CURRICULUM VITAE

SANJAY S MATH

Experience : 32 years in Petrochemical and Chemical Industry

 Functions : General Works management, Operation, Process Engg, Tech
service, Erection & Commissioning, Project coordination, Business
Planning
 Products : Polymers, 18 years
Methanol, 4 years
Di Methyl Terephthalate 2.5 years
Phhalic Anhydride 3.5 years
Phenol, Acetone & derivatives
And Specialties 2 years
VCM / PVC 3.5 years
Highlights :
Developing and setting up a medium sized manufacturing facility,
organizing and developing a team, starting up and stabilizing a facility.
----- Associated with 6 petro-chem start ups, of which 4 as Start up leader.

Process development for new products – Developed Tri ethyl Aluminium

from DEAC , Developed New blow molding & pipe grade HDPE resin
and required catalyst on Unipol system,

Operation Improvement program – Lead a plant wide improvement

program for capacity creep, On stream factor, quality, Right first time,
safety – Implemented in two manufacturing sites

Quality system implementation --- Implemented ISO 9000 at two

manufacturing sites Herdillia Chemicals & I.G.Petrochemicals

Safety --- Conducted HAZOP studies as a leader for MEG plant and
Ethylene Compression section

Environment --- Commissioned Three Effluent treatment plants with

tertiary treatment after aerobic and or anaerobic oxidation
Modified a 360 t/h flare from smoky to smokeless with steam assist
Developed a Odor control program in a Ethylene based complex.
Developed a CFC replacement program in the complex.

General Factory administration – Liaison with Govnt officials, Control of

Inventory, dispatch and logistics, Coordination with Marketing and
Finance with overall manufacturing responsibility.- at IG Petro Chem
 Negotiation skills
Procurement of entire spares requirement for the methanol plant, shipment
of the entire plant from Germany to India -- Rama Petrochem’s Methanol
plant.
DETAILS

July 2008 – To date Essar Oil Limited

Vice President – Polyethylene Project – Total investment 1 Billion $
For PE which is a part of the Petro complex of 6 Billion $.
LLDPE –400KTA , HDPE – 400KTA
Dec 2004 – July2008 Finolex Industries Limited
President Operation – Dec 2004- Oct 2007
Director Manufacturing – Oct 2007- July 2008
Overall site responsibility for VCM/ PVC plant 150 KTA / 260 KTA
Each, 1500 Crores Turnover, 500 direct employees reporting.
1998 – date Saudi Yanbu Petrochemical Co.( ExxonMobil JV with Sabic )–Sr Process Engg
 Started up Polymer facilities based on Unipol Gas phase system – 1.5 million t/a
 Commissioned Utilities and Offsites viz : Flares, Cooling water, Propylene
cryogenic system, Wet air oxidation and Oxygen system for 2.5 Billion $ Ethylene
& derivatives project..
 Stabilized the operations of Offsites
 Presently responsible for Process & Engg for Polymer group.
o Developed new HDPE resin and catalysts for pipe, HIC blow mold and
high ESCR films.
 Coordinating Gels control program for Films product which includes new
cooler design, different cat formulations with different silica bases.
 Catalyst capacity enhancement.
1995-1998 I.G Petrochemical Ltd – GM Operations
Expanded the capacity from 45000 to 120000 T/A for Phthalic Anhydride facilities
At Bombay.
 Responsible for start up and stabilization.
 Integration study of two separate Phthalic lines, Utility & offsites, and
flaking
 Produced 110000 t/a in first year of operation.
 Implemented ISO 9002 as MR. in addition to manufacturing.
1994-1995 Herdillia Chemicals Ltd – Production Manager
Contributed in Operation improvement by restructuring manufacturing practices,
increased production by 10 %, improved customer service and helped implement
ISO 9002 for all products like Phenol, Acetone and their derivatives
Improved operation of Phthalic, Diphenyl oxide, Isophorone and Iso Butyl Benzene
plants.
1990- 1994 Saudi Yanbu Petrochemicals Co --- Process engg.
 Operation improvement, implementing SPC, Capacity addition basic
documents,
 Environment projects.
 Upgrading the 360 t/h flare to smokeless operation
  Odor control project for spent caustic treatment with wet air oxidation.
 Resolving the fouling of Sea water/ Cooling water exchangers 600 MW
capacity.
1986-1990 Rama Petrochemicals Ltd – Manager Production
 Relocated a second hand Methanol plant from Europe
 Organized dismantling and shipping from Germany.
 Responsible for start up and manufacturing.
 Review of exchangers for higher cooling water temps and adding new
exchangers.
 Conducted PHA and improved the safety
 Produced 110% in the very first year operation.
1983-1986 Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Co. DMT Plant --- Sr Technologist
 Process leader for the start up of the DMT and flaking.
 Coordinated the retrofit.
 Resized the pumps for 50 hz from 60 hz supply frequency.
 Helped marketing function in technical service to customer.
1976- 1983 NOCIL – Polymer division --- Engineer
 Process engg & operation of Hoechst slurry HDPE plant
 Process development of TEAL from DEAC.
 Capacity enhancement of Butene –1 plant
 Business evaluation for take over of Monsanto Chemicals – A team member.

EDUCATION

B.CHEM ENGG – 1976 UDCT , Bombay

Diploma in Management Studies Univ Of Bombay

Training --- Lead Assessor in Quality systems from BSI

Member – American Institute of Chemical Engg

PERSONAL

Date of Birth : 28-06-55. Nationality : Indian Z-1304450 / till 5-7-2009

Married – Wife – Working with Central Bank.

Address : Present : 6, Kumar ashish, Ram Maruti Road, Thane - 400602

e-mail – smath@eassr.com
- ssmath_99@yahoo.com
Permanent: 6, Kumar Ashish, ram Maruti Road, Thane – 400602
Tel no 009122 2 533 2030
e-mail – ssmath_99@yahoo.com
REFERENCES

1. Dr J.B.JOSHI – Director UDCT – Matunga –Mumbai Tel 24145616

2. P.C. Chhabria- MD- Finolex Industries Limited- Pune -09822032323

3. Mr R.M.Pandia – MD – Herdillia Chemicals Ltd , Tel no 22024224

4. Nikunj Dhanuka – MD – IG Petrochemical Ltd Tel no 22043116/ 22874862