Corporate Profile

Amines & Plasticizers Limited (APL), incorporated in the year 1973 as a Public Limited Company, registered under the Indian Companies Act of 1956, having its Corporate Office in Mumbai, India and manufacturing facilities in Navi Mumbai, is the pioneer and one of the largest producers of Ethanolamines, Alkyl Alkanolamines, Morpholine Derivatives like NMMO 50% & Gas Treating Solvents in India. APL has also now diversified its activities into producing various Specialty Ethoxylates and Propoxylates, Block polymers and Co-Polymers of EO and PO besides Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylates and Propoxylates, PPG’s (of various molecular weights like 425, 900, 1020, 2000 & 4000), Cement Grinding Aids, TIPA 85%, DEIPA 85%, Phenoxyethanol of High Purity and Oil field Chemicals such as H₂S scavengers, Demulsifiers, Acid Corrosion Inhibitors, Flow improvers / Pour point Depressants for Crude oil as well as Lube oil, Bactericides, Emulsifiers & Mud Surfactant, Dispersant for Oil spills etc.

The Ethanolamines Plant was set up in the year 1973 under Technical Collaboration with the erstwhile Napthachemie, France (now a part of British Petroleum) and Plant Engineering was done by Ralph M. Parsons, USA. For all other products, the Company has developed the technologies based on its own in house R & D. APL is an ISO-9001:2015, ISO-14001-2015 & ISO-45001-2018 Certified company and is a global supplier of organic chemicals used in Oil Refineries, Natural Gas Plants, Ammonia Plants, Petrochemical Plants, Pharmaceuticals, Agrochemicals, Textiles, Oil Field Chemicals & Cosmetics etc. meeting customers’ demands to their utmost satisfaction in keeping with APL’s Quality Policy.

In the field of Ethanolamines and Alkyl Alkanolamines APL is serving approximately 75-80% of the total demand of the Indian Market and is regularly exporting its products to over 50 countries globally including USA, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, South Korea, South East Asia, Japan, Australia and the Middle East countries etc.

APL pioneered the manufacturing of Methyl Diethanolamine (MDEA) in India, an Ethylene Oxide derivative for which APL was rewarded the highest Award by the Government of India. APL is constantly striving to develop new products through its R&D efforts so as to expand its current product range to meet customer requirements.

APL through its Specialty Amines Group caters to the total sour gas treatment requirements of Refineries, Natural Gas Plants, Steel Plants, Bio Gas Plant and Ammonia Plants etc. and has offered the technology for the first time in India.

APL has a dedicated team of Engineers / Chemists providing a range of Gas Treating Technologies / Services to Refineries, Natural Gas Plants and Ammonia Plants etc. in India and overseas.

In the field of Plasticizers, APL manufactures a wide range of products which include Phthalates, Sebacates, Trimellitates, Acetates, Maleates etc. APL can also custom manufacture a range of Esters / Plasticizers to cater to specific customers’ needs.

APL has also pioneered the manufacturing of Morpholines & Alkyl Morpholines in India. It is the world’s third largest producer of N-Methyl Morpholine Oxide, which is the preferred solvent used for the manufacture of Viscose Staple Fibre by the Solvent Spun Process. APL’s range of Alkyl Morpholines includes Acetyl, Formyl, Methyl, Ethyl, Hydroxy Ethyl Morpholines etc.

Over the years, the APL Group has forayed into a wide range of industries, which include, Information Technology, Engineering & Fabrication Services, Oil Field Chemicals, Textile Auxiliary Chemicals, Pharmaceutical Intermediates, Industrial Gases, Realty etc.

APL also offers consultancy services for setting up Plants for the manufacturing of the Ethanolamines and Plasticizers on a case to case basis and its range of services extend for technology transfer, designing, procurement of equipment, erection, testing and commissioning of plant and training of plant personnel.

APL has also set-up Plasticizer Plants in India and is currently working on a project for a Viscose Rayon manufacturer for the recovery, regeneration and purification of solvent in the new “Solvent Spun Process”.

At APL, where growth maintaining service and quality are a way of life, we constantly look forward to expanding our operations, both within India and abroad with suitable two way transfer of technology and product.

APL firmly believes that it is people who are responsible for making a Company what it is, and its team of young enthusiastic professionals – experience rich in all the functional areas of the management, is a living proof of this.