Punjab Alkalies

Punjab Alkalies & Chemicals Limited

[ Promoters ] Location [ Technology Absorption ] [ Awards ]

One famous writer once said : "You must begin with an ideal and end with an ideal".

Well. At PACL we embarked upon a plan to have an ideal for ourselves an ideal to be the best in our field of operations and to give our best in whatever we do. The ideal that firmly emerged as a corporate mission statement : "Market Leadership and growth through highest customer satisfaction for enhanced profitability using eco-friendly, cost-effective technology and safest practices".

INTRODUCTION

The Company was Incorporated as a Public Limited Company on 1^st December 1975 under the name Punjab Alkalies Limited. The name of the Company was subsequently changed to Punjab Alkalies & Chemicals Limited and a "Fresh Certificate of Incorporation Consequent on Change of Name" dated 19^th April 1983 was obtained from the Registrar of Companies, Punjab, HP & Chandigarh, Jalandhar.

The brief history of the Company is enumerated as below :

January, 1984	Commenced operations (with an installed capacity of 37,059 TPA of Caustic Soda and 16,500 TPA of Liquid Chlorine
September, 1987	Caustic Soda Concentration & Flaking Unit Commissioned
1988	Changeover from Graphite Anodes to Dimensionally Stable Metal Anodes and installed an Anode Control and Protection Device
October, 1991	Installed capacity of Caustic Soda Lye and Liquid Chlorine increased to 41,152 TPA and 29,700 TPA respectively
End 1992	Installed capacity of Caustic Soda Lye increased to 50,820 TPA
August, 1995	100 TPD, grassroot plant, based on the HOECHST - UHDE Membrane Cell Technology was commissioned. Installed capacity of Caustic Soda Lye increased to 83,820 TPA and Chlorine to 52,800 TPA respectively.
1998	Conversion of existing 170 TPD Mercury Cell Plant to 200 TPD Membrane Cell Plant

Existing installed capacity stands at 99,000 TPA of Caustic Soda Lye and 87,714 TPA of Liquid Chlorine

PROMOTERS

The Company has been promoted by the Punjab State Industrial Development Corporation Limited (PSIDC), a wholly owned Punjab Government Company.

The shareholding pattern as on 31.03.2011

1. PSIDC 44.26 %

2. MARKFED 2.00 %

3. UTI & Other Mutual Funds 0.75 %

4. NRI, FII & OCB Shareholders 2.42 %

5. Indian Public 36.24 %

6. Other Body Corporates & Banks 14.33 %

There are about 24700 shareholders spread all over India including the rural areas of Punjab State and abroad. PACL's present subscribed and paid-up share capital is Rs. 20.50 Crores.

LOCATION

The company's plant is located at Naya Nangal in District Ropar, Punjab (India). The location is ideal in terms of being connected by rail and road. Being so close to the Bhakra Nangal Dam, the plant has an assured and continuous good quality power supply - which is a major input for Caustic Soda.

The plant is located in the heart of North India, which is a burgeoning market for all its end-products.

	PACL's ISO-9001-2008 certification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV), is a commitment to its customers to manufacture and deliver quality products that meet their own stringent quality requirements. It is a resolve to give its customers total satisfaction.
The Company has implemented an Environmental Management System conforming to ISO 14001:2004 Standard at its Works and the Company's Environment Management System (EMS) has been certified by Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

The Company is planning to install a Captive Power Plant of 36 MW capacity in a phased manner as a backward integration to cut down the cost of electricity.

To our employees, it is a sense of honour and pride in their workmanship and creation. For us, it is a belief in their power and potential to deliver. To our shareholders, it is a step forward to create best value for the money they have invested in PACL.

PACL is marching ahead to upgrade its facilities. Having setup a new 100 TPD Membrane Cell Caustic Soda Plant in 1995, PACL has converted Mercury Cell Caustic Soda Plant into a 200 TPD Membrane Cell Caustic Soda Plant based on the state-of-the-art, energy efficient, eco-friendly HOECHST-UHDE Membrane Cell Technology at an investment of Rs.86 Crores in 1998. The present total installed capacity of Caustic Soda stands at 99,000 tonnes per annum.

The Sales Turnover and Net Loss during the year ended 31^st March 2011 were Rs. 191.94 Crores and Rs. 24.28 Crores, respectively.

Note : The figures of 2002-2003 are for 15 months i.e. April 2002 to June 2003 and for 2003-2004 are for 9 months i.e. July 2003 to March 2004.

TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND ADAPTATION

The know-how of the Company’s 100 TPD Membrane Cell Caustic Soda Plant has been fully absorbed. The know-how of the Company’s Mercury Cell to 200 TPD Membrane Cell converted Caustic Soda Plant has also been fully absorbed.

AWARDS

The Company has been conferred various National & State Awards :

In December, 2009, the Company has been awarded a Trophy, a Certificate of Merit and an Award of Rs.1.00 lac by the Punjab Energy Development Agency for securing the First Position in the category of Energy Intensive Industries in the State Level Energy Conservation Award Competition, for the Company's efforts in the field of Energy Conservation during the year 2008.
"Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial National Award" for excellence in Industry, National Award for Excellence in Energy Conservation
Punjab State Safety Award for Largest Reduction in Frequency Rate of Accidents in Chemical Industry (more than 5 lac manhour group).
Our employees have got "Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puruskar" from Government of India
"Kirt Shromani" & "Kirt Veer" Awards in the field of Safety & Productivity from Government of Punjab.

The Chemistry of Excellence

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