| 1964 |
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High Density Polyethylene plant commissioned by Uhde for Polyolefins Industries (PIL) in Mumbai, India. Project marks Uhde’s foray into Petrochemicals in India. |
| 1965 |
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Uhde GmbH commences Site Office operations in Mumbai. |
| 1970 |
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Branch Office Friedrich Uhde GmbH is constituted. Full-fledged engineering activities commence. |
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| 1971 - 1980 |
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| 1972 |
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Order received from Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers (RCF) for India’s first Ammonia Terminal to be built at Trombay. Project is first in a long list of Cryogenic installations by Uhde India, all over India and abroad. |
| 1977 |
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Branch Office is given domestic company status. Uhde India Limited is incorporated as a formal Indian company.
Dr.Hans Uhde is the company’s first Chairman, and Mr.R.G.Erath, the first Managing Director. |
| 1979 |
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Uhde India’s first overseas assignment for a Nitric Acid plant in Greece (Uhde GmbH sub-contract). |
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| 1981 - 1990 |
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| 1981 |
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Dr.G.Wurzbacher takes over from Mr.R.G.Erath as Uhde India’s second Managing Director. |
| 1983 |
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Uhde India receives order for Chloromethanes complex for Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals (GACL) in Baroda, India.
Uhde India acquires its own modern and well-equipped premises in Vikhroli in Central Mumbai. |
| 1984 |
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Tamilnadu Petroproducts (TPL) selects Uhde India for their 50,000 TPA Linear Alkyl Benzene plant at Chennai, India. (Plant was commissioned 4 months ahead of schedule). |
| 1985 |
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(Late) Mr.F.Duemmler takes over from Dr.G.Wurzbacher as Uhde India’s 3rd Managing Director. |
| 1986 |
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Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertiliser selects Uhde India for their Fertiliser complex (WNA / CAN) at Bharuch, India. |
| 1987 |
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Uhde India undertakes conversion of Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals’ (GACL) Mercury cell plant to Membrane Cell. Project constitutes benchmark for Caustic Soda-Chlorine plants in India.
Gujarat State Fertiliser Co. awards Uhde India contract for their 50,000 TPA Caprolactam project at Baroda, India. |
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| 1991 - 2000 |
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| 1992 |
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Uhde India selected to provide Engineering Services for Abu Qir’s Nitric Acid complex at Egypt (Uhde GmbH sub-contract).
Uhde India awarded contract to build India’s largest Caustic Soda-Chlorine plant for Indian Petrochemicals Ltd. (IPCL) at their Gandhar complex in Baroda, India. |
| 1994 |
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New Office Building inaugurated at Vikhroli, Mumbai, India.
Uhde India receives ISO : 9001 quality system certification.
Uhde India selected to render Engineering Services for Qatar Ammonia Fertiliser Co.’s (QAFCO) Ammonia-Urea complex in Qatar (Uhde GmbH sub-contract). |
| 1995 |
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Plant design undertaken using 3D design tools like PDMS and CAD. |
| 1996 |
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Uhde merges with Krupp Koppers; becomes part of Krupp Group.
Indian Petrochemicals Ltd.(IPCL) entrust Uhde India with their High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) plant at Dahej, India. |
| 1997 |
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Uhde India opens office in Pune.
Ethyl Benzene – Styrene Monomer plant to be built for P.T.Styrindo Mono In Indonesia (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ sub-contract).
Uhde India to render Engineering Services for Enaex’s Ammonia-Urea complex in Chile (Uhde GmbH sub-contract). |
| 1998 |
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Uhde India reorganized into functional centers. P.D.Samudra (Executive Director – Sales), S.K.Roy (Executive Director – Implementation), Dr.I.Dayasagar (Executive Director – Implementation) and T.K.Vijayan (Executive Director – Commercial) join Vice-Chairman & Managing Director Dr.M.Thiemann on Uhde India’s Executive Board.
