Mr. Jai Hiremath, President, ICC welcomed the members to the Third Meeting of the Committee.
The list of the Members who attended the Meeting is given at the end of the Minutes.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE :
The leave of absence was granted to Mr. Samir Somaiya, Mr. N. Subramanian, Mr. Ravi Kapoor, Mr. R. P. Sethi, Mr. Ashok M. Kadakia, Mr. Y. M. Kothari, Mr. Shankar Ray, Mr. Harish Badami, Mr. Ravi Goenka, Mr. S. V. S. Ramaraju, Mr. R. M. Muthukaruppan, Mr. D. P. Patra, Mr. A. S. Didolkar, Mr. Hasit Dani, Mr. S. Abhaya Kumar, Mr. N. B. Godrej, Mr. Z. F. Lashkari, Mr. K. K. Maheshwari, Dr. Prakash Trivedi, Mr. J. D. Palod, Mr. B. Chattopadhyay, Mr. G. P. Mohapatra, Mr. T. Malhotra, Mr. S. A. Luthra, Mr. Ramakrishnan Mukundan, Mr. Narendra Vachharajani, Mr. Prakash Hiranandani, Mrs. Sandra Shroff, Mr. D. Dutta Gupta and Dr. D. M. Wakankar.
President informed the members that Mr. Bijoy Chatterjee, Secretary, Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Ministry of Chemical & Fertilizers, Government of India has accepted ICC's invitation to meet the Committee members and discuss current issues faced by the industry and therefore solicited members suggestions for the issues that needs to be taken up during presence of Secretary – DCPC. Accordingly, suggestions were made by the members which are summarized below :
Export Benefits :
R&D Support :
Customs Duty :
Excise Duty :
FTAs :
Safeguard & Antidumping Duty :
Non-Tariff Barriers :
MEETING WITH MR. BIJOY CHATTERJEE, SECRETARY, DCPC, MINISTRY OF CHEMICAL & FERTILIZERS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA :
President welcomed Mr. Bijoy Chatterjee, Secretary, DCPC, Dr. Chakravarty and Mr. P. S. Singh, Dy. Secretary to the Government of India who have kindly attended the meeting and thanked all of them for sparing their valuable time even on holiday for meeting ICC members.
President and other members brought to the notice of the Secretary and other officials the issues that are currently faced by the chemical industry as mentioned above.
Secretary thanked the members for various suggestions and responded as follows :
President thanked Secretary and his team and assured that ICC will send detailed note to office of the Secretary – DCPC as early as possible.
Thereafter members agreed to set up Task Force for examining various suggestions made as follows :
Mr. R. M. Pandia, Past President, ICC agreed to give contact details of Indian Embassy in China for collecting authenticated data on stimulous package given by China.
Thereafter agenda was taken up for discussion.
CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES :
Minutes of the Second Meeting held on 29 January 2009 at Baroda were confirmed.
ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN DURING THE INTERVENING PERIOD :
Members noted activities undertaken during the intervening period (copy attached).
PRESENTATIONS BY EXPERT COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN :
Expert Committee Chairmen briefed the members about activities carried out by their Committee as follows :
I. Technology & Energy Expert Committee :
Mr. S. R. Lohokare, Chairman, Technology & Energy Expert Committee briefed the members about seminars the Committee has arranged :
Chairman further said that his Committee has plans to arrange seminar on "Electricals" some time in April / May 2009 and also repeat program on "Process Intensification" at Vadodara. He further said that seminar on "Process Intensification" will also be arranged at different centres of ICC.
II. Safety, Health & Environment Expert Committee :
Mr. S. K. Hazra, Chairman, Safety, Health & Environment Expert Committee briefed the members about Seminar / Presentation the Committee has arranged :
Chairman also referred to the proposal regarding setting up of Centre for Process Safety which is under consideration of the Council and said that in view of delay involved in setting up the Centre for Process Safety with Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS), USA and IChemE, UK, Committee felt that ICC on its own should start Process Safety Centre and later on may consider inviting CCPS to join it. Committee approved the proposal and advised Secretariat was advised to communicate decision of the Council to CCPS and request their feedback within two weeks.
III. Trade & Business Development Expert Committee :
Mr. S. K. Ray, Chairman, Trade & Business Development Expert Committee informed the members about program arranged on "ANTI-DUMPING AND SAFEGUARDS DUTIES MEASURES" held on 21 February 2009 at Mumbai which was conducted by Mr. A. K. Gupta who is renowned authority on Safeguard and Anti Dumping Measures. Chairman further said that similar type of seminar will be organized in Chennai on 11 April 2009 and modalities in this behalf are being worked out.
