Ester Industries (ESTERIND), incorporated on Feb. 04, 1985, is engaged in the production and marketing of versatile ranges of polyester films and engineering plastics. The ISO 9002 certified company produces polyester resins of various types, which are marketed as well as used captively for manufacturing polyester films and engineering plastics. It produces the UMAPet range of bi-axially oriented polyester films on two state-of-the-art production lines. Estoplast engineering plastics, a range of high performance thermoplastic resins, include the crystalline, amorphous and specialty polymers like polyesters, polyamides, and polycarbonates. Through modernization, it has started manufacturing metallized, heat sealable, and directly embossed films. Custom manufacturing of value-added products like hydantoin molecule, halogenated succinimides, ethylene ureas, amino isoubutyric acid, substituted triazoles, and benzodiazepines are offered at its integrated manufacturing facilities located in the Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttaranchal. As part of is modernization plans in FY07, it installed a co-extruder system in the second film line, which enabled the production of high value-added products. Cost reduction initiatives included installation of an uninterrupted power supply system and modernization of the first film line. Ester International (USA) and Ester Europe GmbH are subsidiary companies. The company has a well established domestic and overseas market for its products where exports accounted for 37% of the turnover during the year. The registered office is located at Sohan Nagar, P.O. Charubeta, Udham Singh Nagar, Khatima-262308, Uttaranchal.