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K Sundaram
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| K Sundaram who recently retired as Senior
Manager-Sales, Chemplast Sanmar, Mumbai, joined Chemplast in
August 1967. |
| Recalling his early days (1967-1975) at Mettur,
Sundaram has pleasant memories of working in several departments.
Stalwarts like P N Devarajan, B S Murthy Raju and R Kalidas
were his role models. Over the years, Sundaram was an enthusiastic
participant in the company’s growth to the present levels of
production from the initial capacity of 1000 mt. (600 mt suspension
resin, 300 mt paste resin and 100 mt other grades.) There were
some anxious moments too, such as the first strike by the company’s
workers in 1970 which the management handled successfully, or
the power cut in 1975 that brought production to a standstill.
“Through sustained efforts and teamwork we were able to brave
the teething problems of production,” he says. |
| Sundaram also recollected the days when N
Sankar visited the plants at Mettur, and showed keen interest
in learning the most intricate details of the operating systems
involved in the production processes. “It was inspiring”, he
said. |
| In 1975, Sundaram was offered a chance to
shift base and he went to Bombay to work in the company’s marketing
division. He enjoyed the new assignment and is happy about the
exposure, contacts and confidence he has gained over the years,
finding new mentors in P D Calappa and N K Rangarajan who taught
him the nitty-gritty of marketing. |
| Sundaram represented the company at the K-95
exhibition, which enhanced his knowledge and gave him a good
exposure to the new and developing world of plastics. “The company
always values customers”, Sundaram says with pride. |
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M Ramaswamy Somayaji
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| On October 31, 2002, M Ramaswamy Somayaji
retired from Chemplast Sanmar, Mettur, after 38 years of service.
Somayaji who joined The Mettur Chemical and Industrial Corporation
(MCIC) in April 1964, is a postgraduate in Chemistry from the
University of Madras. Among the first batch of recruits to MCIC,
he initially worked for a stipend. A keen student intent on
imbibing the best from everyone, he worked in almost all the
production units at Plant I, getting transferred to Plant III
in 1967. “From being a chemist I rose to become an AGM, and
had the good fortune of working with all the latest analytical
equipment in the plants”, Somayaji told Matrix. |
| Somayaji was selected as a member of a team
that helped bring Indian standards in line with international
standards. He took part in several technical discussions at
Singapore and Malaysia, presented technical papers for publication,
and co-authored numerous research papers on bio-chemical works.
He bagged the BEL industrial award for his original work. |
| “I am proud to have been associated with the
group for over 38 years”, Somayaji is quick to acknowledge the
support of his colleagues in all his endeavours. |
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