In short: Chalcedony Controls & Instrumentation Pvt. Ltd. (CCIPL) has operated out of Chennai since 1990, growing from a partnership firm into an engineering company trusted by clients including Chevron, Saint-Gobain, Valmet, Thirumalai Chemicals, and APGENCO across 10 industrial segments. For a large industrial group evaluating a new instrumentation and electrical engineering partner, whether that’s a chemical major like Chemplast, a diversified conglomerate like ITC, or an engineering group like L&T, 34 years of continuous, documented execution is the kind of track record that’s hard to fake.
Three Decades of Engineering Trust
What began as a partnership firm in 1990 has grown into a professionally driven engineering company. Under Managing Director T. Isaiah Kumar, who has personally worked across Oil & Gas, Power, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Fertilizer, and Manufacturing over four decades, CCIPL has built its reputation on a simple rule: take on only the projects it can execute with precision, and treat every one of them as a long-term relationship, not a one-off contract.
That discipline shows up in the numbers. CCIPL has delivered well over 100 successful projects across 10 industrial segments, with client relationships that in several cases go back decades.
Trusted by Industry Leaders
CCIPL’s client list includes names that don’t hand out their trust lightly: Chevron, Saint-Gobain, Valmet, Thirumalai Chemicals Ltd, and APGENCO among them. These aren’t logos placed on a website for effect: they’re backed by signed appreciation letters and certificates covering specific, completed projects, from DCS commissioning at an 800 MW power station to instrumentation packages for chemical and paper manufacturing plants across the country.
What CCIPL Brings to the Table
Instrumentation Engineering: supply, installation, calibration, and commissioning of field instrumentation for accurate monitoring and control. Industrial Electrical Systems: reliable LV/MV electrical systems, cabling, switchgear, and power distribution for uninterrupted operations. Automation & Control Systems: PLC, SCADA, and DCS solutions that improve production efficiency, machine coordination, and reliability.
Why Large Industrial Groups Choose a Partner Like CCIPL
Companies operating at the scale of Chemplast, ITC, or L&T don’t select an engineering partner on price alone: they select on documented execution, safety discipline, and the ability to repeat that performance across multiple sites and industries. CCIPL’s history spans petrochemical shutdowns, multi-hundred-megawatt power commissioning, and recovery boiler instrumentation across six-plus states, all under one engineering team with a single point of accountability. That combination of range and consistency is what CCIPL offers any large industrial group planning its next project.
Frequently Asked Questions
CCIPL was established in 1990 and has operated continuously from Chennai for over 34 years, growing from a partnership firm into a professionally run engineering company.
CCIPL’s core capabilities are instrumentation engineering, industrial electrical systems, and automation and control systems (PLC, DCS, and SCADA), delivered across petrochemical, energy, and manufacturing industries.
Over three decades of engineering experience, a client roster that includes Chevron, Saint-Gobain, Valmet, Thirumalai Chemicals, and APGENCO, and a documented project record spanning more than 100 successful projects across 10 industrial segments.
Yes. CCIPL’s client history includes Chevron-affiliated operations, Finland-headquartered Valmet, and France-headquartered Saint-Gobain, alongside major Indian process manufacturers, experience that positions CCIPL to support large domestic and international industrial groups.
