Hindustan Organic Chemicals (HINDORG) is engaged in manufacturing and marketing organic chemicals and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) through its subsidiary. The company was incorporated in 1960 under the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilisers. The company manufactures products like phenol, acetone, nitrobenzene, aniline, nitrotoluenes, chlorobenzenes and nitrochlorobenzenes. It also produces the versatile engineering plastic polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) through its subsidiary, Hindustan Fluorocarbons. The company provides its products to industries like resins and laminates, dyes and dyes intermediates, drugs and pharmaceuticals, rubber chemicals, paints, pesticides and others. The company has its nitro aromatic complex and polyurethane system house in Rasayani (Maharashtra); the phenol complex at Kochi (Kerala); and the PTFE complex (subsidiary) in Rudraram, (Andhra Pradesh). Its quality assurance system in its Kochi and Rasayani units has been recognized with ISO 9001-2000 certificate by Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI). The Kochi unit has received ISO 14001-1996 certification in environmental management system. Services like training and development, laboratory analysis, and fire and safety are provided by the company. It has a well-established R&D center at Rasayani which is recognized by Department of Ministry of Scientific and Industrial Research. The R&D center has sealed several patents and commercialized them. Some ongoing projects include studies for the improvement on the indigenous chromium-free catalyst, ortho-toluidine, and meta-toluidine. The registered office of the company is at P.O. Rasayani, Raigad district, Maharashtra-410207.