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The main focus of our Technology
and Manufacturing Unit is to provide
to the customers world class quality
products manufactured with the rigour
of continuous improvement in process
efficiency and people productivity along
with matching commitment to safety
and environment.
Each Business has dedicated Technology and
Manufacturing Departments; these departments
share the responsibility of meeting the agreed
volume and efficiency budgets on the one hand
and achieving improvements in Unit Operations
and Unit Processes on the other. The combined
number of employees in these two departments
is 1,615.
During the year, the Unit worked with 158 Key
Initiatives. The output in volume terms was
higher by 3%. It decreased gaseous, liquid
and solid pollutants in 12 products, increased
yields of 27 products, increased recovery of
solvents in 36 products, decreased utilities in
30 products, increased people productivity
through automation l mechanisation in 5
sections, decreased time cycle in 26 products,
increased batch size in 15 products and
debottlenecked capacity in 35 products. It
implemented expansion projects with an
investment outlay of
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73 cr; 14 projects with an
investment outlay of
`
18 cr are under execution.
It undertook implementation of 25 projects
with an investment outlay of
`
71 cr to enhance
environment protection performance.
Technology and Manufacturing