Chemplast Sanmar Limited

Where integration is the key

Chemplast Sanmar – fifty years old and the flagship company of The Sanmar Group – is a major manufacturer of PVC resins, Caustic Soda, Chlorochemicals, Refrigerant gas and Industrial Salt. The manufacturing facilities are located at Mettur, Cuddalore, Panruti and Vedaranyam in Tamil Nadu and Karaikal in the Union Territory of Puducherry.

The commissioning, in September 2009, of a PVC project at Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, was a major step forward for the Group. The facility, with an annual capacity of 3,00,000 tons, is the largest chemical project to come up in the state of Tamil Nadu for well over a decade. Chemplast Sanmar’s aggregate capacity of 3,66,000 tons makes it one of the largest PVC players in India.

The Chlorochemicals division of Chemplast, a result of backward integration by the Group, manufactures a wide range of products using a highly integrated manufacturing process.

The salt needed for chlorine manufacture is supplied by Chemplast’s salt fields at Vedaranyam. The power-intensive electrolysis process of manufacturing chlorine is served by Chemplast’s own power plant.

All this makes Chemplast one of the most integrated chemical plants in the country with a closed manufacturing loop. Its product range falls into four distinct Groups — PVC Resins, Caustic Soda / Chlorine, Chlorinated Solvents and Refrigerant Gases.

Chemplast has played a pioneering role in the field through its ingenious choice of feedstock and manufacturing processes, and efficient, eco-friendly practices. Its constant development of environment-friendly production processes has reduced the consumption of valuable natural resources.