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Competitiveness Has To Be Inbuilt In The Organization
Posted on 08 February, 2010 | Tags:
How resilient was Tata Chemicals to the global meltdown?We continuously monitor the business environment and were expecting the business slowdown in our industry post Olympics in China. We had started preparing the team for the same in anticipation. While the downturn occurred due to financial meltdown in global economy, we had foreseen the problem coming and had taken appropriate steps to counter it. We were adequately prepared for the downturn and were expecting it to be a long lasting one. While Indian economy is somewhat insulated from the downturn, globally the effect of downturn is highly visible.What strategies did Tata Chemicals adopt to combat the recession? The team has gone through the downturn cycle before also and is very well equipped to handle such scenarios.It is very important to be Competitive. Competitiveness has to be inbuilt in the organization values and system. Being Competitive is the ability to structure and restructure the business, costs and volumes swiftly without hurting the margins and quality. In a downturn if you are slow in adapting to the changing scenarios swiftly, you will be out of the race. To face the current challenge, we have initiated a structured programme - ADAPT. This program focuses
Continue to Innovate through Economic Downturns
Posted on 08 February, 2010 | Tags:
"What we're dealing with today, and what we call the new reality has hugely changed many of our marketplaces. And what is clear is that the world that will exist, going forward, will be very different than the world that we were very used to and comfortable with before this occurred." Balvinder Singh Kalsi , President, E I DuPont India Pvt Ltd in an Exclusive Interview. Excerpts: -Balvinder Kalsi President, E I DuPont India Pvt Ltd Innovation has been the driver for growth of DuPont right from the beginning; please throw some light on growth of organization? At DuPont, change is in our DNA. During its 207 years, DuPont has evolved through three transformations, emerging stronger each time as we continue to innovate through economic downturns. Today, as a market-driven science company, DuPont continues its legacy of delivering innovation during challenging times.DuPont has been awarded patents for more than 34,000 inventions, many of which gave the modern age its look and feel and many of its most useful materials. Today, one of the key metrics that we use to measure the progress of our R&D pipeline is "sales from new products". Last year, more than USD10 billion of our
Invest and Set Foundation to Come Ahead in Rebound
Posted on 08 February, 2010 | Tags: Special Report
The CMF Practice of Frost & Sullivan, the global growth partnership company, in its efforts to address issues and advice companies on the effects of downturn faced by the Chemicals & Material market, organized an Executive MindXchange titled "The Rising Tide, An Exclusive Strategic Management & Partnership Summit" on 3rd-4th August, which gave a special insight into strategic management in the Chemicals & Materials sector. Chemical Engineering World was a media partner for the event.This MindXchange saw a knowledge sharing on topics through presentations, case studies and workshops by renowned speakers from the industry. Workshops organized during the conference were very interesting where the floor was thrown open for discussions and exchange of ideas among the speakers and the attendees. Eminent speakers addressed the topical issues in their presentations during the conference. Some of the distinguished speakers from the industry included names like Anand Rangachary, Managing Director, Frost & Sullivan South Asia and Middle East, Dr Arup Basu, COO Chemicals, Tata Chemicals Ltd, R Sankaraiah, Executive Director Finance, Jubilant Organosys Ltd , Dr Ramesh Ramachandran, President and CEO, Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd and Balvinder Singh Kalsi, President and CEO, E I DuPont India Pvt. Ltd. The economic downturn has
A Novel Way to Convert Molten Material to Granules
Posted on 08 February, 2010 | Tags: Particle Processing
Spray Cooling is a one-step continuous particle-processing operation to transforms feed from a molten state to solid form. The process is used by many industries to meet the desired product specifications. -Amol Atre & Sourabh Gupte Spray Cooling or Spray Congealing is the transformation of feed from a molten state into a solidified form by spraying the feed into a cold drying medium. It is a one-step, continuous particle-processing operation involving solidification. The feed has to be in a molten state above its Melting Point. The resulting cooled product conforms to powders, granules or agglomerates, the form of which depends upon the physical and chemical properties of the feed and the cooler design and operation. Spray Cooling is a procedure, which in many industries is meeting product specifications most desirable for subsequent processing or direct consumer usage. What is Involved in Spray Cooling?Spray Cooling involves atomization of the feed into a spray and contact between spray and cooling medium resulting in solidification. The cooling of the spray proceeds until the desired temperature in the cooled particles is obtained and the product is then recovered from the cooling medium. These four stages are illustrated by reference to the open-cycle, co-current spray-cooler
Reduction in Analysis Time Increases Productivity
Posted on 08 February, 2010 | Tags: Analytical Solutions
Many advances have been made to the simple technique of gas chromatography. Introduction of new capillary column with narrower id results in better separations and smaller run time thus leading to significant reductions in analysyis time. -Abhijit Pal & Vivek Dhyani Chromatography is the most popular analytical technique with gas chromatography being the simplest and most widely used in chemical process labs. The modern gas chromatograph is very simple and easy to use instrument that is software controlled. The samples are introduced either manually or via an auto sampler. Separation takes place in the column that is considered as the heart of the chromatograph and the analytical results are automatically calculated. The results are printed together with the pertinent operating conditions in a standard format. Initially packed columns were used in the chromatographs and there was a limitation on speed of analysis and resolution between the components. Gas chromatography is the advanced technique that has reduced the run time to 20-40 minutes now, which used to run into hours earlier. Invention of capillary columns has contributed to this achievement of reduction in analysis time and capillary columns are fast replacing the conventional packed columns. Though there have been many advances
Chemtech Foundation will, for the 25th time, bring together the entire cross-section of India’s Chemical and Process Industry from Suppliers to Sellers to Manufacturers across Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Fertilizers and other Process Industries. Attend and experience world-class conferences, great networking opportunities, and state-of-the-art technology exhibits from national and international players.
23-26 Feb 2011,
at the Bombay Exhibition Center,
NSE Complex, Goregaon,
Mumbai, India
Meet and network with the Who’s Who of India’s Chemical and Process Industry
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