Overview

Building a world class organization

DSCL with turnover of Rs.1900 crores" with primary business interests in.....

• Agri-Business (Urea fertilizer, Sugar, Farm inputs marketing such as DAP, Pesticides, Seeds, Agri retailing - Haryali Kisan Bazaar)
• Plastics (PVC and PVC compounds)
• Chemicals (Chlor-Alkali)
• DSCL Building Products (Fenesta door and window profiles)

Other business interests comprise of Cement, Textiles and Energy Services.

Founded by Sir Shriram in 1889 (as DCM limited), today DSCL (which spun of as a separate company in 1990) is managed by Mr. Ajay S. Shriram, Chairman and Senior Managing Director and Mr. Vikram S. Shriram, Vice Chairman and Managing Director along with a highly professional executive team.

DSCL has a strong brand equity reflective of credibility, ethical values and consistent high quality product image. With over 30 years of experience in managing large scale process industries with sustained high level of performance, DSCL meets the needs of a wide range of customers from farmers to industrial users, from house builders to business owners. Fostering enduring relationships is at the core of DSCL's business philosophy - with vendors, business partners, and customers and within the organization between employees.

As a leading equal opportunity employer in India, DSCL has a motivated and dynamic management team of highly qualified professionals and dedicated workmen and staff whose work has shown the way towards creating " Team Excellence ".

DSCL has a long history of accessing and employing the best technologies for its projects and has worked successfully with renowned international and domestic technology partners. As a learning organization DSCL has worked regularly with the national and international consultants of repute, in diverse areas of Business Strategy, Quality, Organizational Development etc. In a major IT initiative the company has networked all its locations on a Wide Area Network (WAN) and implemented SAP R/3 Enterprise Resource Package (ERP) across the Company. DSCL is now in the process of upgrading and web-enabling this ERP to MySAP.com. Other key IT enabling initiatives under implementation are Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Business Information Warehousing (BIW).

All its main line locations/products have ISO 9000, 14000 certification and OHSAS 18001 : 1999 system of Occupational Health and Safety certifications.

In an increasingly global business environment, DSCL's vision is to strengthen its commodity business while moving into "Value Added" & "Knowledge based" products & services in the areas of its operations. Accordingly, DSCL has set up DSCL Energy Services co.(ESCO), with the objective of providing energy efficiency services and development of renewable energy. It has embarked upon a Rural Retail initiative to provide all farm and allied inputs to the farmer under one roof under the brand of " Haryali Kisan Bazaars ". The Company has also launched uPVC-polymer Window systems under the brand of " Fenesta ". Other Plastic Building Products will also be introduced in due course.

DSCL strongly believes in socially responsible business activity. DSCL has made significant contribution to the society in the fields of Environment, Health Care, Family Planning, Education, Cultural Heritage, Rural Development and in promoting. For its social contributions DSCL's Chlor-Alkali facility at Bharuch has been recognized with a SA 8000:2001 certification by RINA (Registro Italiano Navale), making it amongst the few companies in India to get this recognition.