Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd
V Palaniappan is a seasoned communication professional with extensive experience in corporate communications and public relations. Currently serving as Senior Manager of Corporate Communications at Chennai Petroleum Corp. Ltd since May 2023, V Palaniappan has previously held key roles, including Joint Manager of Corporate Communication & Public Relations at SUEZ, where responsibilities encompassed internal and external communications for a 24X7 water supply project. V Palaniappan's background also includes serving as a Public Relations Officer at Lakshmi Machine Works Ltd, focusing on government relations and CSR initiatives, and managing media and social communications at Kumaraguru College of Technology. A foundation in journalism was established through roles in the print media industry, contributing to notable publications such as Deccan Chronicle and Times of India. V Palaniappan holds a PhD in Mass Communication/Journalism, alongside MPhil and MA degrees in the same field, and a Bachelor's degree in Commerce.
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Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd
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Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited (CPCL) is a holding company. The Company operates in downstream petroleum sector. CPCL has approximately two refineries with a combined refining capacity of over 11.5 million tons per annum (MMTPA). The Manali Refinery has a capacity of approximately 10.5 MMTPA and is a refinery with fuel, lube, wax and petrochemical feedstocks production facilities. CPCL's second refinery is located at Cauvery Basin at Nagapattinam, which was set up in Nagapattinam with a capacity of approximately 0.5 MMTPA and later enhanced to 1.0 MMTPA. The main products of the Company are LPG, Motor Spirit, Superior Kerosene, Aviation Turbine Fuel, High Speed Diesel, Naphtha, Bitumen, Lube Base Stocks, Paraffin Wax, Fuel Oil, Hexane and Petrochemical feed stocks. The Wax Plant at CPCL has an installed capacity of over 30, 000 tons per annum, which is designed to produce paraffin wax for manufacture of candle wax, waterproof formulations and match wax.