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CHEMTECH Continues to Hold its Legacy

W i t h p a r t i c i p a t i o n o f international organisations from Belgium, China, Japan, France, Germany, Taiwan and many more, CHEMTECH – A

forum ‘By’ the Industry ‘Of’ the industry and ‘For’ the Industry – marked another success in the form of its 26th edition of Chemtech World Expo. The platform provided yet another wonderful opportunity to industry leaders and government delegations from around the world to establish a fruitful network with each other. CHEMTECH World Expo has garnered the reputation of a ‘Not to Miss’ event as the global interest is inclining towards the Asia region that is projected to contribute over 40 per cent of global market share in the years to come.

Leaders from the global top notch industries gathered in Mumbai for the four-day international conferences and exhibition – CHEMTECH World Expo 2013 – organised by CHEMTECH Foundation from 15th to 18th January 2013 in Mumbai.

Issue HighlightsCHEMTECH Continues to Hold its Legacy

CHEMTECH South Expo 2013 Gets a Head Start

Rewarding Excellence and Leadership

Couldn’t Believe it is Happening: IITians

International Conferences Make an Impact

CHEMTECH South 2013October 10-12, 2013 Venue: Chennai Trade Centre Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

131 speakers of international repute attended conferences that were held concurrently throughout the four-day and about 800 exhibitors from 23 countries showcased their products and services for the rapidly growing Indian market to over 33,500 visitors during the event. The total area was spread over 36,750 square metres. The Student Outreach Programme also attracted hundreds of students and added to the significance of the expo.

The event was supported by Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers, Government of India, and DECHEMA, the Society for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology - the official partner for the event.

Mrs Deepa Dasmunshi, Hon’ble Minister of State for Urban Development, Government of India attended the inauguration of CHEMTECH + EPC World Expo 2013 as the Chief Guest along with Mr Suresh Prabhu, Former Union Minister, Govt. of India and

Traditional Lighting of Lamp: (L to R) Mr A K Purwaha, Chairman & Managing Director, Engineers India Ltd; Mr Sudhir Vasudeva, Chairman & Managing Director, ONGC; Mr Richard Clemens, Managing Director, VDMA, Germany; Mrs Deepa Dasmunshi, Hon’ble Minister of State for Urban Development, Government of India; Mr Jasu Shah, Founder & Chairman, CHEMTECH Foundation and Mr Suresh Prabhu, Ex-Member of Parliament, Brand Ambassador - CHEMTECH 2013.

“In its long j o u r n e y , C H E M T E C H has enabled thousands of Indian industries to showcase their capabilities to the rest of

the world. It has provided a platform for international companies in chemical industry to enter the Indian market. If India’s chemical industry has achieved a global reputation today, a good deal of credit must certainly go to CHEMTECH conferences and exhibitions.”

Mr L K AdvaniChairman , BJP Parliamentary Party & Chief Guest CHEMTECH CEW Awards-2013

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CHEMTECH Foundation has always been fortunate to receive support from

wonderful leaders from India from abroad. We are very thankful to couple of organisations including DECHEMA and VDMA from Germany which have supported the foundation throughout its journey strengthening the business relations between Germany and India. Further, the response from stalwarts of Indian chemical industry has also been overwhelming.

Mr Jasu ShahFounder & Chairman, CHEMTECH Foundation

CHEMTECH is a significant event for Indian process industry. CHEMTECH

Foundation is one of the few organisations that have been able to organise such a big event consistently for years. I sincerely appreciate the efforts of Mr Jasu Shah, who, leveraging on his untiring efforts succeeded in bringing leaders from India and abroad under one roof to ensure growth of chemical industry in the country.

Mr Suresh Prabhu Former Union Minister, Government of India & Brand Ambassador, CHEMTECH World Expo 2013

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Brand Ambassador, CHEMTECH World Expo 2013. Mr Sudhir Vasudeva, CMD, ONGC, Mr B Narayan , Group Pres ident , Procurement & Projects, RIL, Mr A K Purwaha, CMD, Engineers India Ltd, Mr Richard Clemens, MD, VDMA and Mr Jasu Shah, Founder & Chairman, CHEMTECH Foundation were the other dignitaries present on the occasion.

