How is chemical engineering and what is the percentage of job placement in chemical engineering and what is chemical engineering
Chemical engineers generally work in design, operations or research departments of manufacturing companies as well as in engineering service companies. For understanding their role in various industries you can refer - Where do chemical engineers work?
Below are some industries where chemical engineers can work:
Oil & gas
Indian companies - ONGC, HPCL, BPCL, Reliance Petroleum Ltd., Indian Oil Corporation, GAIL
Non-Indian companies - Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil, BP, Total, Chevron
Chemical processing
Like manufacturing industrial chemicals
Indian companies - Tata Chemicals, Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd., Aarti Industries
Non-Indian companies - BASF, DowDuPont Inc. (merging of Dow Chemical & Du Pont)
Pharmaceutical
Indian companies - Cipla, Lupin, Glenmark
Non-Indian companies - Pfizer, Roche, GlaxoSmithKline
Textile
Indian companies - Bombay Dyeing, Grasim Industries, Century Textiles and Industries Ltd.
Food
Indian companies - Amul, Brittania Industries
Non-Indian companies - Nestle, PepsiCo
Consumer products
Like shampoos, detergents, adhesives, paints etc.
Indian companies - Godrej Consumer Products Ltd., Asian Paints, Pidilite Industries
Non-Indian companies - Procter & Gamble, Unilever
Agriculture
Like manufacturing fertilisers, pesticides etc.
Indian companies - GNFC, Coromandel International, UPL, Chambal Fertilisers, Rashtriya Chemicals, Zuari Agro Chemicals, GSFC, NFL, Rallis India
Non-Indian companies - PotashCorp, Yara International, Bayer Crop Science
How is chemical engineering useful in agriculture?
Engineering services & consulting
Indian companies - Engineers India Ltd., Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd., Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering
Non-Indian companies - Schlumberger, Linde Engineering, Halliburton, Baker Hughes
Chemical engineering software
Non-Indian companies - Aspen Technology, Honeywell
Automotive
Indian companies - Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra
Non-Indian companies - Toyota, General Motors
Nuclear energy
Indian companies - Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd., Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
Some of the non-Indian companies above may also have their offices in India.
You can refer the jobs/careers page of companies to understand the type of roles being offered and skills required.
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