Alkali Metals Limited was incorporated on April 17th, 1968 as a joint venture between our founder chairman late Dr.Y.V.S.S. Murty and APIDC. Our Quality Management system (QMS) (ISO 9001:2000) has been certified by Bureau Veritas since 1995 and Environmental Management System (EMS) (ISO 14001:2004) has been certified by Bureau Veritas since 2000. The company is engaged in the business of manufacturing sodium derivatives, pyridine derivatives, a range of fine chemicals, based on related chemistry. The Company commenced the production of sodium metal, with an installed capacity of 125 MT. There were only a few manufacturers of sodium metal at that time and the technology was not available. Our Company developed the technology for sodium metal based on in-house R & D capabilities and this was an achievement, considering various hazards in the development and manufacture of the same. The Company has the distinction of developing technology for the manufacture of sodium metal for usage in fast breeder nuclear reactors for power generation. We have developed technology for several derivatives based on sodium metal, picoline and other various cyclic compounds. In the year 1986, APIDC exited from the joint venture.
Manufacture of sodium metal is power intensive and with increasing power tariffs, imported sodium metal became more attractive compared to the cost of indigenous production. Hence our Company diversified and built its product portfolio which can be classified into the following three categories:
1. Sodium derivatives
2. Pyridine derivatives
3. Fine chemicals
Products in these categories include amides, hydrides, alkoxides, azides, tetrazoles, pyridine compounds, cyclic compounds, drug and pharma intermediates, specialty fine chemicals etc. Technology for these products was developed in-house R&D division which is an achievement, considering hazardous process chemistry involved in the development and manufacture of the same. We developed suitable systems to ensure safe and smooth functioning of the plants and has got the necessary accreditions. Our Company manufactures the above products on bulk and regular basis, on campaign basis and also on contract manufacturing basis.
The main products which are material to the operations, in the above mentioned product categories are:
PRODUCT
CATEGORY |
SODIUM
DERIVATIVES |
PYRIDINE
DERIVATIVES |
FINE
CHEMICALS |
NAMES OF THE PRODUCTS |
Sodium Amide |
2 Aminopyridine |
Phenyl - a(2-Pyridyle) Acetonitrile |
Sodium Azide |
2-Amino-4-Methylpyridine |
Phenyl Pyridyl Acetamide |
Sodium Hydride |
2-Amino-6-Methylpyridine |
Sodium Methoxide |
2,6 Diaminopyridine |
Sodium tertiary butoxide |
2,3,5 Trichloropyridine |
Apart from the above, our Company has further developed 347 products in the aforesaid categories.
Possessing a distinct technology, developed in-house, for manufacturing sodium derivatives, our company is a major player in the sodium derivatives market. These products cater to both the domestic and overseas markets. Our Company’s offshoring capabilities in select chemistries is showcased by the presence of some of the global pharma majors in its customer kitty, Dr. Reddys Laboratories, Aurobindo Pharma, Ranbaxy, Clariant, Novasep, Siber Hegner to name a few.
Our Company also has a dedicated R & D facility recognised by the Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi. This facility operates through three modules, being, a laboratory for gram level operation and research, a pilot plant and a proving facility to upscale the production process from pilot plant to a commercial scale and full fledged production.
Our products find wide application and use in various industries like the Pharma, Agro based products, Pesticides, Explosives, Bio technology products and Electro plating chemicals.
