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ICC Annual Awards 2022

We liked the margins that we got In India you can surely earn. It always helps you to compete.
In Argentina and Brazil. But these lessons one should learn. Since others have done it before
Our coffers we could slowly fill. Your markets should be everywhere. Push on for you can be quite sure
I think that we can safely state You must ensure that you take care That you’ll succeed. Have no fears,
That India now will surely rate That all your plants are global scale. Employ the best of engineers.
As a good base to produce Niche markets can help you prevail. For they will help you optimise.
All chemicals and that’s good news. Good service is a perfect treat, And then you’ll surely win the prize.

Godrej Specialty Chemicals
This Oleochemical story’s strange. Our state of the art R&D Centre Screw reactors will be placed.
But we got the complete range. Will surely help us to enter Catalysts are now passé.
Over time our team became quite sure Many new chemistries Enzymes are the greener way.
That specialty chemicals would help us This is the future that one sees. We will use them more and more.
endure. Biologicals will play a role The benefits are there for sure.
This is what we would need In achieving our green goal. Expertise in application
In order to really succeed. Sophorolipids are in our fold Will lead to customer elation.
We definitely needed to see And they are worth their weight in gold. Products should be tailor made
A higher level of R&D. Much progress we will see And if this is how the game is played,
And as you can see NG-STAR In going from lab to factory. As we hold the customer’s hand
Has already taken us very far. Flow chemistry will be embraced Our portfolio will expand.
Godrej Agrochemicals
When Triacontanol came on the scene. Ashok then had to find Our brand new Adi Godrej Centre
Our R&D was very keen. A buyer for all he had built. Will see that it is state of the art.
With rice bran wax they did proceed No one knew which way he’d tilt. This will be a brilliant start
And very soon they could succeed. Then Godrej bought a major share As we turn another new page
This step indeed was very bold. And don’t you think it would be fair And enter a brand new age.
Growth regulators came into our fold. To state it worked out rather well One hundred chemists will work here
Later NCL could provide As anyone can quickly tell Our Dr Fondekar will steer.
A process for Homobrassinolide. With just a glance at the share price. All our chemists will be well guided
We will expand our R&D The growth rate has been rather nice! Many facilities are provided.
Improving farm productivity. The future now looks very bright Flow chemistry and fluorination,
And ensure our farmers do survive Greater heights are now in sight. Electronic documentation.
And very soon we hope they’ll thrive. Much investment we now see The latest technologies are there.
An opportunity was caught. In both new plants and R&D. Process engineering and software.
From the receiver a plant was bought. Last year the going was very rough Our CDMO business is bound to grow.
Thus Astec Life Sciences was born The Propi and Tebu markets were tough. Novel enterprise chemicals will also flow.
And that indeed was the dawn At the end of the tunnel there’s shimmer- New horizons are in sight
Of a new and glorious day ing light The future will be very bright!
As Astec was on its way! The future now looks very bright. The journey has been very long
One of Ashok’s significant roles In Chemicals India’s strong. Our companies are now quite strong.
Was to master triazoles. Investment here can’t go wrong. A bright future is what I see
And now he can take great pride Our capital costs are very low. For the Chemical Industry.
In being the King of Fungicide! Technical knowledge will steadily grow. I wish you all the very best.
From those beginnings in ‘94 ROI’s good for CDMO. Strive very hard but take some rest.
Astec aspired to do much more. More interest will steadily flow. And today I’m truly awed
The next generation weren’t so inclined And everyone who does enter To receive this great award.

184 Chemical Weekly October 3, 2023

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