Aditya A. Shriram, Deputy Managing Director, DCM Shriram Ltd. has been re-elected as President of Alkali Manufacturers Association of India (AMAI). AMAI serves as the apex body for the country's Rs. 30,000 crore alkali and chloro-vinyl industry in the country. Concurrently, Prashant J. Mahale, Sr. Executive Vice President, Reliance Industries Ltd. was re-elected as Vice President at the 49th Annual General Meeting of AMAI held at New Delhi. 

An Industrial Engineer from Cornell University and an MBA from London Business School, Aditya has worked in various businesses and functions within the group. He is a strong advocate of safe and sustainable development, and his priority is growth with ethics and adoption of highest standards of ESG in business. 

Prashant Mahale is a seasoned professional with over 35 years of leadership experience across petroleum downstream, petrochemicals, chlor-alkali, specialty/ bulk chemicals, and pulp & paper industries. At Reliance, he has successfully led businesses with P&L responsibility, managed Feedstock operations, and spearheaded Strategic Procurement and Commercial Contracts. A Chemical Engineer, Prashant further honed his leadership through executive programs at ISB Hyderabad, Darden School of Business (University of Virginia), and XLRI Jamshedpur. 

AMAI represents manufacturers of caustic soda, chlorine, and soda ash. As a vital segment of the chemical industry, these producers supply essential raw materials used in a wide variety of industrial and consumer goods. 

The industry has long embraced "Make in India," successfully meeting most domestic demand despite severe challenges like the influx of cheap imports. 

Major end use areas for caustic soda are in aluminium processing, textiles, inorganic and organic chemicals, soaps & detergents and pulp & paper and for soda ash in glass, silicate production, etc. Major uses of chlorine are to produce PVC, CPW, Chloromethanes, water/effluent disinfection besides usage in inorganic & organic chemicals. 

AMAI is leading the way in chemical safety training, with a specialized focus on high-risk disinfection agents like chlorine, sodium hypochlorite, and bleaching powder. Because these widely used chemicals present significant handling hazards, AMAI’s pioneering programs provide critical, life-saving protocols for industries nationwide.