Over the past 32 years Gharda Chemicals has received six National Awards for original technical innovation in the chemical industry. Of these, four have been the prestigious Sir P.C. Ray Award. In 1989, Gharda was honoured with the Ministry of Science and Technology Award for the Best in-house R&D in the Chemical Industry, and the ICMA Award for Process Design and Engineering of Chemical Plants. In December 1991, Gharda received the Chemexcil First Export Award for outstanding export performance.
The Sir P.C. Ray Award
This is awarded to the best industrial unit developed by indigenous endeavour in the chemical industry in India and it is been a great pleasure and honour for Gharda Chemicals Limited to be the recepient of this award FOUR times.
Initially Gharda Chemicals research was directed to products required in India. Though none of these products were new, significant innovations in the manufacturing processes were developed. This won the company the prestigious Sir P.C. Ray Award which is instituted by the Indian Chemicals Manufacturing Association. Gharda Chemicals has been honoured by this Award on the following four seperate occasions:
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Year 1970, The Sir P.C. Ray Award for Ingrain Dyes. |
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Year 1973, The Sir P.C. Ray Award for Dyestuff Intermediates. |
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Year 1977, The Sir P.C. Ray Award for Fine Chemicals. |
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Year 1984, The Sir P.C. Ray Award for Veterinary Drugs and Pesticides. |
No other Indian company has won this Award more than twice.
The Ministry of Science and
Technology Award
The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research of the Ministry of Science and Technology (Government Of India) presented the National Award for R&D efforts in industry to Gharda Chemicals in the year 1988. This Award was honoured on Gharda Chemicals because of its outstanding achievements in the Chemical and Allied Sector. Gharda had successfully developed an innovative process for Cypermethric Acid Chloride starting with indigenously available acrylonitrile and carbon tetrachloride which is claimed to have been commercialised for the first time in the world, with an annual capacity of 100 tonnes with all indigenous equipment.
The ICMA Award
In 1988, the Indian Chemicals Manufacturers Association honoured Gharda Chemicals Limited with The ICMA Award for Process Design and Engineering of Chemical Plants.
The Chemexcil
First Award
In 1991, Gharda Chemicals Limited received the Chemexcil First Export Award for outstanding export performance.
The Chemexcil Second Award
In 1994-95, Gharda Chemicals Limited received the Chemexcil Second Award for exports.
The Chemexcil Trishul Award
In 1995-96, Gharda Chemicals Limited received the prestigious Chemexcil Trishul Award for outstanding exports among large scale manufacturers, including all chemical sectors.
With an initial investment of less than one hundred thousand rupees, Gharda chemicals started out as a partnership firm in 1964, when the founder and presently the Chairman & Managing Director, Dr. K.H. Gharda and the late Mr. R.M. Kawasmaneck assisted by ten non-graduate employees, commenced manufacture of two products-a textile auxillary and ingrain brilliant blue. Both products were being manufactured for the first time in India and found a ready market. And the partnership company was converted into a Private Limited company on 7th March, 1967. We wish to share our further achievements with you which we have summarised below:
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Our exports (largely to Europe) increased from a meagre Rs.28 crores in 1993-94 to Rs.49 crores in 1994-95 to Rs.118 crores in 1995-96 and Rs.164 crores in 1996-97. |
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Gharda Chemicals Limited ranks among the world's top producers of high quality agrochemical products. |
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Our company received EPA approval in the USA for Chlorpyrifos technical and a number of liquid and granular formulations of generic Chlorpyrifos in the year 1997. |
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Gharda Chemicals Limited became the first Indian company to enter the US market with its own registration. The company now manufactures Chlorpyrifos with 99%+ purity in its world class plant at our Lote plant and exports the same to the North American market. |
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Last year, Gharda introduced Metamitron (min. 98% purity), Triclopyr (min. 98.5% purity) and Deltamethrin (min 98.5% purity) using its own in-house technology. |
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In mid 1998, Gharda received EPA approval in the US for Dicamba Technical (min. 985 purity). The company now manufactures Dicamba with 98%+ purity in its world class plant at Lote. |
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Gujarat Insecticides Limited, a subsidiary of Gharda Chemicals Limited, is among the top Indian producers and exporters of MPB, Cypermethrin, Fenvalerate, Quinalphos and Carbendazim. |
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Gharda is also the proud achiever of ISO 9001 Certification for all its 3 manufacturing plants including Gujarat Insecticides Limited. |
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The company has also received Good Laboratory Practices Certification and ISO 9002 accreditations from Quality Assurance Services, Australia, and National Accreditation Board for Testing Laboratories (NABL) of the Government of India for its Quality Assurance Department at its Dombivli plant. |
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The Design and Projects department has also been certified by LRQA for ISO 9001. |
Gharda Chemicals Limited is the first company in India to manufacture the following products:
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