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CHEMTECH Leadership for the Forthcoming Events
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CHEMTECH dedicated an endowment at IIT Gandhinagar to promote
research for fundamental core chemical process
technologies in the memory of Mr Jasu Shah, Founder Chairman,
Jasubhai Group & CHEMTECH Foundation.
Mr B Narayan, Group President Procurement & Projects, RIL
the Chief Guest for the function reiterated the pivotal role
CHEMTECH has played to for the growth of India’s chemical industry
over the last 4 decades under the leadership of Mr Jasu Shah.
“Today, I think the need of the hour that we feel that CHEMTECH
must propagate is Invention. Innovation is good, invention we
believe is better for the country we have, the ideas that exist in
this country, we need to put a little more focus on invention,”
expressed Mr Maulik Jasubhai , Chairman & Chief Executive,
Jasubhai Group & CHEMTECH Foundation at IIT Gandhinagar.
CHEMTECH has significantly ramped up its activity in Student
Outreach Program to attract the young engineers to pursue the
careers in Chemical Engineering and not move to alternate
fields.
IIT Gandhinagar Dedicates Auditorium to Commemorate Mr Jasu
Shah
(L-R) Mrs Shweta Shah; Mr B Narayan, Group President
(Procurement & Projects), Reliance Industries Ltd; Dr Sudhir K
Jain, Director, IIT Gandhinagar; Mr Nirmal Jha, Advisor (Industry
Partnerships), IIT Gandhinagar; Mr Maulik Jasubhai, Chairman &
Chief Executive, Jasubhai Group & CHEMTECH Foundation
On the Dais: (L-R) Mr Nirmal Jha, Advisor (Industry
Partnerships), IIT Gandhinagar; Dr Sudhir K Jain, Director, IIT
Gandhinagar; Mr B Narayan, Group President (Procurement &
Projects), Reliance Industries Ltd; Mr Maulik Jasubhai, Chairman
& Chief Executive, Jasubhai Group & CHEMTECH Foundation; Dr
Harish P M, Associate Professor, IIT Gandhinagar
Dignitaries attending the dedication ceremony
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CHEMTECH Heads to Hyderabad with the South Edition of Flagship
Event
Strong Headstart for 2nd Edition of Gujarat Edition
CHEMTECH will organise CHEMTECH South World Expo 2017 from
December 13-15, 2017 at HITEX Exhibition Centre,
Hyderabad. Three day show will provide an opportunity to the
process equipment & technology companies to have direct
connectivity in the Southern market, especially enable the
equipment & technology manufacturers suppliers to reach out to
the pharma and bulk drugs producers.
Over the last three decades, the states of Telangana and Andhra
Pradesh have emerged as the pharmaceutical and biotech hub from
bulk drug manufacturing base. Hyderabad contributes more than 30%
of bulk drugs in the country and the region is now home to several
pharma majors who produce affordable medicines. Over the last
couple of decades, many contract manufacturers and
Exhibitors have started booking the space for CHEMTECH Gujarat
World Expo 2018 scheduled to be organised from 23-25, January 2018
in
Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The state of Gujarat contributes for more than 60 % of India’s
chemical output and is home to Indian, multinationals and small and
medium scale companies. The maiden edition of CHEMTECH Gujarat in
2016 had the presence of 210 exhibitors from 7 countries and 6547
industry
research organizations have emerged in the region to cater to
the global markets. Now Vishakhapatnam is emerging as the
destination after the announcement of Jawaharlal Nehru Biotech Park
which will further attract investments.
The event aims to enable the technology and services providers
to create strong inroads into the growing market in the states of
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana and other Southern states. CHEMTECH
will also organise concurrent conferences on Specialty Chemicals
and Biopharma.
CHEMTECH has organised the South edition of flagship event in
Chennai in 2013, but was compelled to cancel the 2015 edition due
to heavy rains.
visitors, 75 speakers of global acclaim and 426 delegates.
CHEMTECH Gujarat World Expo 2018 will enable the technology and
services providers to showcase the latest trends directly in
India’s largest chemical manufacturing region.
ChemTECHSOUTH WORLD EXPO 2017
13-15, December 2017 - Hyderabad, India
23-25,January 2018 - Ahmedabad, India
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The Indian energy sector is growing steadfast. This growing
sector today has become a potential hub for investments worth
millions and
opportunities, endless. With the energy sector growing at this
rate, there is also a need to optimise power so that we can obtain
maximum energy in the least cost. CHEMTECH Foundation is all set to
organise its 5th edition of ENERTECH World Expo 2018 from February
21-23, 2018 in Navi Mumbai.
The event will be a platform for exchange of ideas and
experiences to a larger set of audience and experts from the field
of Thermal Energy, Nuclear Energy and Renewable Energy and a
rostrum to interact with the key power producers, equipment
manufacturers and suppliers, feedstock suppliers as well as the
chairmen, Directors,
EnerTECH Conferences to Focus on Energy Optimization
and CXOs from the public and private sector along with
representatives from the Indian and state government.
