Monarch Catalyst Pvt. Ltd. (MCPL) is an established manufacturer of Nickel Catalyst for oils & oleo chemicals in India since 1973. It was the brain-child of two technocrats, who converted their dream into reality. The operations are based in Dombivli, near Mumbai, India. In a short period of time, MCPL has been instrumental in bringing together a large number of intellectual minds with international exposure and creating an innovative atmosphere in the area of catalysts. It has developed an indigenous technology for the production of dry reduced nickel catalyst for hydrogenation of edible oils & oleo chemicals. Now it is a market leader in manufacture of such specialty catalysts in India.

In the area of catalysts, as a step towards the growth, MCPL has taken over the “Kallin Intermediate Pvt. Ltd.” (KIPL) on April 1, 2002. KIPL was established in 1978 by Dr. Kalyanpur & Mr. A.R. Mallapur to manufacture Activated Alloy Catalyst (AAC) and supported noble metal catalyst (NMC). Various grades of supports, viz. carbon, alumina, calcium carbonate etc are used for effective dispersion of noble metals on them and achieve better performance in catalytic reactions.

To accept greater challenges, MCPL created a separate plant (facility) in 1984 for the recovery of metal from all types of spent catalysts (used/deactivated catalysts). After several years of process optimization, MCPL has achieved a higher yield (more than 90%) of base metals from different types of used catalysts. Recovery of metal from spent catalyst not only solves the pollution problem but also helps our clients to better dispose (realizing a value) of waste generated in their plant. Constant innovations are incorporated in the recovery process, which give benefits in operating the plant cost effectively. Also, the recovery of metal from waste enables MCPL to pass on certain cost benefits to its clients.

At MPCL, the quality control system operates with strict adherence to the specifications for raw materials, intermediates and final products. State of the art analytical instruments are provided to measure surface area, pore size/pore volume, metal dispersion and metal crystallite size, temperature programmed reduction, fatty acid composition, cis-trans fatty acids in edible fat and purity of organic fine chemicals. Also, dedicated high pressure autoclaves are used routinely for catalyst performance tests (hydrogenation of oils/fatty acids, drug intermediates & fine chemicals).

At MCPL, the technical team endeavours constantly towards adopting new technologies in the area of manufacturing/developing new brands and quality control procedures. Process conditions are revised regularly to enhance quality and improve product consistency. The focus area at MCPL is to support its customers in attending to their technical issues as well as associate with them to help their waste management initiatives.

Now, MCPL is one of the few major players in the field of catalysts technology and is among the top three global players in the field of oils and fats nickel catalyst. The higher demand from the export market allowed MCPL to expand its manufacturing facility/capacity of nickel catalysts, AAC and NMC. The consequent synergy in the operations of the base metal and noble metal catalysts with cumulative experience of more than 200 years in the catalyst industry has enriched the new entity and enhanced MCPL capability.