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Integrated Annual Report 2018-19

Performance highlights FY 2018-19
During the year, we continued servicing our customers globally with our focus on manufacturing excellence and continuous
improvement with processes such as Lean Six Sigma. We retain our competitive edge in terms of providing quality products at the most
competitive prices along with world-class service, customised solutions and customer relationship management.

Key business developments across our TCNA
global companies include: • Implemented project DSI (Dry Sorbent Tata Chemicals advantage

TCL Injection) to use ground trona as a SOx Integrated Report
sorbent for emission compliance
• Executed operational excellence • Commenced project MAP for plant-wide Our manufacturing facilities have
initiatives and throughput optimisation modernisation of DCS systems over the a strategic advantage in terms of
of all key products within prevailing next five years raw material security and a good
operational constraints to achieve • Undertook engineering studies to mix of manufacturing processes
greater cost control investigate potential of solution mining with lower carbon footprint, in
• Entered the niche segment of industrial in existing trona bed 14 line with our long-term
grade Sodium Bicarbonate with the • Re-established corporate office in sustainability target.
launch of Speckarb, which is high in Sandy, Utah to improve synergy with
purity and low on chloride, sulphate and manufacturing in Green River Wyoming 70% of our Soda Ash capacity is
heavy metal content
• Launched new cement products – TCE manufactured through natural
Tata Shudh OPC with the enhanced • Rationalised sales of imported Soda Ash sources at our plants in the US
value proposition of very high one-day in line with the margin plans and Kenya, which ensures lower
strength and Tata Shudh PPC • Soda Ash production slightly below par manufacturing costs along with
• Successfully established Medikarb, largely due to operational issues in the lesser energy and environment
India’s first branded pharmaceutical first quarter of the year footprint. Both these plants have Statutory Reports
grade Sodium Bicarbonate, which is now • Strong performance of associated access to huge raw materials
used by many Pharma companies energy business generated good resources – the US plant is in
• Achieved highest ever production and income and contributed to the Wyoming which has the world’s
sale of Bicarb led by an encouraging Soda Ash/energy BU performance largest deposits of trona and
market response of our new foray Kenya plant is near Magadi Lake
into specialty pharma grade Bicarb – TCML which is a regenerating lake.
Medikarb – as we leveraged customer • Undertook extensive marketing efforts
connect and market knowledge to stabilise markets for existing products Our Mithapur plant in India
• Our online customer portal and – Magadi Moore Nyama salt and Magadi and Northwich plant in the UK
app – Chem Connect – launched in Moore Mazawi crushed refined soda, manufacture synthetic Soda Ash
FY 2017-18 has recorded over 98% which were introduced in the previous and Sodium Bicarbonate. This
customer engagement year process uses raw salt/brine (salt
• Recorded highest-ever sales of bromine • Successfully scaled animal feed grade water) and limestone as key raw
with ~99% volumes shipped in ISO crushed refined soda market in the US materials. While the UK plant
tankers and ~100% increase in bulk while exploring new markets in India,
movement of Soda Ash Africa, Europe and the far east has the availability of natural
• Undertook major marketing activities, salt, Mithapur plant uses salt Financial Statements
including radio campaigns and 14 manufactured using solar heat.
farmer training forums, to boost sales
of fortified salt resulting in higher
distribution and trials. Fortified salt sales
in FY 2018-19 increased by 25%

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