Concurrent internat ional industry conferences for EPC, WaterEX , ChemPetro, Industry Automation and Control and Pharma Bio TECH witnessed equally strong presence of industry representatives from India and overseas.

Overwhelming Response

The footfall to the event was continuous for all four days. “We had to call few more people to help us man our stall,” said Mr Ajay Popat, CEO, Ion Exchange Waterleau Ltd on the very first day of the show. 1st and 2nd day witnessed 13 and 19 per cent visitors respectively, while the numbers increased dramatically on 3rd and 4th with 32 and

36 per cent of overall visitors attending the event.

Highlighting the significance of the event, Mr Richard Clemens, Managing Director, German Engineering Federation (VDMA) expressed that there is no other show like CHEMTECH with such high technology density and high number of experts. Mr Sanjay Joshi, Managing Director, Aker Solutions also appreciated the participation of companies that the event has continued to draw over the years.

CHEMTECH World Expo 2013 along with the concurrent exhibitions EPC World Expo, Industry Automation and Control, Pharma BIO TECH World Expo, and WaterEX World Expo are unique integrated platform for the manufacturers and services providers across diverse industry sectors, shared one of the exhibitors. “The exhibition was really a good platform to exhibit our products to domestic as well as in international market. It was relevant and very effective and has been coupled with emergence of new important business contacts,” commented representative of Jay Ambe Engineering.“CHEMTECH Expo continues to remain

the meeting ground for the Oil & Gas, Chemical & Petrochemical industry, and the conferences are the most valuable with so many experts to hear from in packed couple of days, and the right platform to demonstrate our capabilities to the industry,” said Mr Pranay S Garg, Director, Advance Valves, a Delhi based company.

CHEMTECH has exceled over the years in putting up great shows each time. Dr Benno Lueke, Managing Director Uhde India and CEO - ThyssenKrupp Uhde Cluster for India, Middle East and Egypt stated that CHEMTECH has the distinction of bringing practically the entire industry under one single roof.

CHEMTECH team is now gearing up for the CHEMTECH South Expo 2013 which will be organised from 10th to 12th October 2013 in Chennai to facilitate the industry to explore the plethora of opportunities offered in the southern part of the rapidly growing Indian market.

India’s role in the world economy is becoming more significant as

the economy of our country still shows a substantial growth. It is an event like CHEMTECH World Expo which makes the potential of India’s process industry visible and tangible to the international chemical community. My compliments to team CHEMTECH which has grown with the growth of the industry.

Mr K VenkataramananManaging Director & CEO, Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

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Water is undoubtedly a crucial component for both industrial and

human development. This is the reason, since independence, the Government of India has put lot of emphasis on to strengthen the availability of water for all. However, as the fact remains, a large portion of rural India is still deprived of pure drinking water.

Mrs Deepa DasmunshiHonourable Minister of State for Urban Development Government of India

Mr Sudhir VasudevaChairman and Managing Director

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd

I sincerely appreciate CHEMTECH Foundation which has been providing

a platform to industry leaders and think-tank of the nation to discuss the topical issues such as energy, chemical, petrochemical, water, etc… Forums such as this conclave help bring together divert skills, thoughts and perspectives, which often culminate something remarkable….

Mr A K PurwahaChairman and Managing Director

Engineers India Ltd

CHEMTECH continues to be grand affair providing extremely important

platforms to discuss the contemporary issue of national importance – and the theme for this year “EPC – A New Era Towards Sustainable Growth” will appropriately highlight one of the significant issues at CHEMTECH Conference 2013 this year.

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CHEMTECH South Expo 2013 Gets a Head StartAs CHEMTECH Foundation co nt i n u e s to p ro g re s s towards fifth decade of serving the industry, it will mark another milestone

this year and organise maiden edition of CHEMTECH South Expo from 10th to 12th October 2013 in Chennai. The concurrent events such as EPC South 2013 , Pharma BIO South 2013, WaterEX South 2013, Industry Automation South 2013, Specialty Chemical World Expo 2013 and PVF South 2013 will provide immense scope for the users and services providers to converge during the three-day event to engage and explore business opportunities.

