Premier`s products

Company Profile
Mission
Become
a global partner in
quality formulations of
high energy materials
in
a safe, green and economical way
through
an employee-empowered organization
Vision
Pursue
knowledge-based products for
defence and specialized fields
&
innovative solutions
in commercial explosives
Corporate information
Board of directors
Registered office
‘Premier House’
11, Ishaq Colony
Near AOC Centre
Secunderabad – 500 015
Telephone: +91 40
66146801-20
Fax: +91 40 27843431
Website: www.pelgel.com
1. Dr. A. N. Gupta, Chairman & Managing Director
2. Mr. T. V. Chowdary, Executive Director
3. Dr. N. V. S. Rao, Director - Production
4. Mr. Vikram Mahajan, Director (Marketing & BD)
5. Dr.(Mrs.) Kailash Gupta
6. Mr. Anil kumar Mehta
7. Mr. P. R. Tripathi
8. Dr. A. Venkataraman
9. Mr. K. Rama Rao
10. Mr. Arun Kapoor
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Corporate information
Contact
Dr. A.N.Gupta
Chairman & Managing
Director
Telephone: +91 40 66146845
email: ang@pelgel.com
Mr. T.V.Chowdary
Executive Director
Telephone: +91 40 66146835
email: tvc@pelgel.com
Mr. Vikram Mahajan
Director - Marketing
Telephone: +91 40 66146832
email: vikram@pel.pelgel.com
Dr. N.V.S.Rao
Director - Production
Telephone: +91 40 66146825
email: drrao@pelgel.com
Factories
Detonators, detonating fuse,
product research & special products:
Peddakandukur (Andhra Pradesh)
Bulk explosives:
Manuguru
Godavarikhani
Singrauli
Chandrapur
Neyveli
(Andhra Pradesh)
(Andhra Pradesh)
(Madhya Pradesh)
(Maharashtra)
(Tamilnadu)
Wind mill:
Pushpathur
(Tamilnadu)
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Premier’s journey
Beginning
 Outfit of a first generation technocrat-entrepreneur Dr. A .N. Gupta
 Incorporated on 14th February, 1980
 Built on a strong foundation of research and innovation
 First explosive manufacturer in India to have deployed indigenous technology
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Premier’s journey
Journey so far
 Earned reputation as manufacturer of quality explosives
 Got expertise in propellants technology
 Listed in the Bombay Stock Exchange in 1993
 DSIR-recognized and NABL-accredited laboratories
 ISO certification
 BIS and CE markings
 Developed process design for production of CL-20
 Capital of Rs.4.00 lacs (1980) grew up to a networth of Rs.5400 lacs (2014)
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Milestones in
Premier's journey
1991
Production of
Emulsion Explosives
1980
Company
incorporation &
Production of
high explosives
1975
1980
1993
DSIR recognition &
Listing on BSE
1992
Production
of Bulk
Explosives
1985
1990
1990
Production of
Detonators
1984
Production of
Detonating
Fuse
2005
Production of
Solid Propellants
2001
ISO
1997
Production of
Shock Tubes
1995
2011
O & M contract ARDE, Pune
2012
Solid Propellant Plant
for tactical missiles
2000
2005
2004
Product
Res & Dev
Centre
2002
O&M contract - SFC,
Jagdalpur
2003
CE certification &
Production of
Pyrogen Igniters
2010
2015
2020
2008
Defence
Technology
Absorption
Award
2009
Set up Windmill &
NABL accreditation
2007
O & M contract - SHAR,
Sriharikota
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Premier’s journey
Destination
• Pursue knowledge-based products
• Participate in growth opportunities opened up in
defence sector
• Enhance value for all stakeholders associated with
Premier
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Premier’s Team
Dr. A.N.Gupta - Chairman & Managing Director and Promoter
 M.E. (Mining Engineering)
 Recipient of ‘Pickering and ISM Medal’ from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
 Member of Society of Explosives Engineers, U.S.A.
 Ex-Chairman of Explosives Development Council
 Authored various articles about high energy materials including “Scaling up of CL-20
production to pilot plant scale” presented at the proceedings of National Symposium on
Trends in Explosive Technology
Mr. T.V.Chowdary - Executive Director
 A chemical engineer
 34 years experience in production of chemicals, explosives and solid propellants
 Having project execution as his forte
 Excellent in HR management
 Steadfast trouble-shooter
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Premier’s Team
Dr. N.V.S.Rao – Director (Production)
 M.Sc., Ph. D. (Chemistry)
 31 years of experience in production of explosives & accessories and chemicals
 Spearhead development of many defence products
 Published about 30 papers in various national and international journals
 Member, Governing Council of High Energy Materials Society of India
Mr. Vikram Mahajan - Director (Marketing & BD)
 Post Graduate Engineer with Masters in Business Administration
 Over 33 years of experience in the industry
Dr. (Mrs.) Kailash Gupta – Director and Promoter
 M.D. (Obstetrics & Gynaecology)
 Practicing doctor
 Does social work in the vicinity of the Peddakandukuru factory
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Premier’s Team
Mr. P. R.Tripathi – Independent Director
 A.I.S.M. (Mining Engg)
 Ex-Chairman & Managing Director of National Mineral Development Corporation Limited
 Fellowship in Institution of Engineers (India)
 Fellowship in India Management Association
 Deeply involved in the development of mineral industry of India
 Ex-President of Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI)
Mr. Anil Kumar Mehta – Independent Director
 Fellow Chartered Accountant (FCA)
 Senior partner in M.Bhaskara Rao & Co., Chartered Accountants
 Rich experience in auditing, taxation, company law, project finance and other allied matters
