Kemrock

Kemrock Industries and Exports Limited was established in 1981 in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. From its origins, the company operated in the industrial-materials sector, manufacturing fibre-reinforced composite products rather than consumer goods. Its principal material families were fibre-reinforced plastic and glass-reinforced plastic, commonly abbreviated FRP and GRP. These materials enabled the company to address applications requiring combinations of low weight, corrosion resistance, mechanical performance, electrical insulation, and design flexibility. Kemrock developed a business serving both Indian customers and export markets. Its industrial focus covered several technically demanding sectors, including aerospace, renewable energy, railways, chemical processing, and waste management. The breadth of these markets reflected the versatility of composite materials: they can be formed into structural and semi-structural products, equipment components, enclosures, and infrastructure elements for environments where steel or other conventional materials may face corrosion, maintenance, or weight-related disadvantages. The company was recognized as one of India's prominent producers of FRP and GRP products. Its role was not limited to supplying a single standardized material; it also involved manufacturing composite items for particular industrial uses. This application-oriented model connected Kemrock to engineering procurement, industrial equipment, transport infrastructure, and other business-to-business markets. A key technological milestone came in 2010, when Kemrock commissioned what was described as India's first carbon-fibre production facility. The initiative was supported by technology transfer from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the National Aerospace Laboratories. The Vadodara facility initially reported capacity of 400 tonnes of carbon fibre per year. Carbon fibre represented a move into a more advanced and performance-oriented segment of composites, with relevance to aerospace and other applications where high strength-to-weight ratios are important. The carbon-fibre project distinguished Kemrock from manufacturers focused only on conventional FRP and GRP products. It linked the company to India's broader effort to develop domestic capabilities in advanced materials and aerospace-related manufacturing. At the same time, the company's established FRP and GRP activities continued to provide the foundation of its industrial identity. In September 2017, Reliance Industries Limited acquired Kemrock. This transaction ended the company's period as an independent public company and placed it within Reliance's corporate ownership structure. The available reference material does not provide sufficient detail about the transaction's financial terms, the subsequent integration of Kemrock's facilities, or the extent to which the Kemrock brand continued as a standalone commercial identity. The company's present status is therefore not stated as definitively active or defunct in this dossier.

1. 2017Acquisition by Reliance Industries

   Reliance Industries Limited acquires Kemrock in September, bringing the composites manufacturer under new corporate ownership.

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2. 2010Carbon-fibre facility is commissioned

   Kemrock commissions a carbon-fibre production facility in Vadodara through technology transfer involving the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the National Aerospace Laboratories. Initial reported capacity is 400 tonnes annually.

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3. 1981Kemrock is established

   Kemrock Industries and Exports Limited is established in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, beginning its activities in fibre-reinforced composite manufacturing.

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An Indian industrial composites manufacturer positioned around lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and application-specific materials for aerospace, infrastructure, energy, transport, chemical processing, and environmental-management customers.

• Fibre-reinforced plastic productsIndustrial composites

  Kemrock manufactured fibre-reinforced plastic products for industrial and infrastructure applications. FRP products combine a polymer matrix with reinforcing fibres and can provide reduced weight, corrosion resistance, and design flexibility compared with some traditional materials. The company's FRP output served business-to-business sectors in India and export markets, including transport, energy, chemical processing, and environmental-management applications.

• Glass-reinforced plastic productsIndustrial composites

  Glass-reinforced plastic, or GRP, was one of Kemrock's core product areas. These composites use glass fibres to reinforce a polymer material and are commonly selected for their balance of strength, weight, durability, and resistance to corrosion. Kemrock supplied GRP items for industrial customers and was identified as one of India's prime producers of FRP and GRP products.

• Carbon fibreAdvanced composites2010

  Kemrock entered carbon-fibre production through a Vadodara facility commissioned in 2010. The project was undertaken with technology transfer from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the National Aerospace Laboratories. Its initial reported capacity was 400 tonnes per year, supporting the company's expansion into higher-performance composite materials with potential relevance to aerospace and advanced engineering.

• 2017Acquisition by Reliance IndustriesM&A

  Kemrock was an Indian public company specializing in FRP, GRP, and related composite materials for domestic and export markets.

  What changed. Reliance Industries Limited acquired Kemrock in September 2017.

  Aftermath. The acquisition transferred Kemrock into Reliance Industries' ownership. Publicly available reference material does not specify the financial terms or fully describe the operational and brand consequences of the transaction.

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• 2010Expansion into carbon-fibre manufacturingProduct launch

  Kemrock sought to extend its established FRP and GRP manufacturing activities into carbon fibre, a higher-performance composite material associated with aerospace and other demanding engineering applications.

  What changed. The company commissioned a carbon-fibre production facility at Vadodara using technology transferred from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the National Aerospace Laboratories. Initial capacity was reported at 400 tonnes per year.

  Aftermath. The project positioned Kemrock within India's developing advanced-materials and carbon-fibre manufacturing base. The available reference does not document subsequent production volumes or commercial performance.

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• 2017Reliance Industries acquires Kemrock

  Reliance Industries Limited acquired Kemrock in September 2017, changing the ownership structure of the Indian composites manufacturer.

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• 2010Kemrock commissions India's first carbon-fibre production facility

  Kemrock commissioned a carbon-fibre production facility in Vadodara through a technology-transfer arrangement involving the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the National Aerospace Laboratories. The plant was reported to have initial annual capacity of 400 tonnes.

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