CHEMTECH has taken series of new initiatives to create greater avenues for greater industry partnerships and the announcement of CHEMTECH South Expo 2013 is one of the initiatives which have been welcomed by the industry. The

user industry has highly appreciated this move and many participants have already committed their participation in CHEMTECH

South Expo 2013 at the recent event.

Spread over an area of 5000 square metres, CHEMTECH South Expo

2013 is expected to draw strong participation from around 20

countries which were present for the CHEMTECH World Expo

2013 and anticipates presence of over 300 exhibitors from the EPC,

chemicals and processing, industry automation, water and pharma

and biotech industries. The expo along with concurrent

international conferences will offer unfathomable opportunities

to explore the business prospects and connect and engage with the

key decision makers, influencers and technocrats on globally 2nd largest and India’s largest integrated platform.

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Automation should be implemented not only as an improvement tool, but

also as a culture. Gone are the days when focus area of automation was restricted to large manufacturing industries. Now automation is gaining importance even in the medium and small scale industries.

Mr Rajkumar GhoshDirector (Refineries) IOCL & Chairman, Industry Automation & Control World Expo 2013

There will be tremendous scope for Engineering, Procurement and

Construction (EPC) sector. EPC industry will play a big role in enabling the sustainable growth of process industry. Indian EPC sector has tremendous capabilities, but there is lot of scope for improvement, particularly in terms of timely project execution and optimisation of communication software and processes.

Mr B NarayanGroup President (Procurement & Projects), Reliance Industries Ltd & Chairman, EPC World Expo 2013

With Asia’s growing contribution to the global chemical industry, India is

emerging as one of the focused destinations for the chemical companies worldwide on the strength of its strategic advantages. In the best case scenario, with the current initiatives, the Indian chemical industry can grow at 11 per cent per annum and reach the size of almost USD 224 billion by 2017.

Mr K P NanavatyPresident, Strategy Development, Reliance Industries Ltd & Chairman , ChemPetro World Expo 2013

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“Being an IITian, we get fair opportunities to meet industry stalwarts on many occasions, but meeting 15 of them back-to-back for four

days at one common platform is something I describe as Unbelievable,” said Rohit, who travelled all the way from Khargapur along with several other students to attend four-day Icon Lecture Series at CHEMTECH World Expo 2013 - Under CHEMTECH’s Student Outreach Programme. A large number of students from different colleges attended the lectures.

The Student Outreach Programme which aims at developing future leaders for industry, in its very first edition, attracted

huge number of students from prominent institutions including IIT Bombay and IIT Khargapur. Some of the other collages

included MET Bandra, Mumbai; Gharda Institute of Technology, Mumbai; D J Sanghvi College of Engineering, RGIT,

• 15 Industry Leaders from India and abroad addressed students• Four days of back-to-back interactive sessions• About 300 students attend the Icon Lecture Series

Couldn’t Believe it is Happening: IITians

(L to R) Prof. Siddharth Das, IIT Kharagpur, Mr Sanjay Joshi, MD, Aker Powergas Pvt Ltd, Mr Sudhir Vasudeva, CMD, ONGC, Mr A K Purwaha, CMD, EIL, and Mr Yatinder Suri, Country Head, Outokumpu at Icon Lecture Series.

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Attending CHEMTECH is always a pleasure. The event draws participation

from companies across the world and the conferences give fresh insight into new trends, technologies and Government policies.

Mr Sanjay JoshiManaging Director, Aker Powergas Pvt Ltd

Mr Ajay Popat CEO Ion Exchange Waterleau Ltd & Chairman WaterEX World Expo 2013

Water is an important element to maintain the sustainability vision

and will make a big difference to the survival of people and industries at large. This is why we decided to have an encompassing conference to address the issues in most holistic manner.

Mr Peush MahajanDirector Technical, Engineers India Ltd

Automation has affected not only one industry, but has affected almost all,

and the compulsion for this is business. If I have to reduce the cost, I have to automate my assembly line. You have to look at automation during different stages such as design, engineering, and construction.

