Incorporation of Chemplast for the manufacture of PVC resin/ compounds and fabrication of PVC products

PVC Plant at Mettur commissioned with a capacity of 6,000 tpa, in collaboration with BF Goodrich

Durametallic (now Flowserve Sanmar) begins operations at Karapakkam, Chennai

4 MW HDO based Power Plant commissioned at Mettur

BS&B Safety Systems (India) commences commercial operations

Viralimalai manufacturing facility set up and Xomox Sanmar begins operations

Crosby division commences commercial production of Crosby Safety Relief Valves

Acquisition of controlling stake and takeover of management of The Mettur Chemicals & Industrial Corporation Ltd (MCIC)

Sanmar Speciality Chemicals Limited begins operations as Drachem Speciality Chemicals Ltd

Entry into Shipping

Fumed silica - JV with Cabot Corporation.

State of the art incinerator commissioned for chlorinated hydrocarbon waste, with energy recovery features first of its kind in India

Sanmar Alloy Castings (now Matrix Metals) establishes itself as a major supplier of castings.

• Dedication of Tyco Sanmar at Viralimalai. Sanmar Engineering Services commences activities.
• Inauguration of state-of-the-art Investment Castings facility at Viralimalai.
• Sanmar Engineering Services commences activities

Sanmar Engineering celebrates Silver Jubilee

Acquisition of Kothari Sugars & Chemicals, caustic soda plant at Karaikal and merger with Chemplast Sanmar.

• Marine Terminal facility commissioned at Karaikal for import of ethylene and export of caustic soda.
• Inauguration of SR Seshadri Training Institute.
• Acquisition of TCI Sanmar Chemicals, Egypt.

• Landmark Zero Liquid Discharge facility goes on stream at Mettur.
• Matrix Metals LLC, acquired in the US.

State-of-the-art green field PVC project commissioned at Cuddalore, along with a Marine Terminal facility

Sanmar Engineering celebrates 35th anniversary

Golden Jubilee celebrations - Jolly Rovers Cricket Club’s association with the Sanmar Family for over 50 years

• Sanmar Engineering celebrates four decades of enduring partnerships.
• Sanmar Royal, first gas tanker, added to the Sanmar fleet of ships.

Chemplast Sanmar celebrates Golden Jubilee

Cabot Sanmar completes 20 years of operations

• TCI Sanmar Chemicals Phase II expansion. Doubles PVC capacity to 400,000 tpa.
• Sanmar Shipping celebrates 25th anniversary.

• Chemplast Sanmar Limited launches its Initial Public Offering (IPO).
• Custom Manufactured Chemicals Division celebrates 30 years of operations.

Commissioning of Phase 1 of the new multipurpose block within the Custom Manufactured Chemicals Division.

• Inauguration of the new Paste PVC facility having a capacity of 41,000 mtpa at Cuddalore.
• Sanmar Shipping has a new office in Singapore.