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Premier’s Team
Mr. A.Venkataramana – Independent Director
 Doctorate in Chemistry
 Professor in Gulbarga University
 Expertise in materials chemistry, polymer nano composites, etc.
 Received Indo-Hungarian Fellowship for research at Hungarian Institution
 Received Young Scientist Award in inorganic Chemistry from Indian Council of
Chemists
 Authored many articles and research papers
Mr. K. Rama Rao – Independent Director
 Masters in Aeronautics from Cranfield, U.K.
 Ex- Associate Director of DRDO
 Was responsible for the design and development of all IGDMP Projects and
for setting up infrastructure in the field of missile structure
 Received Sir Mokshagundam Visweswarayya Award for the Best Engineer
from the Institute of Engineers, Kolkata
 Received Best Invention Award from NRDC, Government of India
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Premier’s Team
Key management staff
Mr. C. Subba Rao – Chief Finance Officer: F.C.A. having about 25 years of
experience in financial management, project financing, auditing, budget planning,
etc.
Mr. Y. Krishna Rao – Vice President (Accounts): M.Com., having about 30
years of experience in accounts and taxation
Mr. Y. Durga Prasad –President (Production): Mechanical engineer with
experience in production of explosives, propellants, project execution, etc.
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Premier’s Team
Human resource
 Over 1300 dedicated and experienced employees
 About 500 people trained in propellant production
 Team comprises of about 100 engineers / scientists
 Excellent relationship & conducive working environment
 Very low attrition rate
 Received the Best Industrial Relations Award from Government of AP
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Premier’s products
Civil applications
Mining
Bulk
explosives
Detonators
Cast
booster
Detonating
fuse
Emulsion
booster
Cartridge
explosives
Shock tube
Defence & Space applications
Nonmining
Propellants
Pyros
Explosives
Pyro
cartridges
CL - 20
Riot
control
devices
Pyrogen
igniters
Case-bonded
propellants
Pyro
actuators
Free
standing
grains
Smoke /
flash
generators
Fuel rich
IR
generators
Cloud
harvesting
flares
Gas
generators
Specialized
squibs
HNS - IV
Explosive
bolts
BKNO3
Igniters
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Premier’s production capacities
Product
UoM
Industrial explosives
Tons
Million nos.
Tons
Million meters
Tons
Tons
Tons
Nos.
Kgs.
Kgs.
Kgs.
kW
Detonators
Styphnic acid
Detonating fuse
PETN
Boostex
Propellants
Pyros
CL –20
HNS
HNF
Power from wind mill
Licensed
Capacity
38,000
100
10
45
700
500
1,000
20,00,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
NA
Installed
Capacity
38,000
100
10
45
700
500
1,000
20,00,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
800
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Premier’s products – civil applications (mining)
Bulk explosives (Dynex series)
Description
 State of the art explosives manufactured at mining site
 Delivered by mobile units to the actual site of blast and into the bore
holes
Application
 Suitable for large open cast projects which consume large quantity of
explosives
 Delivered down the hole in tailor made combinations to meet the
blasting needs
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Premier’s products – civil applications (mining)
Cast booster (Boostex)
Description
Cast booster is a mixture of high explosives PETN and TNT, cast into a
mould. The mould has channels that run through the body for insertion of a
detonator or detonating cord.
Application
Used in blasting operations with relatively insensitive bulk explosives. The
detonator or detonating cord initiates the cast booster, which in turn initiates
bulk explosives.
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Premier’s products – civil applications (mining)
*Permitted for use in gassy coal mines,
** Short delays: 25 milli seconds, Long delays: 300 & 500 milli seconds
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Premier’s products – civil applications (mining)
Detonating cord
Description
Detonating cord is a reliable, flexible, water proof fuse having PETN core
with high tensile strength and abrasion resistance
Application
Used to simultaneously detonate explosive charges across a fairly large
area from a single detonator
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Premier’s products – civil applications (non-mining)
Mob control devices
Tear gas grenades are non-lethal devices using OR, CR or CS chemical
fumes
Tear gas
grenade
Mob is dispersed because of temporary irritation caused by the
lachrymatory fumes / vapour of OR/CR/CS which cause irritation to
eyes, skin and breathing.
The effect wears out after 30 to 40 minutes.
Cloud harvesting flares
Hygroscopic chemicals are dispersed in the clouds
to increase the precipitation.
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Premier’s products – defence applications
Solid propellants
Description
Typical solid propellant is a mixture of ammonium perchlorate powder (an
oxidizer) and aluminium powder (a fuel), held together in a base of HTPB
(rubber-like fuel). The mixture is first formed as a slurry, then cast into
required shape and finally cured into a rubbery solid.
Application
As propulsion system for rockets & missiles
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Premier’s products – defence applications
Premier’s forays into solid propellants

