The Sanmar Group
TCI Sanmar is part of The Sanmar Group, an India-based global business group of more than 50 years. The Group has a strong presence in key industry segments such as Chemicals (including Specialty Chemicals), Engineering Technologies (Products and Steel Castings) and Shipping.
The Group had its beginnings in 1972 in a single business operation. A multinational headquartered in Chennai, India and has manufacturing facilities in India, Mexico and Egypt.
Strategic forward and backward integration, combined with prudent financial management, has been responsible for the Group’s steady progress and the leading position it occupies in different segments.
The Group has set the benchmark for global partnerships, with the oldest spanning close to 50 years, in a range of industry segments which have stood the test of time. It is reputed for providing manufacturing and market access for global technologies to India. The engineering and foundry investments of the group is a result of its vision to offer indigenously manufactured products as substitution of imports for a wide range of critical process equipment, contributing significantly to enhanced industrial efficiency and process safety.
In its journey of excellence, Stakeholder prosperity, Integrity and Professional excellence have been the pillars on which Sanmar rests. The Sanmar Group’s motto ‘Where Integrity Meets Excellence’ says it all.
Driving Force
Late N Sankar
Leader & Visionary
Passionate Technocrat
Institution Builder
Doyen of industry
Astute Administrator
Architect of several joint ventures with global corporations
Leadership
N Kumar
Chairman, Group Corporate Board,
The Sanmar Group
CII – President (1997-98)
Chairman – Indo-Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Honorary Consul General for Greece in Chennai, India
Current board member of L&T, L&T Infotech & Manipal Health
Former Chairperson of Indus towers and former board member of Mphasis, Aegon Life Insurance, etc.
Vijay Sankar
Chairman – The Sanmar Group
Chartered Accountant and MBA from Kellogg School of Management
Past President of the Indian Chemical Council
Honorary Consul General for Denmark in Chennai, India
Board member of TVS Motors, Oriental Hotels, Transport Corporation of India & Kaveri Retreats
Vijay Sankar is presently the Vice President of FICCI
Sanmar Joint Ventures
A unique feature of The Sanmar Group is its long-standing and successful joint venture relationships with leading international partners, some lasting close to 50 years. Sanmar’s success in establishing and managing these partnerships is largely attributed to its former Chairman, N. Sankar, who laid down the fundamental principles that the Group adopted to ensure effective collaboration and mutual success between partners. These principles, mostly based on functioning with trust and transparency, have been key to the Group’s ability to sustain and grow its joint ventures over the decades.
Management Philosophy
Sanmar’s management philosophy is based on 100% implementation of a few good ideas, through hundreds of managers, across diverse business groups.
- Ownership and management are separated
- Business fully delegated to professional managing directors
- Good corporate governance – control and scrutiny by a Group Corporate Board, an apex body of distinguished external and internal directors
People Philosophy
Sanmar believes in fair, transparent and objective treatment of all employees.
- Ability to attract and retain the best of talent
- Fair, impartial and transparent people policies
- A culture of performance excellence
Ethics Philosophy
It is the ethical values that have helped Sanmar build the joint ventures that the Group is rightfully famous for.
- Ethical policies are documented and practised by the entire organisation
- A strong focus on Corporate Social Responsibility and transparent reporting systems
Respect for Intellectual Property Rights
The Sanmar Group takes pride in its successful joint ventures with global technology leaders, some lasting more than 40 years.
- Respect and guardianship of IP is a critical factor in all the JV relationships
- In the Custom Manufactures Chemicals Business, the Group adheres to the ‘One Product to One Customer’ philosophy.
Global presence through
acquisitions
Brand equity amongst global players as an ethical and reliable partner
- TCI Sanmar was originally Trust Chemical Industries in Port Said, Egypt that was acquired by the Group in 2007.
- The foundry division was expanded with the acquisition of Matrix Metals with operations in the USA and Mexico.
Prudent and Conservative
Financial Practices
Excellent reputation in the national and international financial markets
- Financial prudence has been the mainstay of the group since inception
- The Group has enjoyed unparalleled reputation in financial markets for its transparency and compliance.
