Bakelite Hylam - Keeping Pace with Changing Times
Change is the byword of Life driven by Father Time and Mother Nature. Everything changes, times change, people change, and cities change, countries change, and the world changes and so do companies around the world. The world today is a global village where national boundaries do not count for much. What matters today is Economics. The planet Earth has shrunk, thanks to technology and growing diversifying nature of the world. Those who are loathe accepting the change factor need to get their heads examined and fine-tuned to understand the ground realities. The city of Hyderabadhas been seeing a lot of development of late, and one such entity, which has been taking part in the change process, is Bakelite Hylam. It’s a company which has seen it all and gone through it all. Believe it or not, it has its roots on the same wavelength as our great country India itself. Amazing isn’t it, but then that is the reality. It still exists and what’s more going strong. It’s a creditable feat. And that comes about only when one adopts the mantra of Change Factor. Wallowing in the past does not count for much, it’s just only a picture of memory and one has to look to the future. The name BAKELITE is in a way reflects this, the past has been baked and the future has been lighted. Its history, products that it manufactures and other such factors all make for exciting stuff and bring about a whiff of nostalgia. C’mon lets have a look at the same. History
Times changed, the year 1969 was a watershed in the company’s history. The two companies Hyderabad Laminated Products Ltd and Bakelite India Private Ltd became one entity and came to be known as Bakelite Hylam Ltd, a name that has struck to date. At the time of merger, BXL Plastic Materials Group, U K held 50% shares and the State Government of Andhra Pradesh held 30% shares. Then again Father Time got into the act and in the year 1982 the company brought down the foreign share holdings to 39.99%, which lays to this date the same. Products
Its products can be categorised as follows:
The company’s products caters to defence, nuclear and space applications, its product Hyglas glass epoxy laminates confirms to international standards such as G10 FR4, NEMA and G11, meets ISS specifications and is supplied to known names as BHEL, BEL, DMRL, etc. The other products pertaining to this areas includes hylam paper-based laminates is developed for base plates fabrication for field artillery equipment and hylak isophthalic polyester resins are used deeply in nuclear field. Another product development area where the company has caught the eye has been Laminates, its offering Heritage Surface Textures, with technical inputs from UM Corporation, Japan, evoked admiration and winged its way as interior and exterior surfaces both within India and overseas. The product was subjected to 3 years of tough testing norms and went through trial runs. Today it stands, tall having withstood the diverse climatic conditions across the world. It is considered to be superior to paints, tiles and other textured coatings, is perfectly suitable for both interior and exterior applications in buildings, homes, apartment blocks, theatres, etc. And above all applicable on a variety of surfaces such as mortar, cement, marine plywood, plasters board and so on. Such is its versatility that it can be applied on any absorbent surface, take on any shape, and above all requires little preparation and saves precious time and labour costs. There is another offering from this versatile company that needs to be mentioned and that is CFC-free Phenotherm, an insulation foam product that is fire-resistant and eco-friendly. When the foam catches fire, it only changes its appearance; turns dark brown, keeps intact its shape and doesn’t emit toxic fumes. To make the information all the sweeter, it is cost-effective and so money is well spent and well invested. Key Behind the ‘Thermo Set Plastic’ RevolutionThe key product of the company is manufactured at a plant in Hyderabad, and engineered by a band of highly talented people, about 850 engineers. The plant is a highly sophisticated one, state-of-the-art and automated to the core. And the machinery which churns out the products are top grade ones imported from world leaders in the said business. Some of the machinery is Siempelkamp Presses, Vits Impregnator, and Ultra Violet Spectrophotometer and so on. Urge for Excellence is an Ongoing FactorThe year 1978 saw the birth of the company’s Research and Development centre in Hyderabad. Having such a centre leads to the indigenisation of imported technology and development of new indigenous technology. And so many of them has come about that the company today holds patent rights to several products and processes. It is stated to be the only one of its kind in India and has been approved by Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The centre indulges in research of intricacies of the product thermo set and is led by a team of top class scientists and technologists. Some of its most remarkable achievements have been:
Achievements GaloreThe company is a well known export house, its products finding its way to nations such as Germany, USA, Singapore, Australia, and Taiwan and so on. And they encompass the facet of every field that is from electronics to power plants and so on. Some of the world’s best known companies like General Dynamics, Hewlett Packard, IBM, and so on are stated to be the proud users of the company’s laminates. The export performance has been of such high-grade stuff that it forms the content of case studies at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and the University of Los Angeles, California. Just swallow in the same; the company hogs a whopping 75% of the nation’s laminate export. To add further flavour to the already tasty dish, the company has also won best export award in laminates, seven times in a row. Global NetworkExport plus sales within the nation does not come on a platter or just as a matter of wish. It requires a well-knit and well-coordinated distribution network. And the company has just that. Just go through the given below information to recognise this fact:
Future LookAs already stated, past is dead and gone forever, future beckons and one has to rake in the same. Bakelite Hylam does that getting into newer fields that are areas of consumer durables, electronics and telecommunications. It sounds confident and upbeat about the same and why not, it has a glorious past, fine present and could-be great future. Contact InformationChairman: Mr G P Goneka Contact Person: Mr BRS Prasad, General Manager, Marketing, 1stFloor, Modi Mansion, 183/184, RP Road, Secunderabad-500003 Phone: 040-6327049 Fax: 040-6327045 Registered Office Address:7-2-1669, Post Box No. 1908, Sanathnagar, Hyderabad – 500018 Phones: 040-3702641-48/ 040-3708912 Fax: 040-3702672 Plants:(1) P1/1, Nacharam industrial Area, Hyderabad – 500076 Phone: 7173322, 7174899 (2) Plot No 4-7, Phase V, IDA Jeedimetla, Hyderabad-500055 Telephone: 3095941, 3095862, 3095263 (3) Balarsha Plywood, P O Box No 5, Balanagar Road, Bhirkund Nala, Chandrapur -442401 Telephone: 07172-52140/ 52148/ 53954 Regional OfficesAhmedabad- Phone 079-7479022 Bangalore- Phone: 080-2226910 Fax: 080-2226901 Kolkatta- Phone: 033-2489921-3 Fax: 033-2480988 Chandigarh- Phone: 0172-708165 Chennai- Phone: 044-6427652 Fax: 044-6426903 Kochi- Phone: 0484-362876 Coimbatore- Phone: 0422- 541079 Indore- Phone: 0731-532788 Pune-Phone:020-4460154 Mumbai- Phone: 022-4938568 Fax: 022-4974974 New Delhi- Phone: 011-5825256 Fax: 011-5825258 AP Sales Office-Telephone: 7536495 Fax: 7530986
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Back in the year 1909, a doctor called Dr Bakeland came across something, which changed his fortunes and all those around him. It brought about a change in future generation people. It is not fiction, but hard-core truth. He discovered thermo set plastic later referred to by others as Bakelite. This reference itself was a tribute to him and he richly deserved it. Discovery led to something bigger, a UK company called Bakelite Xylonite got into the act, that of, manufacturing the same Bakelite. The British having their presence in India thanks due to their colonial rule sensed the feeling of a new independent India; the year 1947 saw a new India and a new company called Hyderabad Laminated Products Ltd. The ball got rolling, initially the company was a state enterprise of the Nizam of Hyderabad, and manufacturing laminates for the electrical and construction industries. The two products were marketed by the then 100% British-owned Bakelite India Private Ltd.
The company range of diversification is indeed many; it is a pioneer in the country in the product of thermosetting plastics. It caters to meet the requirements of just about everybody – telecommunications, electronics, atomic energy, computers, furnishings and fittings, consumer products, transport, defence and so on.
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