Time Line | 20microns Ltd

A Successful Concept of Micronization :
An important milestone for continued development and future strategy of 20 Microns happened when Mr. Chandresh Parikh MSc. ( Chairman and Managing Director) and Mr. Bhanu Patel , (Paint technologist emeritus)started promoting micronized fillers to the Paints industries in 1988.

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1990	It was investment in expanding the micronization process and R&D facilities.
1991	Further expansion in capacities by 17000 TPA
1992	Acquired Calcite Mines
1993	Implementation of Total quality systems
1994	Further expansion in production capacities by 17,000 TPA
1994	R& D division of 20 Microns becomes a separate entity by itself.
1995	New manufacturing location installed at Vadadla with 18,000 TPA capacity.
1996	New manufacturing location installed at Hosur( South India) with 15,000 TPA capacity.
1997	Diversified Into Kaolin processing and installed a new plant at Bhuj.
1998	Acquired Kaolin Mines and mining lease at bhuj.
1999	Installation of Cryogenic super conducting magnet at bhuj site for kaolin processing.


2000	Introduced a Pozzolanic material called â€œMetacemâ€ as construction chemicals.
2001	New manufacturing location installed at Alwar with 6000 TPA.
2002	New manufacturing location installed at Tirunelvelli with 6000 TPA
2003	Modernization and upgradtion of Vadadla plant to produce ultrafine calcium carbonates
2005	Started manufacturing new products like Synthetic Barium sulphates, Aluminium silicates.
2005	Started new generation processing aids to promote better dispersions for our customers.
2006	Started manufacturing new products like Inorganic Thickeners, Matting Agents, Opacifiers
2007	Established new territories and Sales channels in the European, North American and Latin American continents
2008	20 Microns began its operations in Ipoh, Malaysia for Calcium Carbonate
2008	20 Microns Limited came out with an IPO and got listed on the BSE and NSE
2009	New manufacturing location installed at Silvassa, with Wet Ground Calcium Carbonate processing facilities and expansions happened at various locations from IPO proceeds.
2010	SAP implementation in 20 Microns Limited.
2011	20 Microns Limited R&D Centre gets recognized & approved by DSIR, Govt of India