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Educational / Professional
Qualification:
Passed Matriculation Examination from Iswarpathsala
High School and Intermediate in Science from Comilla
College.
Bachelor of Commerce in Science from St. Xavier's College,
Kolkata
Brief Biography
His Father Late Profulla Kr. Mukherjee was a Tea Planter
and Industrialist. P.K. Mukherjee was founder Managing Director of one
Jute Mill and three Tea Estates all located in East Bengal. He had two
spacious buildings in Comilla which were used as business head quarters.
P.K. Mukherjee used to spend large sums of money for Independence movement.
All National leaders who ever visited Comilla used to be their guest.
Being in so close proximity of Independence movements
he was more engaged in such activities than study. However, his father
managed to keep him out of jail except on one occasion when he had to
spend few nights under British police custody. But he never failed in
any examinations.
On the day of Partition he came to Calcutta with Rs.5,
000/= and on 21st. November 1947 incorporated a private limited company
now known as Metroark Ltd. with paid-up capital of Rs.15, 000/=.
He was regularly reading foreign technical journals
to gather information about the latest developments in chemical industries.
From these journals he first came to know about the multifarious commercial
uses of Silicones. In those days, no technical book on Silicone was available
and only two manufacturers in U.S.A manufactured Silicone. Based on his
knowledge on commercial application of Silicones, Metroark started introduction
of Silicones in India by importing it. While importing Silicones he could
get more manufacturer's technical literature and their product information.
Also with available Silicones he started research work for possible manufacture
of different useful Silicone products. Then only few Silicones were imported
for manufacture of different Silicone products for catering a large number
of industrial requirements. So Metroark became the First In Silicones
in India.
He was a staunch nationalist at heart and strongly believed
in self-reliance in high technology. To this end during 1959 land was
purchased in Thakurpukur, Behala, where a laboratory was established and
some pilot plants were also installed for research and small-scale production.
By end 1960, with his know-how and technology Metroark started manufacture
of Silicone release emulsions and compounds for industrial uses. He developed
many Silicone Products from imported Siloxane intermediates
Within 1972 with very hard labour he could develop the
know-how and install plants for manufacture of Siloxane intermediates
and Silicone resins and varnishes. Making Metroark the only manufacturer
of these Silicones in India. So India became the third country in the
world after U.S.A. and U.S.S.R. where Silicones were manufactured with
indigenous know-how and technology.
In early 1999 in the face of rapid liberalization in
India's policy on foreign capital investments, Metroark decided to go
for transnational alliance and joint venture. To this end was formed "Wacker
Metroark Chemicals Private Limited". A joint venture with Wacker-Chemie
of Munich, Germany, a global silicon giant.
The German principal, Wacker-Chemie who manufacture
one-third of the world's hyper-pure silicon wafers for computer chips
in addition to the widest range of silicone polymers and a host of other
chemicals, have brought in a lot of strategic synergies, especially in
raw-material sourcing.
The Joint Venture Company "Wacker Metroark Chemicals
Private Limited" (WMC) took up the entire silicone business from where
Metroark left off. Under the able leadership of Sri Soumitra Mukherjee
his son, and able support from the resident German Executive Nominee,
and enhanced vigor of silicone employees who are all transferred to the
JV, WMC is consolidating its share in the Indian silicone market and is
aggressively pushing its frontiers to the SAARC region and also trying
to address demand in the Asia-Pacific region.
Swaraj Ranjan Mukherjee is no more but his vision and
dreams live on through the efforts of more than 150 men and women who
work, thrive and prosper in the Silicone company that he founded. |
Wacker
Metroark Chemicals (P) Limited
controls (30%) the single largest share of the Indian
Silicone Market.
Mr.
Soumitra Mukherjee,
Chairman, Metroark Private Limited is Managing Director of
Wacker Metroark Chemicals (P) Limited.
Mr.
Avijit Banerjee,
Managing Director, Metroark, also sits on the Board of Directors of Wacker
Metroark Chemicals (P) Limited.
The Joint Venture Company Wacker Metroark Chemicals
(P) Limited (WMC) took up the entire silicone business from where Metroark
left off. Under the able leadership of Sri Soumitra Mukherjee and fantastic
support from the resident German Executive Director and enhanced vigor of
silicone employees who were all transferred to the JV, WMC is strengthening
its grip on theIndian silicone market and is aggressively pushing its frontiers
to the SAARC region and also addressing considerable demand in the Asia-Pacific
region. |
The
setting up of the Joint Venture and transferring the silicon business to
it was by no means a knee-jerk reaction to exigencies. It was the result
of a conscious decision by the next generation management, inspired by the
leader Soumitra Mukherjee and with the Blessings of Swaraj Ranjan Mukherjee
himself, that:-
Metroark would now grow vertically in volume of business
handled, as well as, Horizontally across industries. The only agreed principle
being To always remain in the frontiers of Technology.
November 24, 1999 marked the end of an era, with
the passing away of Sri Swaraj Ranjan Mukherjee.
But the successors pledged to pursue vigorously his ideals of
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Strong International
Multi-Cultural outlook. |
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Vision for
the future |
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Religious
fulfillment of commitments |
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