Operations & Maintenance Contract for Solid Fuel Complex, Jagdalpur
(2002)

Took up production of Pyrogen Igniter (2003)

Supplied Akash booster grains and Daisy-II motors

Developed non-aluminised composition (smokeless burning) for Astra
missiles

Received DRDO’s Defence Technology Absorption Award from
Prime Minister of India (2008)
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Associated with HEMRL as ToT recipient

Associated with ASL, ARDE, BDL, Akash, Astra, RCI, etc.
as manufacturer-partner
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Premier’s products – defence applications
Premier’s forays into solid
propellants
Production facilities
Pyrogen igniters plant
Solid propellant plant
Products
Akash booster grains
Akash Sustainer grain
PINAKA Motors
Daisy-II motors (AGNI Msl)
Services
O&M services for propellant plants
of defence and space units
Development of
 Non-aluminised composition
(smokeless burning) for Astra
missile
 LRSAM/MRSAM
Associated with
HEMRL, ASL, ARDE, BDL, Akash,
Astra, RCI, etc. for development and
production
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Premier’s products – defence applications
Details of Premier’s solid propellant plant
Facilities
(constructed as per safety norms of Chief Controller of Explosives)

Preparation of raw materials

Mixing

Casting and decoring

Curing

Case preparation, trimming, machining and assembly

Non Destructive Testing

Quality control lab and Static bed

Storage magazine
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Premier’s products – defence applications
Production equipment
 Double Cone Vacuum Drier for AP
 Pressure casting system
 AP fine and ultra fine grinders
 Vacuum casting system
 Sieving units for AP
 Curing ovens
 Sieving units for other raw materials
 Decoring, trimming, machining
and inhibition
 Sigma mixers (20 kg and 200 kg)
 Planetary mixer for pilot scale trials
 1000 ton press (for magnesium
powder based fuel rich propellants)
 Planetary mixers
(3 nos. with 11 bowls of 900 kg each)
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Premier’s products – defence applications
Testing equipment

Cilas Particle size analyzer
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Linear accelerator (6 MeV)
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Air and water ovens

