In India, CHEMFAB ALKALIS LIMITED [CAL]
were the FIRST
to introduce MEMBRANE CELL TECHNOLOGY
in 1985. CAL set up the FIRST MEMBRANECELL
CAUSTIC SODA Plant in the Union Territory of Pondicherry
and commenced production in 1985.
In the late
70's, in Japan, "MEMBRANE"
Cell Technology Caustic Soda Plants were established. MEMBRANE
Cell Technology is pollution-free and does not use any harmful
materials like Mercury, Asbestos etc.
After seeing the successful performance of CAL,
the Government of India took a policy decision that :
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"No
more Caustic Soda Plant using Mercury Cell will be permitted
to expand nor set up.
All future Caustic Soda Plants in the country will use only
MEMBRANE Cell Technology".
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CAL
was incorporated in June, 1983. It established India's first Membrane
Cell Caustic Soda Plant and commenced production from July, 1985.
The Company is the first in the country to introduce Pollution-free
Membrane Cell Technology which became the trendsetter in the Chlor-Alkali
Industry. The Company started with 25 TPD capacity in 1985, expanded
its capacity in two phases in 1988 and 1996 and today the present
installed capacityis106 tons Caustic Soda production per day. The
investment for the project is in the order of about Rs.70Crores.
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The Company is promoted by M/s Titanium Equipment and Anode
Manufacturing Company Limited. The Chairman of the Company,
Dr C H Krishnamurthi Rao,
is a self-made entreprenur. The Company is a professionally
managed one and technology driven. The
Company's success story in technological dynamism
and commercial
affordability made the Government of India to take a policy
decision that only MEMBRANE Cell Technology will be adopted
in the Country after the success of Chemfab Alkalis Limited.
The Company has made outstanding contribution in the field
of Environmental protection and energy Conservation and the
Company has to its credit awards given by distinguished Institutions,
Government of India and others for its contribution in the
field of environmental protection, energy conservation and
now getting the awards for its contribution and achievements
has become a matter of routine of the Company.
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CAL,
is the FIRST Company in the country to manufacture Barium Sulphate
from solid waste and we hold a patent for manufacture of the same.
The
Company is the FIRST in the country to get ISO 14001 Certification
for its Environmental Management system in the Chlor-Alkali Sector.
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The
Company also created Corporate History by bringing out the
Audited Results of 31st March every year on 1st April. The
financial performance of the Company from 1985 to 1997 was
excellent.
The
Company has also obtained OHSAS 18001 Certification from British
Standards Institution, UK in 2002 for Occupational Health
& Safety Assessment System.
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