A duo of two young chemical engineers from Gujarat state, Mr. Jayanti Patel and Mr. Ashish Soparkar, envisioned a project in 1976 to manufacture world-class Organic Pigments and Dyestuffs. They wanted to enter into a business otherwise controlled by big Industrial houses and Multinationals. As their first footsteps towards fulfilling their dream, they established `Ashish Chemicals' in 1976 to manufacture `Reactive Turquoise Blues'. A decade later they promoted `Gujarat Industries' now synonymous as `Meghmani Organics Limited' to manufacture Pigment Green 7. The success of their second venture enabled the duo again to establish `Alpanil Industries' to manufacture `Carbazole Pigment Violet 23' in 1992.

    From a modest beginning with Ashish Chemicals, the duo is responsible for the formation of the `Meghmani Group of Industries' whose turnover in 2000 was US$ 70 Mn. with export earnings constituting 95%. Alpanil Industries, a part of this prestigious group, is dedicated to the manufacture of Pigment Violet 23.

    Alpanil Industries was certified `ISO 9002' in 1998 and was certified `ISO 9001:2000' in 2001.