History
1962 Incorporation of the company for manufacture of PVC resins/ compounds and fabrication of PVC products.
1967 PVC Plant at Mettur commissioned with a capacity of 6,000 TPA, in collaboration with BF Goodrich. PVC pipes production also commences. Among the pioneers to bring PVC pipes to India.
1978 Commissioning of Industrial Alcohol Plant, Krishnagiri
1978 First stage debottlenecking of PVC capacity to 13500 TPA
1978 At Mettur 4 MW HDO based Power Plant installed and commissioned
1981 Second stage debottlenecking of PVC capacity to 20,000 TPA
1982 Acquisition of Arvind Distillery & Chemicals Ltd at Panruti
1985 Acquisition of controlling stake and take over of management of Mettur Chemical & Industrial Corporation (MCIC) Ltd with capacities of Caustic Soda 48000 TPA and Chloromethane 11000 TPA.
1985 Commercial production of Battery Separator Resin (based on ICI technology) commences
1986 Combined Cycle Power Plant commissioned at Mettur
1986 Golden Jubilee of MCIC
1986 Exit from PVC Pipes business
1987 Consequent on global exit from PVC, BF Goodrich divests stake in Chemplast
1987 PVC capacity augmentation to 30,000 TPA
1988 LSHS-based Captive Power Plant of 6.5 MW commissioned at Caustic Soda plant, Mettur. Pioneers in captive power generation for electro-intensive industry
1988 MCIC merges with Chemplast
1988 Commercial production of Refrigerant Gases commences
1991 Silver Jubilee of Chemplast Sanmar
1992 PVC capacity expansion from 30,000 TPA to 48,000 TPA
1992 Diversification into Shipping – acquisition of six bulk carriers over two years
1996 PVC capacity expansion from 48,000 TPA to 66,000 TPA
1997 Production capacity of Chloromethanes enhanced from 11,000 MT to 22,000 MT
1998 State-of-the-art incinerator commissioned for chlorinated hydrocarbon waste, with energy recovery features - first of its kind in India
1998 Captive power generation capacity at Mettur enhanced to 48.5 MW - self-sufficiency achieved in power requirements
1999 Shipping business spun off as an independent business
2000 Oxy Chlorination plant commissioned at Mettur (an already operating plant procured from NOCIL, Bombay and shifted to Mettur Dam, re-erected and commissioned; installed at a fraction of the time and cost of a new plant)
2003 Acquisition of Kothari Sugars & Chemicals’ caustic soda plant at Karaikal and merger with Chemplast Sanmar
2006 Re-entry into the PVC pipes business through acquisition; products marketed under the brand name ‘Trubore’
2007 Foundation stone laid for new state-of-the-art PVC facility at Cuddalore
2007 Conversion of mercury cells to environment-friendly membrane cell process for caustic soda production at Mettur
2007 Marine Terminal facility commissioned at Karaikal for import of ethylene and export of caustic soda
2008 Landmark Zero Liquid Discharge facility goes on stream at Mettur (March 2008)
2008 Trubore Piping Systems commissions 20,000 TPA Greenfield PVC Pipes facility at Shinoli, Maharashtra
2009 State-of-the-art greenfield PVC project commissioned with a capacity of 170,000 TPA at Cuddalore, along with a Marine Terminal facility for import of VCM.
2009: Coalyard commissioned at Mettur
2010: Coal-based captive power plant goes online at Mettur
2010 Mettur Dam Railway Station with Chemplast’s contribution starts operating
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