Excel Industries (XCLIND) is engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling agrochemicals, phosphonates, biocides, pharma intermediates and specialty chemicals. Part of the A.C. Shroff`s Excel group, the company was incorporated on Sep. 5, 1960 as a private limited company and became a public limited company in 1965. The company is organized into the chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and environment and biotech divisions. Products like phosphonates find application as sequestering and anti-scaling agents in textile processing, water treatment, detergents etc. Specialty chemicals SPA and PEEB are used in processes like ore beneficiation, ion extraction, polymer manufacture, as catalysts etc. Biocides include industrial bactericides, algaecides and fungicides used as preservatives in textiles, paint, guargum, adhesives, paper and pulp industries. Pharmaceutical intermediates includes acetyl chloride and beta thymidine. Manufacturing facilities are at Roha and Lote Parshuram in Maharashtra, and a waste management plant in Baherampura (Ahmedabad). The company is a leader in the solid waste management space and sanitization, bioconversion, bioremediation and bio-augmentation processes. Excel deals with environment and biotech problems encompassing municipal solid waste, putrescible wastes from agriculture, horticulture and aquaculture industries, sewage sludge, industrial waste streams and contamination of soils and waters by using hydrocarbons and other organic compounds. Recent awards include National Energy Conservation Award (Second Prize) in chemical sector for the year 2004 from Ministry of Power, New Delhi. Kamaljyot Investments is a subsidiary and associate companies include Transmetal, Transpek-Silox Industry, Parul Chemicals and RomVijay Bioo Tech. The company has a well established marketing network for selling bio products in India and internationally. Today, the total annual export turnover of Excel is about USD 9 million. The registered office and head office of the company is at 184-87, S.V. Road, Jogeshwari (West), Mumbai-400102.