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KELTECH ENERGIES LTD, (KEL), formerly
known as Karnataka Explosive Ltd., a public
limited company established in 1977 is a
member of the renowned Chowgule
Group of Goa. The group is in the
fields of mining, shipping, shipbuilding,
chemicals, explosives, expanded perlite,
breweries and many other industries.
Keltech Energies Ltd. Manufactures Watergel
cartridge explosives, Bulk emulsion explosives,
Mono Methyl Amine Nitrate (MMAN) solution
and a variety of expanded perlite Products.
Apart from the domestic market, KEL’s
Watergel explosives, MMAN and perlite
products are also being exported to other
countries.
For more details on the group activities
logon to www.chowgule.co.in
Expanded perlite is manufactured by Keltech
Energies Ltd., Perlite Division at Vishwasnagar
near Mangalore, Karnataka. This plant
setup in 1985 with technical assistance
from M/s. Silibrico Corporation Inc.,
U S A produces a wide range of perlite
products to meet the requirement of the
following industries: |
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Construction and insulation |
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Cryogenic |
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Horticulture |
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Refractories |
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Explosives |
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Foundry |
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Poultry feed |
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Garment washing |
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The company
added a second expander in 1997 to cater
to the needs of the markets in northern
India. The company also has a portable
expander to carryout site expansion and
filling of annular space of cryogenic
tanks.
KEL Perlite is a registered member of
the Perlite Institute Inc., U S A and
has access to the latest technical information
in the application of expanded perlite.
The ore for expansion is imported from
Greece, Turkey, New Zealand, U S A and
is selected based on the application.
KEL is a ISO certified company and has
expertise to carryout thermal insulation
work of cryogenic tanks.
Marketing all perlite products and turnkey
installation jobs is undertaken by Chowgule
Industries Ltd., a sister concern of KEL.
KEL also undertakes turnkey installation
of in-situ light weight perlite-concrete
blocks for base insulation of cryogenic
tanks and annular insulation filling of
double wall LNG tanks.
In September 2000, Company obtained
ISO 9002 accreditation through M/s Det
Norske Vertias. This was upgraded to ISO
9001-2000 version in 2002 |
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Cartridge Explosives |
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main cartridge explosives plant with 15,000 MT per annum capacity
is located at Vishwasnagar near
Mangalore city on the west coast.
Another cartridge explosives Plant
with 5,000 MT per annum capacity
was commissioned near Nagpur in
Maharastra State in February 1999.
Bulk explosives Plants are located
at KIOCL in Karnataka State, Waidhan
near Northern Coalfields Ltd. in
M.P. and at Chandrapur in Maharastra
State. The total manufacturing capacity
per annum at present is 55,000 MT.
KEL has branch offices at New Delhi,
Nagpur, Kolkatta, Mumbai, Hyderabad,
Salem, Goa, Sambhalpur etc. |
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Perlite Plant |

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KEL's
perlite plant with 6,000
TPA capacity was commissioned
at Vishwasnagar in technical collaboration
with M/s. Silbrico Corporation,
USA in 1983. This plant manufactures
various expanded perlite products
like Litemix for use in concrete
aggregates, loose fill insulation,
Soilritemix for horticultural
applications, Fillite for explosives
etc. Perlite ore is imported by
KEL and expanded at the Vishwasnagar
plant.
Perlite products are marketed
by Chowgule Industries Ltd.,(CIL)
- another Member of the Chowgule
Group. For Explosive/ Perlite
(plant description, infrastructure,
production capacity, year of operation
physical location on map, with
postal address and contact numbers)
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KEL
obtained the technology for manufacturing
Watergel explosives from M/s
Dupont de Nemours Co. Inc., USA had another technical collaboration
with M/s Silbrico Corporation, USA for manufacturing expanded
perlite products for use in construction,
low temperature insulation, refractory,
fillers, foundry, medicine carrier,
thermoplastics, horticultural
and other applications. KEL is
a member of the International
Society of Explosives Engineers as well as the Perlite
Institute Inc.
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