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Being in the business of manufacturing machinery for chemical, bulk drug and resin plants proved
to be a head start to two visionary entrepreneurs who shared the dream of constructing and
operating their own high-tech chemical plant. The two entrepreneurs, Mr. P R Agarwal, Mr. Rajesh
Agarwal along with late Dr G S Sidhu, 'combined' their strengths to set up Avon Organics Limited
(AOL) with an objective to serve worldwide markets with high value-added industrial products for
the pharmaceuticals, agro and dyestuff & pigment industries. The company's main focus is on
producing fine chemicals for these industries. The transition from a machinery manufacturer to a full-fledged chemical manufacturer saw the
company foraying into the highly technology-intensive area of Diketene and its derivatives. Hence
began an era of excellence beyond compare in the manufacture of chemicals as initiated and
benchmarked by AOL. The year 1996 saw the establishment and successful commissioning of AOL's
first grass root Diketene plant. Diligently run and controlled by a dedicated 300-strong team
comprising of managers, engineers, chemists, supervisors and workmen, each hand-picked for their
expertise, the plant has been garnering accolades and achievements on a regular basis. The
company's growth pinnacled when it doubled its production capacity by commissioning an additional
1000 TPA unit as part of its second phase in 1998. Experience in Fine Chemicals manufacturing and the opportunities in the sunrise biotechnology
industry prompted Avon to enter into biotechnology by setting up a greenfield venture in Solapur.
The passion of the entrepreneurs and the expertise of the team involved is evident in the
state-of-the-art facility designed as per the cGMP guidelines and executed in a record time. The
young and aggressive team managing this business has one motto - to be the best in the world.
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