| 1967 |
Chemplast - PVC Plant inauguration
- Capacity of 6,000 TPA, in collaboration with B F Goodrich |
| 1976 |
Formation of Durametallic India;
SEC begins operations at Karapakkam, Chennai |
| 1978 |
Commissioning of the Industrial
Alcohol Plant, Krishnagiri |
| 1981 |
BS&B Safety Systems and Sanmar
Weighing Systems commence commercial operations |
| 1981 |
Chemplast - PVC capacity augmentation
to 20,000 TPA |
| 1982 |
Acquisition of Arvind Distillery |
| 1983 |
SEC operations extended to Viralimalai
Complex, near Trichy— Xomox Valves inaugurated |
| 1983 |
Sanmar moves to its own Headquarters
at 8 Cathedral Road |
| 1984 |
FMC Sanmar commences commercial
production of Smith Meters and Crosby Safety Relief Valves |
| 1984 |
Micropack commences commercial operations
of manufacture of PCBs |
| 1985 |
Chemplast acquires a stake in Mettur
Chemicals (MCIC) |
| 1985 |
Commencement of commercial production
of Silicon Wafers at Mettur Chemicals |
| 1985 |
Chemplast commences commercial production
of Battery Separator Resin (based on ICI technology) |
| 1986 |
Combined Cycle Power Plant commissioned
at Mettur, Chemplast |
| 1986 |
Mettur Chemicals celebrates its
Golden Jubilee |
| 1987 |
B F Goodrich withdraws from Chemplast |
| 1987 |
Chemplast - PVC capacity augmentation
to 30,000 TPA |
| 1988 |
Commencement of commercial operations
of Peroxides India for manufacture of Peroxide Initiators and Urethanes
India for manufacture of Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU), both at
Cuddalore |
| 1988 |
Sanmar Footwear commences manufacture
of shoe uppers |
| 1988 |
Commercial production of Refrigerant
Gases commences - Chemplast |
| 1988 |
Commissioning of the first LSHS-based
Captive Power Plant I (6.5 MW) at Mettur, Chemplast |
| 1988 |
Mettur Chemicals merges with Chemplast |
| 1989 |
Sensortronics Sanmar and Asco (India)
commence operations |
| 1991 |
Fine Chemicals division of Chemplast
commences manufacture of Aromatic Chemicals through a JV with Dragoco
Gerberding & Co. AG - Drachem Speciality Chemicals |
| 1991 |
Urethanes India merges with Chemplast |
| 1992 |
Chemplast - PVC capacity augmentation
to 48,000 TPA |
| 1992 |
Silver Jubilee Celebrations - Chemplast |
| 1994 |
Xomox adds Fisher Control Valves
to its range and the company changes name to Fisher – Xomox to
reflect this |
| 1994 |
Elf Atochem S.A. becomes a JV partner
in Peroxides India |
| 1994 |
Formation of Dragoco India, a JV
with Dragoco Gerberding & Co. AG., to make Flavours & Fragrances;
Dragoco disinvest in Drachem Speciality Chemicals & change of
name effected - becomes Sanmar Speciality Chemicals |
| 1995 |
Commencement of Shipping operations
- Sanmar Shipping Corporation, a division of Chemplast; Acquires 5
Handymax Bulk Carriers |
| 1996 |
Sanmar Industrial Systems is formed
out of an internal restructuring of the group's presence in the electronics
business |
| 1996 |
Chemplast - PVC capacity expansion
from 48,000 TPA to 60,000 TPA |
| 1996 |
Sale of TPU division of Chemplast
(erstwhile Urethanes India) to a JV with Bayer AG - Bayer Sanmar |
| 1996 |
Sanmarnet (WAN) commissioned |
| 1996/97 |
Sanmar Shipping - Acquisition of
3 Tankers |
| 1997 |
Sanmar Alloy Castings establishes
itself as a major supplier of castings |
| 1997 |
Chemplast enhances the production
capacity of Chloromethanes from 11,000 MT to 22,000 MT |
| 1998 |
Sanmar-PTI Filters commences commercial
operations |
| 1998 |
Fumed Silica plant of Cabot Sanmar,
as a JV with Cabot Corporation, inaugurated |
| 1998 |
Shipping operations spun off into
a separate company - Sanmar Shipping Ltd. |
| 1998 |
Captive Power Generation Capacity
at Chemplast, Mettur enhanced to 40 MW - self-sufficiency in power
requirements at Mettur achieved |
| 1999 |
To reflect the worldwide restructuring
of operations, the existing operations of Crosby in FMC Sanmar are
separated out as Tyco Sanmar |
| 1999 |
Sanmar Speciality Chemicals acquires
the Bulk Drugs unit of American Remedies |
| 2000 |
Dedication of the new manufacturing