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Mumbai and Dharmsinh Desai University (DDU) Gujarat.

However, it was not the overwhelming presence, but the curiosity of the students revealed during the lectures series that marked the success of the lecture series. All the four tracks (sessions) – Knowing the Unknown, New Frontiers – New Vistas, Building Sustainable Future, and Values & Ethics: What do these mean in Today’s Context – were aimed at educating students on industry expectations, new opportunities, developing responsible

A large number of students attended the Icon Lecture Series at CHEMTECH World Expo 2013.

attitude towards the environment and society and highlighting the importance of Values and Ethics for a professional. All the leaders shared their experiences and enlightened students on several issues and facts. The presence of eminent industry leaders and academia including Sudhir Vasudeva, CMD, ONGC; A K Purwaha, CMD Engineers India Limited; Sanjay Joshi, MD, Aker Solutions; Richard Clemens, MD, VDMA; Anne Feenstra, Eminent Dutch Architect; Mika Toika, VP, Outokumpu; P D Sumudra, Executive Director – Sales & Member of

the Board, Uhde India & Sr. VP – Business Development ThyssenKrupp Uhde for India & MENA; and A K Balyan, CMD, Petronet LNG; engaged the students throughout the four-day lecture series.

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There are many ways in which automation can be a business

optimisation enabler. Five ways in which we can enhance our productivity and improve our bottom-line are: visibility to the result of actions, transparency into the profitability, accountability for performance improvement, agility to respond to rapid fluctuations and environmental sustainability.

Mr B R MehtaSr. Vice President, Reliance Industries Ltd & Head Technical Committee Industry Automation & Control World Expo 2013

I was deeply impressed with the thought and planning that went

into making this event successful. The CHEMTECH Foundation has the distinction of bringing practically the entire industry under a single roof. The content was very useful; the organisation was remarkable, and on international lines.

Dr Benno LuekeManaging Director Uhde India and CEO, ThyssenKrupp Uhde Cluster for India, Middle East and Egypt

VDMA and CHEMTECH Foundation are partnering for over 15 years

now. Today for the Process Industries there is no other show with such high technology density and high number of experts, as at CHEMTECH.

Mr Richard ClemensManaging Director, VDMA

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International Conferences Make an Impact • 131 speakers and 812 delegates attended the EPC, Industry Automation & Control, WaterEX and Pharma Bio TECH international conferences spread over four days of CHEMTECH World Expo 2013 in Mumbai• Panel discussions on EPC industry and WaterEX covered by Bloomberg TV

After the approval of 12th Five Year Plan by the Planning Commission which projected the growth of country at 5.8 per cent this f iscal

followed by incremental growth in the following year and touch 8 per cent in next three years, CHEMTECH conferences provided the apt platform to debate upon the proposed plans, explore the available opportunities and charter the roadmap in accordance with the growth of country and industry. Eminent dignitaries from the Indian Government graced the international conferences and interacted with Indian and international delegates during all four days.

In recent times, as focus of policy makers as well as consumers has shifted towards planet

and profit, a new dimension of industrial growth in the form of sustainability has been added to all the industries as the

core of discussion across all the industry conferences. Industry experts, business leaders and technocrats deliberated over

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The CHEMTECH World Expo event once again delivered what it promised

– a world class platform for the chemical process and allied industries to interact with EPC/Engineering companies and equipment/components suppliers, to discuss latest technological developments and forthcoming projects. The event was well-organised, well-attended and provided Uhde India with an ideal forum to present our views and capabilities.

Mr P D SamudraExecutive Direct Sales and Sr Vice President, Business Development, ThyssenKrupp Uhde Cluster for India, Middle East and Egypt

Mr Sam YamdagniPresident & Managing Director, Xylem Water Solutions India Pvt Ltd

India is going to see enormous investments of the order of 2-3 lakh

crore over the next five years in the field of water and waste water treatment. JNNURM envisages investments of 2 lakh crore in this field with additional tens & thousand crore investments from the MoEF to clean up river bodies and additional projects.

