K K Poonja Sons

K.K. Poonja & Sons is a pioneer in the manufacturing of p-tert butyl catechol (PTBC) globally. Mr Jaymal Khatau acquired the technology from NCL( a research institute based in India) in 1972 to manufacture PTBC. This process has been refined internally over the years to develop a process that is most suitable for the scale at which PTBC is manufactured globally.The process has an excellent yield and purity and the infrastructure required is significantly lower than the conventional isobutylene process. This results in lower overheads and operating costs.Currently, K.K. Poonja manufactures fine chemicals that are used in the petrochemical, perfumery, pharmaceutical, resins and food industry.The current management of the company comprises Mr Sanjay Khatau, and Mr Hardik Sampat. Mr Sanjay Khatau is a chemistry graduate from the University of Mumbai and an MBA from the Goizueta School of Business in Atlanta.Mr Hardik Sampat is a chemical engineer and MBA from the University of Mumbai.