Chairman referred to the letter received from Commerce Ministry regarding Non-Agriculture Market Access (NAMA) proposal and informed that the said letter has been circulated to the Committee members for their comments so as to reach ICC – Mumbai Office on 20 March 2009. A meeting has been convened on Thursday, 26 March 2009 at Mumbai for discussing NAMA proposal and inputs from the members will be extremely useful.
Chairman further informed that a Task Force has been set up to recommend proposals for budget recommendations.
IV. International Treaties Expert Committee :
Mr. S. Ganesan, Chairman, International Treaties Expert Committee referred to the global chemical trade and insignificant share of Indian chemical industry. He also said that members need to be responsive to various International Treaties that are in the pipeline which will affect their business. He also handed over booklet prepared by ICC regarding global chemical industry which was circulated to the members. Chairman further said that industry should also follow Non Tariff Barrier route for protecting the industry.
PROPOSAL PREPARED BY TASK FORCE REGARDING SPRUCE :
Members noted that Task Force consisting of Mr. S. K. Hazra, Dr. Prakash D. Trivedi, Mr. D. P. Misra and Mr. Sujit Patil met two times and as a first step towards implementing image building exercise for ICC as well as chemical industry it was decided to revamp ICC website. The proposal submitted by Turtle & Hare Communication Management & Co. was also approved. It involves expenses of the order of Rs. 6.50 lakhs and Secretariat was advised to take further steps and also discussed the structure. It was decided to circulate document received from Turtle & Hare Communication Management & Co. to all the Committee members soliciting their suggestions for revamping ICC website.
MoUs WITH SOCIETY OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY (SCI) AND NORTH EAST PROCESS INDUSTRY CLUSTER (NEPIC) LTD, UK.
Committee noted proposal for entering into MoUs with Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) & North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) Ltd, UK. and agreed for the same. Secretariat was advised to take appropriate action. VISIT OF ICC DELEGATION TO JAPAN :
President informed the members that Japan is looking out to India for the purpose of investments and ICC should take a delegation to Japan at a suitable time convenient to ICC and Japan Chemical Industry Association. Members agreed to the proposal and authorized President to take suitable action for deciding date of the visit, duration of visit, specific areas of interest of delegation, etc.
MEMBERSHIP MATTERS :
Following companies were admitted to the membership of the Council with effect from 1st April 2009 :
Admission Associate Membership (Others):
Chemsynergy India Pvt Ltd, Pune
MAN Turbo India Pvt Ltd, Vadodara
ANY OTHER MATTER WITH THE PERMISSION OF THE CHAIR :
DATE AND VENUE OF THE NEXT MEETING :
It was decided to organize Fourth Meeting of the Executive Committee on 29 May 2009 at Mumbai.
Since there was no other matter to discuss, the meeting concluded with a Vote of Thanks to the Chair.
JAI HIREMATH President | D. P. MISRA Director | H. S. KARANGLE Director General | R. R. GOKHALE Secretary General |
MEMBERS PRESENT :
NAME | COMPANY | 1st Meeting | 2nd Meeting | 3rd Meeting |
MR. JAI HIREMATH | HIKAL LIMITED - IN CHAIR | P | P | P |
MR. R. PARTHASARATHY | THIRUMALAI CHEMICALS LIMITED | A | P | P |
MR. SAMIR S. SOMAIYA | SOMAIYA ORGANO CHEMICALS LTD | P | P | A |
MR. S. K. AGRAWAL | DCM SHRIRAM CONSOLIDATED LTD. | A | P | P |
