Ajay Virmani, Managing Director, Lords Chloro Alkali Limited has been elected as the new President of Alkali Manufacturers Association of India (AMAI), the body of Rs. 36,000 crore Alkali and chloro-vinyl industry in the country.

Aditya A. Shriram, Dy Managing Director of DCM Shriram Ltd. has taken over as the new Vice President at the 46th Annual General Meeting of AMAI held at New Delhi today.

Virmani, a chartered accountant by qualification, and a veteran of the industry has had long innings of two decades in the textiles sector before moving to chlor-alkali industry. In the last two years, Virmani has served the industry as Vice President of AMAI and has mentored the post-Covid recovery process of the industry through meaningful dialogue with the Government and organization of insightful industry sessions.

Young and dynamic Aditya Shriram, with a degree in Industrial Engineering from the prestigious Cornell University and an MBA from the London Business School, is heading the chemicals business in the diversified ~ Rs. 12000 crore DCM Shriram Group.

Following the AGM, a book titled “Caustic Courage: The Memoir of a Chemical Engineer” by P N Ojha was released.

AMAI represents producers of caustic soda, chlorine, soda ash, PVC, CPVC and a few other related products.