : A Mohammed, Director, Customer Solution Experience, India, Dassault Systemes

Azmathullah Mohammed, Director, Customer Solution Experience, India, Dassault Systemes talks exclusively to Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News on solutions offerings, clients in Chemical, Oil & Gas, Agrochemicals, and Pharmaceuticals, strategy for driving growth, accelerating sustainability and digital transformation, ‘ONE Lab’ industry solution, Drug Discovery hackathon, innovations planned, and incubating startups. Excerpts of the interview:

We have been creating new solutions to adapt to the changing conditions: C Mahajan, General Manager - Organisational Process Safety, Dekra India

Chhayendra Mahajan, General Manager - Organisational Process Safety, Dekra India spoke to Pravin Prashant, Editor, Indian Chemical News on India plans, global TIC market, solutions, key clients, challenges faced by oil and gas industry, and company's vision. Excerpts of the interview:

We plan to invest Rs. 1,000 Cr in the next 3 to 4 years : Priyanka Chigurupati, Executive Director, Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc.

In an exclusive interview with Rahul Koul of Indian Chemical News, Priyanka Chigurupati, Executive Director, Granules Pharmaceuticals Inc. USA shared details about the company's performance, R&D initiatives, Capex plan, CSR, and future outlook. Excerpts of the interview:

PAYAL is the only private PCPIR

2021: Year of the Chemical Industry; Deepak C. Mehta, Chairman, Deepak Group

The Govt is quite proactive with many favorable steps for the Indian chemical industry. However, there is a need to improve infrastructure as well as to develop a great ecosystem for industry to realize its growth potential.

We are working on attaining additional capabilities and building relevant infrastructure to foray into newer areas: Sunil Chari, MD and Co-Founder, Rossari Biotech

Sunil Chari, Managing Director and Co-Founder, Rossari Biotech Limited shares his views on global trends on Performance Chemicals and Textile Specialty Chemicals, new products, company’s performance, R&D plans, Capex investment, CSR plans and others.

PI is amongst the top 5 players globally in the agro chem CSM space : Mayank Singhal, VC & MD, PI Industries

Mayank Singhal, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, PI Industries Limited shared his views on global trends on crop protection chemicals, R&D plans, production capacity, key milestones, company’s performance, Capex plans, CSR activities, outlook and much more.

Setting up complete value chains in india : Rajendra V. Gogri, CMD, Aarti Industries

Rajendra V. Gogri, Chairman & Managing Director, Aarti Industries Limited shares his views on global trends on Speciality Chemicals and pharma, plans for FY 2021-22.

We are now entering Chlor Alkali and also working on Benzene based speciality chemicals : Ankit Patel, ED, Bodal Chemicals

Ankit Patel, Executive Director, Bodal Chemicals Ltd. shares his insights on global trends, milestones achieved, growth forecast, R&D initiatives, expansion plans, Capex and others.

Position India as a global hub for chemical manufacturing : Maulik Mehta, CEO, Deepak Nitrite

Maulik Mehta, CEO, Deepak Nitrite Limited shares his views on global trends, company’s performance, R&D plans, supply chain plans, plans of DPL and DNL, expansion plans and CSR activities.

We see a lot of promising new projects in refinery : Anil Bhatia, VP & MD, Emerson Automation Solutions - India

Anil Bhatia, Vice President and Managing Director for Emerson’s Automation Solutions business in India, shares his insights on digital trends in India and globally, his company’s performance in India, as well as expansion plans, and solution offerings.

We are targeting revenue of Rs. 1,500 Cr in FY 2021-22 : M P Aggarwal, Promoter, Sajjan India

We should be in a win-win situation both from topline and bottomline.

We will grow at 10-15% in revenue and 30-35% in profit in FY20-21 : Parag Jhaveri, CMD, Yasho Industries

More revenue will come from lubricant and rubber segment and it will contribute around 60-70% in the next 2 years

Our Capex plan is Rs. 170 crore each in FY2020-21 and FY2021-22 : Unnathan Shekhar, MD, Galaxy Surfactants

The global home and personal care market is upwards of US $500 bn of which personal care is US $400 bn and home care is US $150 bn

We are setting up a new manufacturing plant to produce new agro-molecules : M P Aggarwal, Promoter, Sajjan India

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