MR. N. SUBRAMANIAN | ARKEMA PEROXIDES INDIA LTD | A | A | A |
MR. RABIN MUKHOPADHYAY | HALDIA PETROCHEMICALS LIMITED | P | A | P |
MR. RAVI KAPOOR | HEUBACH COLOUR PVT LTD | A | P | A |
MR. S. R. LOHOKARE | NATIONAL PEROXIDE LTD | P | P | P |
MR. R. P. SETHI | ASIAN PEROXIDES LTD | A | A | A |
MR. ASHOK M. KADAKIA | ASHOK ORGANIC INDUSTRIES LTD | A | A | A |
MR. Y. M. KOTHARI | ALKYL AMINES CHEMICALS LTD | P | A | A |
MR. BABU RAM | RASHTRIYA CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS LTD | P | P | P |
MR. P. R. RATHI | SUDARSHAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD | A | A | P |
MR. SHANKAR RAY | HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LTD | A | A | A |
MR. HARISH BADAMI | ROHM & HAAS (INDIA) PVT. LTD. | A | A | A |
MR. SUJIT BANERJI | RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD | A | A | A |
MR. RAVI GOENKA | LAXMI ORGANIC INDUSTRIES LTD | P | A | A |
MR. ROOP SALOTRA | SRF LIMITED | A | A | P |
MR. RAJIV PABI | INDIA GLYCOLS LTD | A | A | P |
MR. S. V. S. RAMARAJU | THIRUMALAI CHEMICALS LTD. | A | A | A |
MR. R. M. MUTHUKARUPPAN | TAMILNADU PETROPRODUCTS LTD | A | A | A |
MR. S. R. MUNDHRA | ALLIED RESINS & CHEMICALS LIMITED | A | A | P |
MR. D. P. PATRA | MCC PTA INDIA CORPORATION PVT LTD | A | A | A |
MR. A. S. DIDOLKAR | HINDUSTAN ORGANIC CHEMICALS LTD | A | A | A |
MR. HASIT A. DANI | GUJARAT ORGANICS LTD | A | A | A |
MR. S. ABHAYA KUMAR | SHASUN CHEMICALS & DRUGS LTD | A | A | A |
MR. N. B. GODREJ | GODREJ INDUSTRIES LIMITED | A | A | A |
MR. Z. F. LASHKARI | YEZPER CONSULTANTS | P | P | A |
MR. K. K. MAHESHWARI | INDIAN RAYON AND INDUSTRIES LTD. | A | A | A |
DR. PRAKASH D. TRIVEDI | SOLVAY SPECIALITIES INDIA PVT. LTD. | P | P | A |
MR. J. D. PALOD | KESORAM RAYON | A | A | A |
MR. B. CHATTOPADHYAY | SOUTH ASIAN PETROCHEM LTD. | A | A | A |
MR. S. GOPAL | CHEMPLAST SANMAR LTD. | A | P | P |
MR. MANOJ DUTT | SOLARIS CHEMTECH LTD. | P | P | P |
MR. T. D. BAHETY | KANORIA CHEMICALS & INDUSTRIES LTD. | P | A | P |
MR. RAKESH CHITKARA | DOW CHEMICAL INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD | P | A | P |
MR. G. P. MOHAPATRA, IAS | GUJARAT ALKALIES & CHEMICALS LTD. | A | A | A |
MR. T. MALHOTRA | GHCL LIMITED | A | A | A |
MR. S. A. LUTHRA | CENTURY RAYON | P | P | A |
MR. RAMAKRISHNAN MUKUNDAN | TATA CHEMICALS LTD | P | A | A |
MR. NARENDRA VACHHARAJANI | ESSAR GUJARAT PETROCHEMICALS LTD. | A | A | A |
MR. PRAKASH HIRANANDANI | AEGIS LOGISTICS LTD | A | A | A |
MRS. SANDRA R. SHROFF | UNITED PHOSPHORUS LTD. | P | P | A |
MR. S. GANESAN | EXCEL CROP CARE LTD | A | A | P |
MR. S. K. HAZRA | AEGIS LOGISTICS LTD | A | P | P |
MR. S. K. RAY | RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD | A | A | P |
MR. DIPANKAR DUTTA GUPTA | EAST INDIA PHARMACEUTICAL WORKS LTD | P | P | A |
DR. D. M. WAKANKAR | CLARIANT CHEMICALS (INDIA) LIMITED | P | A | A |
MR. D. C. MEHTA | DEEPAK NITRITE LTD | P | P | A |
MR. S. N. SINGH | JUBILANT ORGANOSYS LIMITED | A | P | P |
MR. RAJEEV M. PANDIA | SI GROUP – INDIA LTD | A | A | P |
MR. PRADIP DAVE | PESTICIDES MANUFACTURERS & FORMULATORS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA | P | P | P |
MR. H. S. KARANGLE | DIRECTOR GENERAL, ICC | P | P | P |
MR. D. P. MISRA | DIRECTOR, ICC | P | P | P |
MR. R. R. GOKHALE | SECRETARY GENERAL, ICC | P | P | P |
Invitees | ||||
MR. VINOD D. GARG | KANORIA CHEMICALS & INDUSTRIES LTD | - | P | - |
MR. RAJIV K. CHAUDHARY | ESSAR ENERGY | - | P | - |
MR. ARUP BASU | TATA CHEMICALS LTD | - | - | P |
MR. PRADEEP CHHABRA | ESSAR | - | - | P |
(P – Present / A – Absent) |