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Tanfac
Industries Limited is a joint venture company
promoted by the Aditya Birla Group and the Tamil
Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO).
Incorporated in 1972, it is one of India's largest
suppliers of fluorine chemicals with the facility
spread over 60 acres in the chemical complex of
SIPCOT at Cuddalore, 180 kms south of Chennai.
Tanfac is engaged in the manufacture of chemicals
such as aluminium fluoride, anhydrous hydrogen
fluoride with generation capacity of 15,600 tpa
in each. In addition to this Tanfac manufactures
sulphuric acid to the tune of 14,400 tpa inclusive
of oleum, and, speciality fluorides to the tune
of 3,400 tpa. The fluorine based chemicals have
vital applications in industries such as aluminium
smelting, petroleum refining, refrigerant gases,
steel re-rolling, glass, ceramics, sugar, fertilisers,
heavy water, etc. The speciality chemicals are
used as intermediates in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals
drugs and agrochemicals.
Having started as a single product company, producing
aluminium fluoride, Tanfac has now diversified
into various speciality fluoride products, with
exports to countries across the globe including
USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore, Thailand and Middle East.
The unit derives its competitive edge through
worldclass technology tie-ups with global majors
for the manufacture of aluminium fluoride - viz.,
Davy Process Technology (Switzerland) and CHENCO
(Germany).
Certified for Quality Systems under ISO 9001:9002
and Environment Management Systems under ISO 14001:2004
and Occupational Health and Safety Assessment
Series (OHSAS) 18001:2007, Tanfac is the first
chemicals company in the world to get the TPM
(Total Productive Maintenance) Excellence - First
Category Award in November 1999 followed by the
TPM Consistency Award in 2002.
An important contributor to the country's foreign
exchange coffer, Tanfac earns valuable foreign
exchange. A stronger focus on R&D activities
will go towards developing new value-added fluorine
/ speciality chemicals.
Tanfac
is committed to continual improvement of the processes
of management system effecting quality, cost,
delivery and environmental impacts to prevent
pollution and to comply with requirements of customers
and interested parties and public.
Tanfac
on a continuous basis identify activities which
have scope for conserving energy, water reduction
of chemicals consumption, recycle of water and recycle
of waste in process, as part of its commitment to
SHE.
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