With the renewed thrust on ‘make in India’ and strong impetus from the government, fresh investments are pouring into the industrial sectors which are expected to drive sharp growth and create a robust pipeline for the country’s industrial lubricants sector for years to come. The increasing demand for high-quality, high-performance lubricants is encouraging Indian lubricant majors to develop cutting edge, technologically superior specialty lubricants for the Indian market.
As newer technologies gain momentum, the Indian lubricant industry is gearing up to meet the need for customized specialty products for Indian customers. Nandan Petrochem Limited (NPL), founded in 1992, is one of the leading manufacturers of Genuine Oils, Greases & Specialty Oils with a significant PAN-India & overseas presence in the Lubricating Oil market, continuously driven by innovation to enhance stakeholder value and customer satisfaction.
NPL started its journey with contract manufacturing for the public sector undertaking and global players and also collaborated with Meguin GmBH (Germany) under a technical agreement giving them access to the latest
technologies. With this advanced technology NPL currently manufacturers complete range of Lubricants, Greases, Transformer Oil, White Oil/Liquid Paraffins, Rubber Process Oils, and specialty under our brand 'VELVEX'.
“Along with lubricants we are being termed as pioneers of AdBlue in India starting our journey in 2011, NPL BlueSky Automotive is a Technical JV between Nandan Petrochem Limited (NPL) and KRUSE Automotive GmbH (Germany) to manufacture and market AdBlue (AUS32/DEF) in India, currently with nine manufacturing plants operating in key cities and with a total capacity of over four lakh M.T. Per Annum”, says Hrishikesh Kulkarni, CEO at NPL.
Flagship Offerings
The Industrial product portfolio at NPL consists of Hydraulic Oils, Transformer Oils, Rubber Process Oils, Gear oils, Compressor Oils, Rust Preventive Oils, Metal working fluids (Water Soluble & Neat Cutting Oils), Quenching Oils, Heat Transfer oils, Spindle Oils, Slideway Oils, OFF Highway oils, Transmission oils, Slideway Oils, Greases (Lithium, High Temp, Graphite, Calcium Sulphonate, Chassis, Wheel Bearing, Moly & other specialty greases) and AdBlue.
“Over the years we have developed an expertise in manufacturing tailor-made Genuine Oil for major OEMs. Depending on their application & engineering, suitable oils are formulated with optimum performance levels to meet the OEM specific requirements", says Hrishikesh. Currently, NPL is serving more than 15 + OEM customers and some of the key business partners are Kirloskar, Escorts, Simpsons, and Mahindra to name a few.
Onward & Upward
With an annual turnover of 1500Cr+, 500+ employees contributing to 30+ percent YOY growth, 15+ OEM partners, 1200+ variety of SKUs, 12 production plants with a single shift capacity of 96,000 KL PA for Oils, 9000 MT PA for Greases, and 4,00,000 KL PA for AdBlue, NPL is aggressively looking at expanding its business beyond Rs.5000 crores in next few years.
NPL is expanding its portfolio of Metal Working Fluids, particularly in the synthetic & semi-synthetic range to create market disruption, particularly in the auto & auto component segment. New challenges will continue to be addressed with its new products and services.
“The Velvex family of lubricants for the construction & mining industry is also expected to register a robust growth while we continue to maximize equipment durability along with outstanding protection for diesel engines, Transmission & Gears. At the same time, we are aggressively increasing our market reach through channel partner expansion programs & a versatile online presence”, concludes Hrishikesh.
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