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Integrated Annual Report 2018-19

Innovation statistics

IC RICH Metahelix*
Patents 90 30 4 United Nations’ Sustainable
filed Development Goals
Patents 22 14 2
granted
R&D team 53 53 118
members Integrated Report
*Plant Variety Protection (PVP) filed since inception is 59. PVP is the provision under Protection of
Plant Variety & Farmers’ Rights Act (PPVFRA) for protecting IP relating to plant varieties.

Way forward RICH Metahelix
Innovation Centre, Pune • Intensify new technology products • Undertake Rapid Generation Advancement
• Support businesses in launching new/ development with R&D geared up with to achieve more crop cycles completion
value-added products and driving quality investment for long-term vision annually to fast track inbred development
• Intensify research in priority growth areas • Target off-patented molecules opportunity • Utilisation of genomic resources for smart
and innovation protection by patent filing breeding
• Capitalise on patent strategy to create
competitive advantage in focus areas • Strengthen product pipeline by • Intensifying focus on molecular and
collaboration and own research, especially genomic information-based projects
in environment-friendly formulations,
bio-pesticides and crop nutrition products

Creating new growth verticals TPM precipitated silica plant at Cuddalore in TREADSIL™, our HDS brand, is targeted at
Tamil Nadu, commercial trials for which have Passenger Car Radial (PCR) and Truck & Bus
IC’s R&D efforts in chemistry-based, nano-
material solutions have paved the path to commenced. We are undertaking process Radial (TBR) tyres, which are energy efficient Statutory Reports
new business avenues – advanced materials improvement initiatives at the plant, to and provide better safety and mileage. Our
(HDS and Specialty Silica), nano zinc and further enhance its operational readiness for products also find application in rubber and
lithium-ion batteries. These business areas maximising throughput and meeting safety non-rubber goods – TYSIL™, our conventional
will let us participate in the fast expanding and quality specifications. silica brand for tyres and other rubber goods
specialty products market and thrust our Targeting attractive global applications and TAVERSIL™ for non-rubber
growth. applications like food, feed, detergents, oral
opportunity care and agro chemicals.
Advanced materials The global silica market is pegged at We are undertaking collaborative R&D with
Our venture in the advanced materials US$ 4.5 billion (C 1,000 crore for domestic leading tyre manufacturers in India for the
segment is driven by the trends of tightening market). With our silica products, we are next generation of HDS. Having developed
automotive emission standards in the targeting the high-growth market of tyres, novel applications of functional nano silica,
tyre application industry. It will allow us to especially the green tyre made of HDS whose we are working with leading end users on
leverage our Soda Ash value chain linkages for demand is being propelled by stringent various innovative applications.
value-added offering. To strengthen foothold emission norms and tyre labelling.
in the segment, we have acquired the 900 Financial Statements

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