Static bed (12 ton)
with data acquisition system

Karl Fischer Apparatus

X-ray machine (300 KV)
with CR scanner

Low and high temperature
humidity chamber

Brookfield viscometer

Bomb calorie meter

Universal testing machine

Strand burner
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Premier’s products – defence applications
A missile taking off, powered by Premier’s solid propellants
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Premier’s products – defence applications
Pyro cartridges
Description
A pyro cartridge is an electrical initiator. It is used to initiate the
explosive train for specific applications. Pyro cartridge functions on
receiving the electrical energy, produces flame with hot gases and solid
particles to ignite the contents of the igniter for propellant combustion.
Models
PC-25 DQ, PC-50 DQ and PC-100 DQ
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Premier’s products – defence applications
Pyrogen igniters
Pyrogen igniter is a small rocket motor used to ignite a large rocket motor. The
propulsive force of a solid rocket motor is derived from the controlled
combustion of the solid propellant fuel at high temperatures and pressures.
The function of the igniter is to ensure reliable and sustainable ignition of the
main motor with predictable delay period.
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Premier’s products – defence applications
Squibs

A Squib is an initiator of explosive train

It is a miniature explosive device, used for generating mechanical force,
flash or pyrotechnic effects

Premier manufactures a wide variety of squibs like Squib No.2, Simulated
squib, Instantaneous squib and delay squib