Mr Mahesh Zagade (IAS)Commissioner, Food & Drug Administration

State of Maharashtra

Water is one of the limiting factors in growth of GDP of the country

and we are experiencing the ill effects of pre-stages of water stress, which is not natural but man made. We have not invested into the nitty-gritties of how to make use of water. As an implementer where we have faltered and failed miserably by not taking cognisance of the enormity of problem is in 3-R’s – Recycle Reuse and Recover.

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broad array of industry specific subjects during the sessions which were followed by interactive panel discussions and Q&A sessions.

The Indian EPC industry is faced with ample opportunities and stiff competition in the domestic market, shared Mr B Narayan, Group President RIL and Chairman EPC World Expo 2013. The EPC conference addressed individual aspects of engineering procurement and construction along with the investors’ views thus creating a very interactive forum to discuss expectations of the project owners with the service providers to ensure sustainable growth of the Indian EPC industry.

Industry story is about becoming more and more capital efficient and has necessitated the need of business models that allow the organisations to grow profitably and expand profitability. Automation conference themed “Automation – Business Enabler” saw a strong presence from the users’ side which is constantly scouting for new technologies to improve business processes and productivity.

Delegates

The conference on Water addressed the issues related to water and waste water and new models that the country need to adopt to meet the water stress that India is facing and ways to face the future challenges. The panel discussion on Cities, Urbanisation and Water underscored the importance of proper implementation of policies and latest technologies to optimise water usage and mitigate water wastage. Pharma BIO TECH International conference - “Moving up in the Value Chain,” emphasized upon the need of Indian pharma in the current times to be globally competent. The speakers highlighted the strengths of the Indian pharma industry and said that it is

the right time to leverage on the strengths in the current era of rapid growth.

131 speakers and 812 delegates from India and overseas attended the international conferences during world’s 2nd largest global process industry meet.

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Rewarding Excellence and Leadership “No person was ever honoured for what he received. Honour has been the reward for what he gave.” - Calvin Coolidge

Chemtech Foundation certainly appreciates the leaders who have given a lot to the industry and made difference with their positive approach and attitude,

and feel extremely privileged to honour these personages for their efforts with CEW Leadership and Excellence Awards.

This year, Chemtech Foundation was fortunate to have Mr L K Advani, Chairman, BJP Parliamentary Party, as the Chief Guest at its award ceremony in Mumbai. Commenting on the occasion, Mr Advani said, “In its long journey, CHEMTECH has enabled thousands of Indian industries to showcase their capabilities to the rest of the world. It has provided a platform for international companies in chemical industry to enter the Indian market. If India’s chemical industry has achieved a global reputation today, a good deal of credit must certainly go to CHEMTECH conferences and exhibitions.”

“There are two types of people in the world. One, those who achieve success and prosperity through their own ingenuity and efforts, their achievements are admirable. But far more admirable are those people who help the others also to achieve success and prosperity,” – Mr Advani added.

In his address to the distinguished guests, Mr Advani expressed serious environmental concerns and urged the congregation of eminent industry personnel to look at the

holistic development of the industry and work out ways to have minimal impact on the environment.

Mr Suresh Prabhu, Former Union Minister, Government of India, Mr K Venkataramanan, Managing Director & CEO, Larsen & Toubro, and Mr Jasu Shah, Founder & Chairman CHEMTECH Foundation shared the dais with Mr Advani on the eve.

Since its inception in 1975, CHEMTECH has always strived to accord an international status to chemical engineering industry, which has been the driving force behind this historic journey of memorable milestones and started the tradition of recognising contribution of those who have given fillip to the industry and paved the way for the future of country’s economic and industrial development.

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Best of the Best: Awardees of the CHEMTECH CEW AWARDS 2013

“There are two types of people in the world. One, those who achieve success and prosperity through their own ingenuity and efforts -

whose achievements are admirable. But far more admirable are those people who help others achieve success and prosperity, and Mr Jasu Shah is one of them.”

Mr L K AdvaniChairman , BJP Parliamentary Party & Chief Guest CHEMTECH CEW Awards-2013

Crème de la crème of the Indian & international chemicals and petrochemicals and allied sectors attended the CHEMTECH Awards presentation ceremony at ‘The Lalit’ on 15th January 2013.