Over the years, our industry leaders have brainstormed for
structured ideas that would be favourable for the end users from
the energy sector; they have spoken about the sustainability issues
and the research and trends that have to play a critical role.
CHEMTECH will also organise concurrent technical conferences to
have discussions on Thermal, Renewable and Nuclear energy to enable
business leaders to share their experiences. Mr A K Jha, Chairman,
Central Advisory Board for EnerTECH World Expo 2018 encouraged each
member to perceive it.
21-23, February 2018 - Mumbai, India
Mr B Narayan, Group President (Procurement & Projects) ,
Reliance Industries Ltd was the Guest of Honour for the
inauguration of
Pumps Valves & Fittings (PVF); and Industry Automation and
Control (IAC) conferences concurrently during Chemtech World Expo
2017. After the joint inauguration of conferences, experts
deliberated on “Leveraging on Digitization & IIoT in Oil &
Gas, Chemical processing & Engineering Services Industries”
during the IAC conference; and “Challenges & Opportunities for
Make in India” during the conference on PVF.
The experts confronted the need for automation in the
manufacturing sector and challenged sustainability without
digitization in the upcoming years. The conferences witnessed new
ideas perpetuating in the industry, learning from the experiences
of the key players from the manufacturing sector, and the end user
perspectives.
Leaders Discuss Changing Trends Across Automation & Pumps
Valves & Fittings in Chemical Processing Sector.
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MrAKJha,Director-Technical,NTPC,Chairman-CentralAdvisoryBoard(CAB),emphasisesonfocussingonpowersectoroptimizationduringtheconference.
• BoostingtheenergysectorwithdevelopmentsinRenewableEnergy.•
Focusonenvironment,accessibility,regulationsandagilityinpower
sector.• ConcurrentconferenceonNuclearunderthechairmanshipof
DrAnilKakodkar.
Mr A K Jha, Director-Technical, NTPC chairing the EnerTECH 2018
CAB meeting
23-25,January 2018 - Ahmedabad, India
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“From Opportunity to Reality” struck a chord with the end users
and the specialty chemical manufacturers who attended the
conference
End Users from Multiple Industries Converge During the Specialty
Chemicals Conference
to understand the emerging trends and the competition that the
industry is likely to face in the years to come. Dr S Swaminathan,
Honorary Professor INSA and Senior Scientist, Indian Institute of
Science Education
Mr B Narayan, Group President (Procurement & Projects),
Reliance Industries Ltd, Dr Christian Bruch,
LeadersfromIndia&OverseasDeliberateontheNeedofParadigm Shift
in the EPC Industry
Member of the Executive Board, Linde AG - Engineering Division,
Germany, Mr Mark Bellow, Senior Vice President – Downstream, Jacobs
Engineering, Mr K K Maheshwari,
MD, Ultratech Cement Ltd Mr K Ravindranath, Senior Vice
President & Member of Board L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering
inaugurated the 28th edition of CHEMTECH World Expo 2017 and EPC
conference “Paradigm Shift in value addition to customers through
EPC industry”. Since the launch of EPC industry vertical, the
conference has continued to produce relevant content in context
with the changing market dynamics. Under the chairmanship of Mr B
Narayan, the conference once again created strong platform for
interaction between the project owners services provider and
equipment and technology vendors in technical sessions on HSE,
Innovation and Leadership.
13-15, December 2017 - Hyderabad, India
SOUTH WORLD EXPO 2017
13-15, December 2017 - Hyderabad, India23-25,January 2018 -
Ahmedabad, India
20-23, February 2019 - Mumbai, India
Research in his keynote address challenged the industry to focus
on innovating for the lesser privileged population of the society
and country and emphasised on the need to develop Shared Model for
Innovation through collaboration between the research institutes
academia and industry. Mr N B Godrej expressed stressed on the need
of having strong foundation for the Industry based on Chemistry to
truly realise the Make in India dream.
CHEMTECH will soon have a brainstorming session to start
ideating for the next edition of conference scheduled to be
organised from 20-23 February 2019 during the 29th edition of
flagship event in Mumbai.
(L-R) Mr B Narayan, Group President (Procurement &
Projects), Reliance Industries Ltd; Dr Christian Bruch, Member of
the Executive Board , Linde AG - Engineering Division, Germany; Mr
Maulik Jasubhai, Chairman & Chief Executive, Jasubhai Group
& CHEMTECH Foundation; Mr K K Maheshwari, Managing Director-
UltraTech Cement Limited, Aditya Birla Group; Mr K Ravindranath,
Senior Vice President, L&T HydrocarbonEngineering; Mr Mark
Bello, Senior Vice President Downstream, Jacobs Engineering.
Lighting of Lamp: (L-R) Mr Nadir Godrej, Managing Director,
Godrej Industries Ltd; Mr Maulik Jasubhai, Chairman & Chief
Executive, Jasubhai Group & CHEMTECH Foundation; Dr R
Ramachandran, Head- South Asia & CMD, BASF India Ltd; Dr.