Uhde India to render Engineering Services for Benzene-Toluene refinery unit of BASF, Belgium (Uhde GmbH sub-contract).
Coromandel Fertilisers entrust Uhde India with NPK Fertiliser plant at Visakhapatnam, India.
Indo German Chamber of Commerce fetes Uhde India for outstanding contribution in the field of exports. |
| 1999 |
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Krupp Engineering’s International Engineering Conference is hosted by Uhde India.
Uhde India receives LSTK-basis contract for Gujarat State Fertilisers’ Di-Ammonium Phosphate complex at Sikka, India.
Madaus Pharmaceuticals’ Agiolax formulation facility is commissioned at Goa, India.
Global merger of Krupp with Thyssen. |
| 2000 |
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Uhde India sets up Technical Training Centre. Reiterates commitment to new millennium with definitive LSTK thrust.
Uhde India to render Detailed Engineering Services for Sasol’s Detergent Alcohol & n-Butanol plants in South Africa (ThyssenKrupp Engineering Pty., South Africa sub-contract). |
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| 2001 onwards |
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| 2001 |
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Launch of website www.uhdeindia.com. |
| 2002 |
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Uhde India celebrates 25 years of incorporation. 5th decade of service to the Chemical & allied industries in India and abroad.
Commissioning of Gujarat State Fertilisers’ Di-Ammonium Phosphate Complex at Sikka, India.
Asean Bintulu Fertilisers entrust Uhde India with the revamp of their Ammonia-Urea Fertiliser complex at Malaysia. |
| 2003 |
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Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers entrusts Uhde India with the Technology upgradation of their Weak Nitric Acid plant in Mumbai, originally built by Uhde.
Uhde India to offer Engineering support to Uhde GmbH for SAFCO’s Ammonia-Urea Complex in Saudi Arabia. It will be the world’s largest Ammonia-Urea Complex.
Uhde India’s unique LAB experience is vindicated with SNC - Lavalin of Canada entrusting Uhde India with Gulf Farabi’s n-Paraffin / Linear Alkyl Benzene plant to be built in Saudi Arabia.
Mr.R.Sethuraman appointed to Executive Board as Executive Director - Implementation. Mr.S.K.Roy retires.
Indian Oil Corporation appoints Uhde India as Project Management Consultant for their Motor Spirit Quality Upgradation Project for their Gujarat Refinery at Baroda, India.
Integrated Services W.L.L. entrusts Uhde India with KNPC’s Refinery projects at Kuwait (Enhancement of local Marketing Distribution Scheme and Implementation of HAZOP studies).
Uhde India to offer Engineering and PMC Services for Hindustan Zinc’s 170,000 TPA Zinc Smelter at Chanderiya in Rajasthan, India, in addition to Basic Engineering for Offsites & Utilities. |
| 2004 |
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Uhde India commissioned to build Kanoria Chemicals & Industries’ 110 tpd Caustic Soda-Chlorine plant at Renukoot, India on LSTK basis.
Saudi Arabia Fertiliser Co. awards LSTK contract for Urea Formaldehyde Concentrate project to Uhde India, based on excellent performance on Ammonia-Urea Complex, earlier.
Uhde India launches its Knowledge Management initiative. |
| 2005 |
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Uhde India organizes Caustic Soda-Chlorine Technology Symposium at Mumbai along with Uhde GmbH. Major Clients attend, event successful. Uhde India accounts for more than 70% of the installed capacity of Membrane Cells in India.
Federation of Indian Export Organisations confers Niryat Shree Award on Uhde India for excellence in exports of engineering and related construction activities (for 2002-03). Award is received at the hands of Mr.Kamal Nath, Union Minister for Industry at Delhi, India.
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| 2006 |
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Uhde India's contribution to engineering exports commended by Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC). Awarded Top Exporter Award - Western Region for exports 2003-04.