Premier also makes tailor-made squibs to meet specific requirements
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Premier’s products – defence applications
Smoke markers/ Smoke generators
 It produces coloured smoke when in contact with sea water or
initiated electrically
 These are used in Navy for identifying the areas of recovery
Explosive Bolt
 Explosive bolts are meant for opening the front and rear covers
of the transport and launch vehicles or disconnecting two
stages/parts.
 They consist of steel bolt with a notch for shearing. On receiving
the electrical signal, a small charge fires and it parts into two
pieces.
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Premier’s products – defence applications
Other defence products
(developed at its state of the art pilot plant)
Premier is having a pilot plant for scaling up high energy materials
manufacturing from lab scale to pilot plant scale.
Premier has been successful in scaling up the production of the following
products in this plant:
CL 20
up to 5 kg level
NHN
up to 5 Kg level
HTDB-DNCB up to 250 gm level
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Premier’s services
Operations and maintenance contracts
Premier is presently having contracts with
 SPP and SPROB of Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR,
Sriharikota
 SFC, Jagdalpur of Advanced Systems Laboratory
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Premier’s market potential - explosives
In a developing country like India infrastructure development would
rank the highest priority and this augurs well for the mining and
construction industry.
Consequently this will create demand for bulk explosives, packaged
explosives, detonators, detonating cord and other accessories.
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Premier’s market potential – defence supplies
Big picture
Challenges
Global trade
constraints in
defence items
Need to
preserve
country
sovereignty
Limited
availability of
foreign
exchange
Hostile
neighbors
Strategies
Opportunities
• Develop indigenous technology
• Encourage Indian private sector
partnership in defence supplies
• Minimise imports
• Export of defence supplies
Higher
demand for
defence
supplies
including
solid
propellants
• Replenish /reinforce armaments
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Premier’s domestic market
Premier’s marketing network
across India
Agents:
New Delhi
Sidhi, MP
Sambalpur, Orissa
Bilwara, Rajasthan
Goa
Etc.
Sales offices:
Asansol, West Bengal
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Dhanbad, Jharkhand
Nagpur, Maharashtra
Central Marketing Office:
Secunderabad
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Premier’s export market
Exports to
-
Georgia, Greece;
Turkey, Syria, Jordan;
Nepal, Bhutan, Srilanka;
Thailand, Malaysia,
Philippines
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Premier’s R&D
Knowledge an Asset
Premier believes that
 Success of businesses depends greatly on the degree of value
addition.
 As the operational efficiencies reach equal levels
competitors, ‘knowledge’ will become the differentiator
amongst
Above philosophy led Premier
 To set up explosive manufacturing plants with indigenous technology
30 years ago when others have been importing technology
 To continually engage in innovations to enhance quality, to minimise
costs and to assure customer satisfaction.
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Premier’s R&D – products / processes developed
Defence products
Civil products
 Blazer unit (import-substitute)
 Emulsion Booster
 Non-aluminised propellant composition
 Safe green detonator which will not
 New method for synthesis of hexanitro
have any lead components
stilbene (HNS IV)
 NHN based detonator which is safer to
 Commercial scale production process
manufacture
for CL-20, the most powerful explosive
 X-73 propellant motors for tests on
Tejas LCA
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Premier’s R&D – collaboration with Gulbarga University
Activities
Purpose
Facilitating
collaborative research,
training and extension activities
in high energy materials
Recognition of Premier as an institution for
conducting research and studies leading to
Ph.D. degree of Gulbarga University in the
areas of Materials and Chemical Sciences
Dr.N.V.Srinivasa Rao (Director- Production) will
guide / co-guide research scholars and post
graduate students
Recognition of Premier’s laboratory for
conducting practical examinations, project
work, extension activities by faculty members
and students
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Premier’s R&D – leading to patents
Patent applied for
‘A Novel Safe Lead-free Detonator’
Conventionally used detonators contain primary explosives like lead azide and
lead styphnate, which are very sensitive to friction and impact. Hence handling
of these detonators is highly risky.
The new detonator invented by Premier does not contain those lead salts,
making the detonators safer to handle.
There were alternative detonators developed by others previously, but they were
more expensive, whereas this new detonator costs on par with the conventional
ones.
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Premier’s initiatives for safety
Safety precautions
Result
Thorough care is taken during the entire process of raw material
Safe operations
procurement, handling, storage and manufacture of explosive
items.
A full-fledged safety department headed by a technically qualified
and experienced person
Even small near-misses are also reported to high level committee
Safety Audits from external consultants are also conducted at least
once in a year
CMD and directors constantly monitor the safety mechanisms
Best Maintenance Award and Best Safety Practices
Award, are given to the teams or individuals on
Independence Day.
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Premier’s initiatives for environment
Green initiatives
Result
Commitment: Premier is committed that it Received
will never be a spoiler of the environment.
The Best Greenery
Maintenance Award
Large area of the factory under green cover
from Andhra Pradesh
Safety and Environment Committee: Pollution Control Board,
District,
comprising of workmen and management Nalgonda
for
4
the committee oversees all the functions of consequently
years
safety, health and environment.
Premier set up a 0.8 MW windmill and a 20 Premier’s operations do
kW rooftop solar plant, thus generating 15 not add any carbon
lac units of clean power, which is more than footprint
the 12 lac units of grid power consumed in
the company’s operations
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Premier’s awards
Awards for ‘Defence Technology Absorption Award’ award by DRDO, received
technology by Dr.AN Gupta, CMD from Prime Minister (Dr. Manmohan Singh) in
the presence of Defence Minister (Mr. A.K. Antony) and Scientific
Advisor to Defence Minister (Mr. Natarajan), (2007)
‘Best Technology Development in R&D’ award by FAPCCI, Andhra
Pradesh for the year 2004-05
‘Industry Appreciation’ award by Naval Science & Technology
Laboratory (NSTL), Vizag (2007)
‘Best R&D Effort’ award by All India Manufacturers Organisation
(AIMO), Andhra Pradesh (2007)
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Premier’s awards
Dr. A.N.Gupta receiving the
DRDO’s ‘Defence Technology Absorption Award’
from Honourable Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh
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Premier’s awards
Awards for
exports
Export Performance Award
for EoUs in Andhra Pradesh, Special prize ‘Food’
(2003)
Certificate of Export Recognition
by Chemicals & Allied Products Exports Promotion
Council (2003)
Awards for
environment
Awards for
human
resources
Best Greenery Development Award
from Andhra Pradesh Pollution Council
(2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Best Industrial Relations Award
from Labour Department, Government of Andhra
Pradesh (1989)
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Premier’s registrations
In-house R&D centre has been recognized by Department of Scientific and
Industrial Research (DSIR)
Premier’s quality control laboratory is accredited by National Accreditation
Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)
The company has got ISO 9001:2008 certification
Export products have got CE marking
REACH membership
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Premier’s recognitions
Rating
Highest rating in India’s Top 500 Manufacturing Small and Mid
Sized Companies, received from the magazine ‘Industry 2.0’
(2007)
Letters of From Advanced Systems Laboratory for development of Rocket
appreciation Motor Propellant casting and igniters for Composite Motor (2007)
From Advanced Systems Laboratory for development of Pyrogen
Igniters for Agni A3-03 (2008)
From DRDO for development of Pyrogen Igniters for Agni A3-04
(2010)
From DRDO for development of Propellant Casting of Second
Stage Motors and Igniters for First and Second Stages of Agni-4
(2011)
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