Swaminathan Sivaram, Honorary Professor, INSA & Senior
Scientist Indian Institute of Science Education and Research; Dr
Deepak Parikh, Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Clariant
Chemicals (India) Ltd; and Mr Vipul Shah, COO- Petrochemicals,
Reliance Industries Ltd
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HR Consultant, Independent director on Boards, Reliance
Industries Ltd, Dr Ramki Subramanian, Head – Business Development ,
Reliance Industries Ltd, Ms Sujata Chougley, GM- HR, BPCL , Mr Tej
Dialani, Head of Strategic Projects, Regional Business Services
India, Clariant India Limited and Ms. Leja Hattiangadi, Adjunct
Professor, IIT Bombay addressed and interacted with the
students.
CHEMTECH organised prototype and poster competitions to
encourage the students to present their ideas to the industry. 21
teams from different colleges in India participated in Prototype
competition and 90 teams took part in poster competition. The jury
comprising of industry experts interacted with the participants at
the venue and selected the winners of the competition.
Leading chemical manufacturers and EPC services providers
supported the endeavour and interviewed the students to hire as
interns.
Mr Vipul Shah, COO- Petrochemicals, Reliance Industries Ltd
& Chairman SOP 2017 inaugurated the 3rd edition of Student
Outreach Program on the
exhibition grounds during CHEMTECH World Expo 2017.
The program accorded presence of over 2500 students from more
than 150 engineering institutes who attended the
icon lectures and interacted with the doyens of the industry in
the sessions on Entrepreneurship, Career, Technology and
Leadership. Dr Deepak Parikh, Vice Chairman & MD, Clariant
Chemicals India Ltd, Mr Rajendra Gogri, CMD, Aarti Industries Ltd,
Dr Shubh Gautam, MD & CEO , Srisol Group, Mr Niladri Roy, Co-
Founder, Thought Arbitrage Transformation, Mr Ganesh Chella, Vice
Chairman& MD, Coaching Foundation of India, Mr Vivek Paranjape,
Strategic
Over 2500 Students from 150 Colleges Attend SOP 2017
23-25,January 2018 - Ahmedabad, India20-23, February 2019 -
Mumbai, India
(L-R) Dr Deepak Parikh, Vice Chairman & MD, Clariant
Chemicals India Ltd; Dr Raman Ramachandran, Head South Asia &
CMD, BASF India Ltd; Mr Vipul Shah, COO- Petrochemicals, Reliance
Industries Ltd; Mr Rajendra Gogri, CMD, Aarti Industries Ltd
Students attending the Icon Lecture during the Student Outreach
Program 2017 in Mumbai
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An independent jury under the chairmanship of Dr Raman
Ramachandran, Head South Asia and CMD BASF India Ltd decided upon
the winners in
various categories for CHEMTECH CEW Leadership & Excellence
Awards 2017. Mr Nadir B Godrej, MD, Godrej Industries Ltd, Dr Habil
Khorkiwala, Founder Chairman & Group CEO, Wockhardt personally
attended the award function to accepted the Hall of Fame. Mrs
Sandra Shroff , Promoter Director, UPL received the Lifetime
Achievement Award on behalf of Mr Rajju Shroff, CMD, UPL.
CHEMTECH recognised Mr B Narayan , Group President Procurement
& Projects, Reliance Industries Ltd to recognise his excellence
in successful execution of several projects over his
Glitterati from Chemical Industry attends the CHEMTECH
Leadership & Excellence Awards 2017
long standing career of more than three decades. CHEMTECH also
presented Business Leader of the Year Awards to individuals and
corporates.
Chairman of awards committee for the year 2017, Dr Raman
Ramachandran, Head South Asia & CMD BASF India Ltd, Mr Vipul
Shah, COO- Petrochemicals, Reliance Industries Ltd & Mr. Maulik
Jasubhai , Chairman & Chief Executive, Jasubhai Group &
CHEMTECH Foundation presented the awards during the gala ceremony
that was organised on the sidelines of CHEMTECH World Expo 2017 in
Mumbai.
13-15, December 2017 - Hyderabad, India23-25,January 2018 -
Ahmedabad, India
20-23, February 2019 - Mumbai, India
Best of the Best: (L-R) Mr Maulik Jasubhai, Chairman & Chief
Executive, Jasubhai Group & CHEMTECH Foundation; Mr Rajneesh
Chopra, Global Head-Business Development, VA Tech Wabag Ltd; Mr
Subramanian Sarma, CEO & MD, L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering;
Mr Nadir Godrej, Managing Director, Godrej Industries Ltd; Mr B
Narayan, Group President (Procurement & Projects), Reliance
Industries Ltd; Mr Pramod Khosla, CMD , Khosla Profil Pvt Ltd; Mr D
Anandapadmanaban, AVP, Yokogawa India Ltd; Dr R Ramachandran, Head-
South Asia & CMD, BASF India Ltd; Mr Subodh Menon, Co-Founder,
Dorf Ketal Chemicals Pvt Ltd; Mr Vipul Shah, COO- Petrochemicals,
Reliance Industries Ltd
Mr Nadir B Godrej awarded “Hall Of Fame”
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