Allied Resins & Chemicals Limited (ARCL) was promoted in 1959 as a Private limited company. It became a Public Limited Company in 1967.The company is the largest and oldest wood adhesive manufacturer in India.
ARCL brought in rare technologies from the world to make chemicals like Paraformaldehyde, first time in India and speciality resins like Phenol Formaldehyde Spray Dried Powder first time in Asia. As a result it not only has an edge over its competitors in India, but is also growing fast in exports. Though there are 35 Formaldehyde plants in country today.
The products of the company can be grouped under three heads:
- Base Resin & Additive-These produts find use in plywood, particle board, MDF, decorative veneer lamination, lamination glazing, HMV, LFE, High GSS, High IBS etc.
- One Shot Resin Sysetm-These products find use in solid wood, joinery, finger jointing, bonding of veneer and surface splicing veneer.
- HARDENER-These produts find use in plywood, particle board, MDF, decorative venner lamination, lamination glazing, HMV, LFE, High GSS, High IBS etc.
ARCL’s Rampur factory is the largest Formaldehyde based chemical and Resin complex in India .The plant was set up in technical collabortion with Borden (UK) and was a pioneering venture. Over the next two decades, the company has diversified its activities to become a multi-product chemical enterprise. The company is currently engaged in the manufacture of Formaldehyde, pentaerythitol, Hexamine, UF Resins and PF Resins (Liquid) which are mainly used in plywood, leather, paints and explosive industries.
It serves to industries like paints, textile, foundry, explosives, electrical, plastics, resins, paper, drugs, leather, moulding, insulation, furniture, rubber, breaklining, etc.
The company is making all efforts to tap the growing export market. It has established itself in South Asia, Southern & Northern parts of Africa, some countries of Middle & Far East. Presently we are breaking into the Chinese market and are also exploring opportunities in rest of the world. We are targeting Europe & America.
It is exporting successfully to Australia, Ethiopia, Italy, Russia, France, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Madagascar, Phillipines, Nepal, U.S.A, and many more countries.
With a brand image since 48 years, ARCL can boast of a very extensive marketing network in India ranging from Jammu in the North to Kanyakumari in the South, Assam in the East to Gujarat in the West. Its products are widely accepted and favored in the Indian market. All-India network enables the company to remain close to the customers.
The company had entered into Chinese joint venture in Formaldehyde and Para formaldehyde and its products are British Standard(BIS) approved.
Future plans
The company is developing High Moisture Veneer Gluing concept and Low molar ratio powder resin as LFE.
