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Combating COVID-19 With Effective Change Management

toproduce quality products. Ibelieve design capable ofbeing worn for long
Combating COVID-19 hourswithout headaches;
the manufacture of PVCfilms is both
With Effective Change Hospital Curtains andhospital bed
a science and anart. Science is easy
to learn, butit takes a long time to
Management linens from PVC– anti-microbial,
masterany art. The ability to juggleboth anti-bacterial and perfumed; Portable
the science and art of PVCtechnology, and foldable PPbeds – anti-fungal,
has enabled thecompany to occupy a
Robin Banerjee premierposition in the industry. antibacterial, anti-microbial;
Managing Director, Caprihans India Ltd
Q. W he n did Q. How has company
yourCompany start been able to keep pace
Robin Banerjee
Robin Banerjee, the Managing Director of Caprihans India Ltd is a senior with changing times
professional executive with about four decades of experience in several large
Managing Director, Caprihans India Ltd c at e r ing t o t he
multinational corporations in more than 20 countries. “Caprihans” is the pioneer
in producing PVC films through calendaring process in India . A. Caprihans has two full fledged
In a free-wheeling interview to “Medical Plastics Data Service", apart from sharing
Robin Banerjee, the Managing Medical & Health care government approved R&D Centres.
about the company’s journey from concept to the current position in this product
segment (including for Medical & Healthcare sectors), he also explains how the
Director of Caprihans India Ltd is segment? What are the Our focus is tokeep innovating
company has kept pace with changing times particularly with respect to market
a seniorprofessional executive with everything what we do. Most
trends and technologies and also their contribution to the Healthcare Industry
towards COVID-19 management. In his opinion, the mankind cannot do away
about four decades of experience in products? importantly, trying to understand
without “Plastics” which was invented to protect nature – to save wood, ivory and
rare metals.
several largemultinational corporations A. With Covid bringing a standstill customer needs. An important area
“Caprihans India Ltd” has been manufacturing PVC jolt. Except packaging requirements for pharma, the local
in more than 20 countries. “Caprihans”
to portions of the company’s
Films for various industrial applications since long. Can you authorities would not even allow our factory to even commence has been to develop products which
please throw some light on your company’s journey from work. We quickly put our thinking caps. Lo and behold, several
is the pioneerin producing PVC films
operations suddenly in mid-March
concept to the current position in this product segment? ideas crept out – how to use PVC to save and protect lives. are being imported. This provides
through calendaring process in India.In
Caprihans brought into India the concept of producing However, with the lockdown all around in April-May period,
severe panic on catching the virus and migration of the work
PVC films through calendaring 20, it was a shock to all of us. It took ready-made opportunities for faster
force, most vendor factories
a free-wheeling interview to “Medical
process. Being a pioneer in this were without employees.
industry, the company has us a few weeks to get over thejolt. commercialisation due to import
I n s p i t e o f t h e s e r i o u s
Plastics Data Service", apart from
earned typical expertise to impediments, we took steps to
produce quality products. I Except packaging requirements for substitution. We have been focussing
innovate and develop various
sharingabout the company’s journey
believe the manufacture of PVC life-protecting products
films is both a science and an pharma, the localauthorities would to make international quality products,
simultaneously.
art. Science is easy to learn, but Our new products launched so
from concept to the current position
it takes a long time to master not even allow our factory to even at local cost with Indian ethos.
far, include:
any art. The ability to juggle
in this productsegment (including for
- PPE or Hazmat suits from
both the science and art of PVC commencework. We quickly put
PVC – perhaps the safest
Medical & Healthcare sectors), he also
technology, has enabled the our thinking caps. Lo and behold, Q. What is your company’s
company to occupy a premier p r o d u c t u n d e r v i r u s
environment;
position in the industry. severalideas crept out – how to
explains how thecompany has kept pace
- Face shields – which are
with changing times particularly with
W h e n d i d y o u r unique in design capable of contribution to the
being worn for long hours
Company start catering to the use PVC to save and protect lives.
respect to markettrends and technologies
M e d i c a l & H e a l t h c a r e without headaches; Healthcare Industry
- Hospital Curtains and
segment? What are the However, with the lockdown all around
products? hospital bed linens from PVC
and also their contribution to the
– anti-microbial, anti-bacterial
With Covid bringing a in April-May period, severe panic on towards COVID-19
and perfumed;
Healthcare Industrytowards COVID-19
standstill to portions of the catching the virus and migration of
- Portable and foldable PP
c o m p a n y ’ s o p e r a t i o n s beds – anti-fungal, anti-
management. In his opinion, the mankind
suddenly in mid-March 20, it bacterial, anti-microbial; management?
was a shock to all of us. It took the workforce, most vendor factories
cannot do awaywithout “Plastics” which
us a few weeks to get over the were without employees. Inspite
20 July-August. 2020 A. We believe we have developed
was invented to protect nature – to save of the serious impediments, we
D A T A S E R V I C E
wood, ivory andrare metals. took steps to innovate and develop products which are unique. Each
product type and variant is attempted
Q. Can you pleas e various life - protecting products to make invaluable lives, safe. Corona
simultaneously.
throw some light on Our new products launched so far, virus is a deadly sub-microscopic
infectious agent, creating havoc. Our
“Caprihans journey? include: products arestructured to prevent
A. Caprihans brought into India the PPE or Hazmat suits fromPVC – both virus and blood penetration, or
are anti-microbial and anti-bacterial.
concept of producingPVC films perhaps the safestproduct under Which means, they are either very safe
through calendaringprocess. Being virusenvironment; to use (say, the PPE suits) or would
a pioneer in this industry, the Face shields – which areunique in not let the deadly virus to sit on the
company hasearned typical expertise
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