Travancore Titanium Products
Company type | Public (PSE) |
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Industry | Chemical components |
Founded | 18 December 1946, Thiruvananthapuram |
Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
Products | Titanium Dioxide |
Number of employees | 850 |
Website | www.travancoretitanium.com |
Travancore Titanium Products Ltd (TTP) is the leading manufacturer of anatase grade titanium dioxide in India. The company was incorporated in 1946 at Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India on the initiative the then Travancore King, Sree Chithira Thirunal.[1][2]
The main product is pigment grade titanium dioxide which is extracted from ilmenite, which is abundantly available as placer deposits on beaches near Kollam, 65 km north of Thiruvananthapuram. Ilmenite, a mixture of titanium dioxide and iron in the form of ferric/ferrous oxide, is treated with Sulphuric Acid to get Titanium dioxide and ferrous sulphate.
The company was promoted by His Highness Chithira Tirunal Balaramavarma Maharaja, the then ruler of the State of Travancore (now Kerala State in India) with the technical collaboration of British Titan Products. Though the company was registered in 1946, actual production was started only in 1952 with a small capacity of 5 t.p.a. Later subsequent expansions were made in 1962 and 1973 and now TTP can produce about 20000 tonnes of titanium dioxide per annum.[3]
In 1960 Government of Kerala took over the management of the Company. Now the administrative control is vested with the Department of Industries, Government of Kerala.
The company also possesses a modern sulphuric acid plant which was commissioned in 1996, for utilizing the tail gas recycling DCDA (Double Catalysis Double Absorption) technology. An alkali scrubbing system is incorporated in the plant, and this in turn helps to keep sulphur dioxide emissions from the factory well within permissible limits.
For about 50 years, TTP was one of the profit making Public Sector Undertaking of Government of Kerala. Every year company declares a dividend of around 20 per cent. TTP is contributing crores of rupees to the State exchequer by way of Sales Tax, other duties and levies. Welfare amenities, salary and perquisites, working environment etc. are comparatively satisfactory. TTP has a good library with around 25000 books in stock.
TTP has a strength of around 1300 employees now. Titanium also offers summer internships for engineering students to study and improve the functioning of the organisation.
Football club
Full name | Travancore Titanium Football Club[4][5] |
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Founded | 1973 |
Dissolved | 2015 |
League | Kerala Premier League |
2015 | Group Stage |
During the 70s, Titanium Football team was one of the most acclaimed Football Clubs in Kerala, winning so many covetable trophies. Players like B. Sasikumaran Pillai, Sankarankutty, Abdul Hameed, Najumuddin, Thomas Sebastian, Abdul Rasheed Kariyambath, V. Jayakumar, Ebin Rose, Shahjahan, Shaukath, Martin, Shabeer & Usman were members of Titanium Football team.
Honors
- Kerala Football League
Runners-up (1): 2000–01
- Kerala State Club Football Championship
Champions (10): 1973, 1978, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2004, 2005
Runners-up (8): 1976, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1995, 2002, 2008
Runners-up (3): 1973, 1978, 1992
- Tirur All-India Football Tournament
- Runners-up (1): 2006[7]
Volleyball team
In 1980 Titanium Volleyball Team was formed with national and international players like Cyril C. Velloor, K Udayakumar, Abdul Razak, N.C.Chacko, P.S.Mohammed Ali, Sebastian George etc. Subsequently, Danikutty David, Binu Jose, Tomy and others joined the team. The volleyball team won the Federation Cup in 1993.
References
- ^ By TRAVANCORE TITANIUM PRODUCTS LTD. : "The visionary thinking of Maharaja of Travancore led to the incorporation of Travancore Titanium Products Limited on 18th December 1946 in collaboration with British Titan Products, UK (Huntsman). His highness late Sri. Chithira Thirunal Balaramavarma Maharaja visualized the industrialization of his kingdom by finding out the rich mineral deposits in the beach sand near Quilon."
- ^ TRAVANCORE TITANIUM, PRODUCTS LTD. "Brief History". tradeindia.com. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
- ^ Praveen, S. r. (25 May 2017). "Central Pollution Control Board orders Titanium shutdown". The Hindu.
