Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited Appoints Raj Kumar, IAS as Chairman and Director on the Board of Directors
February 22, 2023 at 04:44 am
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Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited announced that the Government of Gujarat has appointed Shri Raj Kumar, IAS as Chairman and Director on the Board of Directors of the Company vice Shri Pankaj Kumar, IAS (Retd.) pursuant
to Articles 7 and 11 of the Articles of Association of the Company. Shri Raj Kumar, lAS is a Gujarat Cadre officer of Indian Administrative Services belonging to 1987 batch. He possesses a degree of B.Tech. in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and Master in Public Policy from GRIPS (Tokyo), Japan He commands a very vast and varied experience. As an lAS officer, Shri Raj Kumar, lAS has worked in various capacities covering a very wide spectrum of Government departments, both at State and Central level. Presently, he is Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat (G0G). Before being appointed as Chief Secretary, GoG, Shri Raj Kumar, lAS served as Additional Chief Secretary, Home Department, G0G. He also served as Secretary, Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. He has been Chairman/Managing Director! Director in many Central & State PSU5, during his tenure in government service During his long spanning career, Shri Raj Kumar, lAS has also participated in various national and international training programmes covering wide range of topics Shri Raj Kumar, lAS has received many awards during his career in recognition of excellence in service and he also has several publications to his credit He also holds directorships on the Boards of Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Limited, Gujarat State Petronet Limited, Gujarat Gas Limited and various other companies.
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited is a multi-product chemical manufacturing company. The Company is engaged in manufacturing various chemical products, such as Caustic Soda Lye, Caustic Soda Flakes, Caustic Soda Prills, Chloromethanes, Caustic Potash Flakes, Potassium Hydroxide, Potassium Carbonate, Chlorine Gas/Liquid, Hydrochloric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Hydrogen Peroxide, Aluminum Chloride, Poly Aluminum Chloride, Sodium Chlorate and Poly Aluminum Chloride Awareness Film. Its products are used by various industries, which includes textiles, pulp and paper, soaps and detergents, alumina, water treatment, petroleum, plastics, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, plant protection, refrigeration gases and epoxy. The Company exports its products to Europe, West Asia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Middle East/ Far East and South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) countries. It has an installed production capacity of 4,12,500 million tons per annum (MTPA) of Caustic Soda.