The construction chemicals market in India is expected to reach $21.7 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 13.6 percent, according to Future Market Insights. The rapid development of smart cities, certain governmental initiatives like ‘Pradhan Matri Awas Yojna’or‘Make-in-India’ are the giving a significant push to the construction industry.Government is investing(US $ 130.57 billion)to enhance the infrastructure sector. The growth of real estate sector is also a major driving factor for the industry to flourish at a consistent pace. Hence, the overall upsurge in the infrastructure industry is raising ever-increasing demand for construction chemicals.However,sourcing quality raw materials still prevails as a primary concern to the construction industry as there is a lack of domestic construction chemical producers who supply qualitative products. Observing the gap, an Andhra Pradesh based polymer manufacturing company SNF (India) has brought in an extensive range of construction composites of global standard with seamless supply chain system so that the consumers have the advantage of availing their required materials under one roof.
SNF (India),an offspring of SPCM SA belonging to SNF Floerger Group in France, produces a wide range of water-solublepolyacrylamide polymers that cater to various industries along with the construction domain. SNF is world’s largest manufacture of water-soluble polymers.Located at East coast of India at manufacturing hub city of Vishakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh;SNF is the only company in India that offers its broad range of polymers with customization with its avant-garde technology and robust R&D support.Being one of the leading global construction chemical company, they exercise the responsibility of sourcing the necessary materials for infrastructural projects with sheer commitment to quality.
The Evolution
Amidst the boom in the construction segment in the domestic market and the ongoing developments happening in the country, SNF has become an integral part of several projects like high-speed rail or various metros, multi-storeyedconstructions with deep foundation, and tunnelling projects. For years of delivering quality and vast industry experience, they have positioned themselves in the marketplace in such a way that their products are used in almost all the aforementioned construction activities in the country.
They evolved to be one of the top subsidiaries of SNF Floerger that started in 1978. In the beginning, it was a joint venture between SNF Floerger and IEI that formed a company in India in 1989 named Polyelectrolyte (India). With the establishment of a factory to produce emulsions in 1991, they went further to change the company name to SNF-Ion Exchange in 1999. Later in December 2001, SNF Floerger acquired complete ownership of the company and became SNF (India). They set-up a new manufacturing plant in Jawaharlal Nehru Pharma City in Padawada, Vishakhapatnam, spread over a land of 250 acres and initiated their production of polyacrylamide emulsions and liquids in 2010. The plant operates at annual production capacity of 1.6 lac MT manufacturing of acrylamide, anionic and cationic polyacrylamide.
Products Offered
Started their journey with products for soilconsolidation,SNF expanded their product line for mining, paper, sugar, textiles, ceramics, water treatment, detergency, personal & home care, Dredging and Agriculture. As deep foundation and tunneling are the two special areas of SNFs expertise they develop their products with utmost attention to rheology and soil stability. SNF offer’s range of drilling polymer or PHPA for providing support to all kind of challenging soil conditions. SNF product portfolio is one of the largest in this business and offers most unique products.
They also have capability to custom build the products if required for challenging projects. For cement and admixture industries a range of additives are provided to support and develop advance products.They offer monomers of various kinds,polyacrylamide, polydadmac, polyamines, resins, emulsions, and dispersants for a broad spectrum of industries such as ceramics, construction chemical, cosmetics, detergent, agriculture, dredging, home care, mining and minerals, paper, sugar, textiles, water treatment and several other industrial divisions. SNF is industry leader with over 55 percent of market share worldwide for treating industrial and Municipal waters. Company offers world most advance solution when it comes to water treatment with over product range of more than 1,100 organic coagulants and flocculants. Their innovative ceramic binderis designed to reduce water usage and bring strength to ceramic which take the ceramic production capability to the optimum level.
For Mining application SNF offers range of products which makes them the preferred supplier for all coal, iron, and aluminum mining companies in India and many other countries’s. SNF offers many additives for bentonite industries knows as bentonite extender used to increases the life of bentonite while improving the rheology of the product without changing its physical appearance. Their water-soluble polymers for construction projects do not cause pollution to groundwater and soil. Their technologically advanced polymers are compatible with construction materials like concrete, reinforcement, and steel bars and available in both powder and liquid forms. SNFs diverse range of products and widespread footprint in many industries have enabled a large consumer base across the world that bestows trust on the company for its adherence to delivery of superlative quality.
Infrastructure & Amenities
SNF focuses on continual upgradation of their technological heightened production facility. Their plant in Andhra Pradesh is well equipped to produce 16 kt each of anionic and cationic polyacrylamide. They have expanded their operations in Plaquemine, Louisiana, China, France, Saratov, Russia, Billingham, UK, Camacari, Brazil and a new plant in Gujarat dedicated for O&G business. They have deployed fully automated reactor facilities in the units running 24X7 to meet the consumer needs. Their efficient team supervises the warehousing operations to maintain safety of the products and on-time delivery. SNF follow stringent quality control guidelines in compliance with global authority throughout the production process. Their engineering and R&D team are dedicated to designing and developing new products. Along with the development of new molecules derived from research, their engineers attend the customers for technical assistance.
Gaurav Kumar, (Regional BU head for India and M.E), SNF adds, “SNF is one of the large-scale manufacturing companies that can produce over 1000 types of polymers which are used in overs millions of different applications. Whenever the customer looks to us, we are the name in reliable supply that offer best products with competitive prices. We are product to be part of 'Make-in-India' initiative which is helping in building New India. Apart from construction, we also have strong presence in water treatment, oil & gas business, sugar, mining, ceramic, cosmetics, textile, and paper. Our chemistry is strong, and our team members are vehemently trained and focused. It gives us an advantage in the industry pushing our products in the market. We are one of the few large-scale MNC companies in India who are capable to offerproduct without anyrestriction on MOU to a large order with small lead time in various kind of packing sizes".
Gaurav Kumar,
Business Unit Head
Future Endeavors
SNF strived to maintain its global repute by continually adopting new technologies and incorporating them in the products. SNF has obtained the 'Gold' level by EcoVadis in business sustainability ratings which places SNF among the top one percent company on the subject of the environment with a score of 90/100. They are now eyeing on amplifying the production in each vertical and grow at an increasing pace with a current market share of 55 percent to 60 percent. “In the coming years of growth and expansion we are looking to add some more products in our portfolio which is going to be unique. We are now emphasizing on projects where dust is an issue.
We are proud to contribute in building and supporting the development of new infrastructure in country
Therefore, we are working on a product that is going to be anti-dust kind in nature. In future, we will be also working on products that will be applicable for sand industry, which is quite challenging today. There are various products that are in pipeline, which will be utilized in the market for a more advanced future. We are proud to contribute in building and supporting the development of new infrastructure in country”, says Kumaresan Rajendran, CMD, SNF INDIA.
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