- ^ Nisanth V Easwar (12 May 2020). "Down the memory lane: The magnificent Kerala Police of the 1980-90s". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Ashwin Muralidharan (13 May 2020). "Indian Football: Legends from the 'football mad' state of Kerala | Goal.com". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Sait Nagjee Trophy". www.indianfootball.de. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Arunava Chaudhary. "List of Winners/Runners-Up of the Tirur All-India Football Tournament: Kerala". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
External links
- Official site
- Travancore Titanium Products on Government of Kerala
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Infrastructural
Agencies
- Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation
- Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Limited
- Kerala Financial Corporation
- Kerala Tourism Development Corporation
- Kerala Urban and Rural Development Finance Corporation Limited
- The Kerala Land Development Corporation Limited
- Kerala Small Industries Development Corporation Limited
- Kerala State Film Development Corporation Limited
- Kerala State Warehousing Corporation
- Kerala State Financial Enterprises
- Kerala Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation
- Kerala Tourism Infrastructure Limited
- Bekal Resorts Development Corporation Limited
- Kerala Transport Development Finance Corporation Limited
- Kerala State Power and Infrastructure Finance Corporation Limited
- Kerala Police Housing and Construction Corporation Limited
- Roads and Bridges Development Corporation of Kerala Limited
- Vizhinjam International Seaport Limited
- Kerala State IT Infrastructure Limited
- Kerala Irrigation Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited
- The Kerala Ceramics Limited
- Kerala Clays and Ceramic Products Limited
- Kerala Minerals and Metals
- Kerala State Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited
- Malabar Cements Limited
- The Pharmaceutical Corporation (IM) Kerala Limited
- The Travancore Cements Limited
- Travancore Cochin Chemicals
- Travancore Titanium Products
- Kerala State Mineral Development Corporation Limited
- The Travancore Sugars and Chemicals Limited
- Malabar Distilleries Limited
- Kerala State Electronics Development Corporation Limited
- Keltron Electro Ceramics Limited
- Keltron Component Complex Limited
Manufacturing
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- The Metal Industries Limited
- SAIL-SCL Kerala Limited
- Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Limited
- Steel Industrials Kerala Limited
- Kerala State Construction Corporation Limited
- Kerala Automobiles Limited (KAL)
- Steel and Industrial Forgings Limited
- Autokast Limited
- Forest Industries (Travancore) Limited
and Livestock
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- The Kerala Agro Industries Corporation Limited
- Kerala Forest Development Corporation Limited
- Kerala Livestock Development Board Limited
- Meat Products of India
- Oil Palm India Limited
- The Plantation Corporation of Kerala Limited
- Rehabilitation Plantations Limited
- State Farming Corporation of Kerala Limited
- Kerala State Horticultural Products Development Corporation Limited
- Kerala State Poultry Development Corporation Limited
- Kerala Feeds Limited
- Aralam Farming Corporation (Kerala) Limited
- Kerala State Textile Corporation Limited
- Sitaram Textiles Limited
- Foam Mattings (India) Limited
- Handicrafts Development Corporation of Kerala Limited
- Kerala State Bamboo Corporation Limited
- Kerala State Hand loom Development Corporation Limited
- The Kerala State Coir Corporation Limited
- Kerala Khadi & Village Industries Board
- Kerala State Cashew Development Corporation Limited
- Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation
- Kerala State Beverages Corporation
- Kerala Medical Services Corporation Limited
- Kerala Artisans Development Corporation Limited
- Kerala School Teachers and Non Teaching Staff Welfare Corporation Limited
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- Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence
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Merged Units
- Kerala Hitech Industries Limited
- Kerala Soaps
- Kerala State Industrial Products Trading Corporation Limited
- Keltron Crystals Limited
- Keltron Magnetics Limited
- Keltron Resistors Limited
- Keltron Power Devices Limited
- Kerala Premo Pipe
- Keltron Rectifiers Limited
- Trivandrum Spinning Mills Limited
- Kerala State Salicylates and Chemicals Limited
- The Metropolitan Engineering Company Limited
- Keltron Counters Limited
- Kerala Construction Components Limited
- Scooters Kerala Limited
- Kerala State Rural Development Board
- Kerala Garments Limited
- Kerala State Wood Industries Limited
- Travancore Plywood Industries Limited
- Kerala State Detergents and Chemicals Limited
- Astral Watches Limited
- Trivandrum Rubber Works