Utkal Alumina awards Uhde India contract for greenfield Alumina project in Rayagada, Orissa
Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Limited awards Uhde India prestigious projects for Nitric Acid plant relocation, Prilled Ammonium Nitrate and Offsites & Utilities at Paradeep and a 15,000 MT Ammonia Storage Tank on LSTK basis at JNPT, Mumbai.
Uhde India re-launches website.
Kanoria Chemicals awards Uhde India EPCM-Services contract for expanding Caustic Soda facilities at Renukoot, U.P.
Mr.S.Rudra is appointed to Board of Uhde India as Executive Director - Pune Operations with effect from October 1, 2006.
ThyssenKrupp Group reorganised. Automotive segment merged with Technologies segment.
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) awards Uhde India EPCM Services contract for 300,000 TPA High Density Polyethylene plant at their Panipat Naphtha Cracker Complex.
Uhde India receives Silver Trophy from FIEO for outstanding exports in 2003-04 in the category of Construction and related Engineering activities.
Uhde India is selected by Nirma Limited to render EPCM Services with Lumpsum Proprietary Supplies for their 240 tpd Caustic Soda plant at Bhavnagar.
Travancore Cochin Chemicals' (TCC) Phase II 25 tpd plant in Kerala inaugurated. |
| 2007 |
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Sree Rayalaseema Alkalies & Allied Chemicals’ 75 tpd Caustic Soda plant at Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh commissioned
Dr. M.Thiemann, Vice-Chairman & MD selected as Business Leader of the Year (Engineering Services) by Chemtech Foundation
Uhde India selected by Andhra Sugars Limited to further expand their Caustic Soda facilities at Andhra Pradesh by 50 tpd to 400 tpd.
Uhde India receives contract for Basic Engineering cum Cost Estimation project for reduction in ammonia emissions from Urea Granulation unit from Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Company (SABIC) in Saudi Arabia.
Uhde India to render Detailed Engineering support to Uhde GmbH for Egyptian Propylene-Polypropylene Company’s Propylene / Polypropylene project in Egypt.
Uhde India commissions Rajashree Polyfils’ 14,400 TPA Polyamide plant at Bharuch
UIL receives order from IOCL for Project Management Consultancy Services on 350,000 TPA LLDPE/HDPE Swing Unit at Naphtha Cracker Complex at their Panipat Refinery…
UIL to render Detailed Engineering Services and Commissioning Supervision services for Andhra Sugars’ 28,700 TPA Polyaluminium Chloride plant in Saggonda, Andhra Pradesh..
Dr.M.Thiemann, Vice-Chairman and MD at UIL, elevated as Member of the Executive Board of Uhde GmbH w.e.f.01.06.2007.
UIL to build 11tpd plant for West Coast Paper Mills at Dandeli on LSTK basis…
ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel Hydrogen-Nitrogen plant in Nashik inaugurated…
Indo German Chamber of Commerce confers on UIL award for
outstanding contributions to the promotion of Indo German
economic relations for 2007
IOCL selects UIL to render EPCM Services for their VGO-HDT, ATF & FCC LPG Merox & associated facilities for residue upgradation & Motor Spirit / HSD quality improvement at their Gujarat Refinery in Baroda…
Uhde GmbH selects UIL to perform Detailed Engineering for
the process plants of their Ammonia-Urea project being executed
by them for SORFERT in Algeria.
UIL successfully commissions 283 tpd Caustic Soda expansion
project for DCW Ltd at Tamilnadu. |
| 2008: |
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UIL to receive Silver Shield for outstanding exports in Engineering Category from Engineering Export Promotion Council for the year 2005-06.
UIL selected by GNFC to expand their Weak Nitric Acid complex at Bharuch with 300 tpd plant on LSTK basis…
Bihar Caustic & Chemicals selects UIL to expand Caustic Soda facilities at Rahela, Jharkhand…
Rothe Erde large diameter bearings / gear facilities engineered by Uhde India inaugurated…
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