Elkay Silicones has won FICCI ( Federation of Indian Chambers of commerce and Industry) National award for “Petrochemical Manufacturing process innovation of the year 2021”. On 17th March 2021, award received by Dhananjay Lokapur and Pramod Barange, of Elkay from Hon’ble Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya.
This award recognizes Elkay’s efforts to evolve import substitute for petroleum chemical products processing which was 100 % imported earlier. Elkay setup first ever hydrosylalation plant in India and as of now, Elkay has displaced German product and have taken 60% of Indian market share. It will truly helped India towards the step of “Atmanirbhar Bharat’
Happy to inform that “Indian National Academy of Engineers”( INAE ) is honouring and conferring Fellowship to Dr. Ravi Kulkarni on 2, Nov., 2020 for his outstanding and original engineering contributions towards advancements in India.
INAE is a peer body of distinguished engineers and technologists, who are involved in the application of technologies for issues of national and global importance. INAE is also member of international council of Academics of Engineering and technology. As of now there are 940 INAE fellows (84 foreign fellows) honoured. This fellowship is conferred strictly by invitation and recommendations.
Global trends in the silicone industry by Dr. Ravi Kulkarni (Managing Director, Elkay Chemicals)
Silicone industry was born towards the end of WW II as a material used to create high performance grease for lubricating crucial military hardware. Since then, the industry has expanded multifold into both common and high-end performance applications. These were to be the first commonly available non-carbon polymers and had several unique attributes as a material. Over 7000 products have evolved since then as high performance additives in diversified industry segments such as textile finishing agents, petroleum refinery additives, agricultural adjuvants, construction chemicals and sealants, paints and coatings, rubbers, plastic and rubber release agents, medicament, pharmaceutical intermediates, personal care hair and skin case additives, high performance foam stabilizers and destabilizers.
Click on link to read more ……… Redefining opportunity for the silicone industry-COVID 19
Reference : Article published in Chemical today magazine – June 2020.
Tree Plantation program done at Elkay Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., Lote plant location on 17 July 2020. This plantation done along with the association of Rotary Club, Kothrud, Pune. With all safety precautions more than 100 no. of plant rooted in a single day by the Elkay employees.
Event was initiated by Dr. Ravi & Alka Kulkarni from Elkay & event was made successful with the help of Dr. Raghunathrao Dhole (Devrae Foundation), Mr. Prashant Sidhh (President Rotary Club Pune, Kothrud), Mr. Manish Didmishe (Secretary) & Mrs. Gayatri Ladkat (Service project director).
During this pandemic, Elkay is taking every possible safety precaution for our employees,
suppliers and vendors to make a difference against COVID-19.
CII Pune, organised the seventh edition of West Tech Summit 2019 in Pune with various sessions focused on the theme ‘Driving Innovation through R&D’. This brainstorming summit focused on the way organisations should look at R&D and inculcate the spirit of innovation in industry. Over 100 delegates across the industry participated in the Summit and interacted with the experts from the industry. Event was limelighted with the presence of Mr. Sanjiv Bajaj, Mr. Shrikant Bapat, Mr. Rajan Navani, Dr. Ravi Kulkarni etc.
Dr. Ravi Kulkarni spoke about re-branding of Indian SME through innovation culture, where Dr. Ravi discussed about innovation in SME, challenges & opportunities.
Dun & Bradstreet, the world’s largest knowledge provider hosted the “SME Business Excellence Awards 2019” in association with RBL bank, at New Delhi to recognize the achievements of India’s SME’s.
We are extremely pleased to announce that, Elkay Silicones was awarded “Top Chemical Manufacturer (SME sector) 2019” &
Elkay participated in CPhI India, 2019, one of the most biggest and comprehensive pharmaceutical event of South-East Asia on 26-28 Nov. 2019. We thank to all the visitors who had shown their interest in performance silicone products. Visitors from different parts of world visited us and actively participated in knowledge sharing process.
At “CPhI 2019, India”, Elkay presented its entire range of silicone oil based pharmaceutical products and solutions with a wide range of applications in Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care & Medicament and other various customised applications. Visitors shown interest for Simethicone 30%, Simethicone USP, Dimethicone BP, Contraceptive fluids & other performance silicone products. More than 300 visitors and vendors visited our stall including our esteemed customers.
It was indeed a moment of pride for all of us as a family. Highly educated engineers after having trained and gotten work experience in US come back with a mission nearly 3 decades ago and later joined by their children to set up a project in unfriendly environment where entrepreneurship breeding is not a norm , is really commendable. Many talk about it but very few can really do it for many reasons.