Kemrock Industries and Exports Limited was an Indian public company specializing in the manufacture of fiber-reinforced composite materials.[2] Established in 1981, the company was based in Vadodara, Gujarat.
| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Founder | Kalpesh Patel |
| Defunct | September 2017 |
| Successor | Kalpesh Patel |
| Headquarters | , India |
| Products | Composite materials |
| Revenue | ₹4.7 billion (US$56 million) (FY10)[1] |
| ₹391 million (US$4.7 million) | |
| Owner | Public Company |
Products
editKemrock manufactured fibre-reinforced plastic and glass-reinforced plastic composite products for the domestic and export markets. It focused on industrial segments, such as aerospace, renewable energy, railways, chemical processing, waste management, etc.
Kemrock commissioned India's first carbon fiber production facility in 2010, under a technology transfer from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and National Aerospace Laboratories. Initial capacity at its plant in Vadodara was 400 tonnes of carbon fiber each year. It was one of the prime producers of FRP & GRP items.[3]
Kemrock was acquired by Reliance Industries Ltd. in September 2017.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Unaudited Financial Results for the year ended 31st March, 2010" (PDF). Kemrock. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "About Us". Kemrock. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ "India gets first carbon fibre plant". The Indian Express. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ^ Prasad, Rachita (13 September 2017). "Reliance Industries acquires Kemrock Industries in auction by lenders". The Economic Times. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
External links
edit- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 7 May 2017)