Kalpena Industries compounder of the month
Head office location: Kolkata, India Date founded: 1989
Managing Director: Narrindra Surana Ownership: Publicly quoted
No. of employees: 300+ Sales 2010/11: Rs. 8,476 million (US$ 165 million) (year ending March 2011) Plant locations: Four sites in India: Kolkata, Daman, Silvasai, Bhiwadi Production 2010/11: 110,000 tonnes (year ending March 2011)
Company Profile: Over the past three decades, Kalpena Industries has grown to become one of India’s largest compounders, exporting to more than 20 countries. Its total capacity is now over 150,000 tonnes, spread across facilities in North, West and Eastern India. In 2010, it opened a new 60,000 tonnes compounding site in Kolkata, West Bengal. During the same year, it acquired Alkom, a producer of wire and cable compounds. Early last year, Kalpena bought Bavaria Poly, an Indian producer of plastic products.
Product line: Kalpena Industries produces PVC compounds, silane-based compounds, XLPE for MV cables, filled polyolefins, plus specialty compounds and masterbatches. The products serve the cable, footwear, packaging, construction, pipe, automotive and appliance industries.
Product strengths: Kalpena is a forward looking company with a main focus to improve and develop its products and services and its geographical coverage.
Forthcoming features The next issues of Compounding World magazine will have special reports on the following subjects:
March Additives for PET Pelletizing technology Europe’s masterbatch leaders NPE show preview
April Anti-oxidants Clarifiers, nucleating agents & processing aids Materials handling Chinaplas & Plast previews
Editorial submissions should be sent to Andy Beevers:
abe@amiplastics.com
For information on advertising in these issues, please contact Claire Bishop:
claire@amimagazines.com Tel: +44 (0)20 8686 8139
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