facility of Tyco Sanmar at Viralimalai |
| 2000 |
Fisher Sanmar adds LP Gas Regulators
to its product range |
| 2000 |
Chemplast commissions the Oxy Chlorination
plant at Mettur |
| 2000 |
Sanmar Alloy Castings begins a major
initiative - an Investment Castings project at Viralimalai |
| 2001 |
Sanmar Engineering Corporation celebrates
Silver Jubilee. |
| 2001 |
Sanmar Alloy Castings commissions
the state-of-the-art Investment Castings facility at Viralimalai. |
| 2001 |
Sanmar Speciality Chemicals completes
ten years. |
| 2001 |
Disinvestment of Sanmar shares in
Bayer Sanmar in favour of Bayer |
| 2001 |
Closure of Sanmar-PTI Filters operations |
| 2001 |
Sanmar Industrial Systems merges
with Sanmar Engineering Services |
| 2002 |
The launch of AMP Sanmar Assurance
Company Limited. |
| 2002 |
The new 9,000 square metre complex
of Dragoco India inaugurated at Semmanchery, near Chennai. |
| 2002 |
Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Research
Centre inaugurated. |
| 2002 |
Sensortronics Sanmar begins to operate
as a joint venture with Vishay Transducers, pursuant to the acquisition
of Sensortronics Inc., USA by Vishay |
| 2002 |
Disinvestment of Sanmar shares in
Atofina Peroxides India Ltd in favour of Atofina |
| 2003 |
Demerger of the operations of the
Fisher & Xomox divisions of Fisher-Xomox Sanmar, following the restucturing
of the operations of the joint venture partners |
| 2003 |
Merger of Sanmar Alloy Castings
with FMC Technologies Sanmar; in-house machining capacity at the Viralimalai
complex |
| 2003 |
Sanmar Alloy Castings Limited name
changed to Sanmar Foundries Limited |
| 2003 |
Acquisition of caustic soda plant at Karaikal and merger with Chemplast Sanmar |
| 2003 |
Acquisition of Bangalore Genei Ltd, Bangalore, to facilitate Sanmar Speciality Chemicals’ entry into biotechnology. |
| 2003 |
The Sanmar Group receives Rotary Vocational Excellence Award for its ethics policies. |
| 2004 |
AMP Sanmar Assurance Company Ltd renamed as AMP Sanmar Life Insurance Company Ltd. |
| 2004 |
Disinvestment of Sanmar shares in Dragoco India in favour of Dragoco India, now Symrise India. |
| 2004 |
Acquisition of Intec Polymers Ltd., Dadra, Gujarat, as part of the expansion plans of Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Limited |
| 2004 |
Constitution of Group Corporate Board comprising eminent people from a variety of fields to oversee Sanmar Group operations, to complete the professionalisation of the Group. |
| 2005 |
AMP Sanmar Life Insurance Company Limited divested in favour of Reliance Life Insurance Company Limited, a subsidiary of Reliance Capital Limited |
| 2006 |
Strategic Weighing Systems divested |
| 2006 |
Sensortronics Sanmar Limited name changed to Vishay Sanmar Limited |
| 2006 |
BS&B Safety Systems (India) Limited celebrates Silver Jubilee |
| 2006 |
Chemplast Sanmar Limited, acquires the PVC pipes businesses of Polytrusions Private Limited and Vinplex Private Limited - marketed under the brand name ‘Trubore’ |
| 2007 |
Actavis buys API business of SSCL |
| 2007 |
Inauguration of new research facilities at Ticel Park, for ProCitius Research |
| 2007 |
The Sanmar Group’s first overseas acquisition, Eisenwerk Erla, a foundry unit in
Erla, Germany |
| 2007 |
The Sanmar Group completes acquisition of a caustic soda plant, Trust Chemical Industries LLC at Port Said, Egypt. |
| 2007 |
Acquisition of a modern Panamax bulk carrier |
| 2007 |
The MMA-Sanmar Effective Business Communication Award instituted |
| 2007 |
The first IACC-Sanmar Award for Indo-US Business Cooperation Award presented to Flowserve Corporation, USA |
| 2007 |
Foundation stone laid for new PVC facility at Cuddalore |
| 2007 |
Fisher Sanmar inaugurates new large valve facility at Karapakkam |
| 2007 |
Foundation stone laid for new steel foundry at Viralimalai, near Trichy |
| 2007 |
"Trust Chemical Industries LLC" is been renamed as "TCI Sanmar Chemicals LLC" |
2007
|
S R Seshadri Training Institute dedicated to Late S R Seshadri inaugurated on 24
Sept 07 at Karapakkam |
