Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Limited was incorporated on July 26, 1974 under the Companies Act, 1956. HDO was incorporated with the objects of designing, manufacturing and marketing of specialised equipment and process useful for filtration, sedimentation, classification and other purposes in a wide range of metallurgical, chemical, sanitation and other industries as also in the design and construction of plants for such industries.
Hindustan Dorr Oliver (HDO) is an Indian EPC company having its core business activities in providing engineered solutions, technologies and EPC installations in Liquid-Solid Separation applications.
Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Limited has a new face. HDO is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of IVRCL Infrastructures and Projects Ltd, which is a one of the leaders in Indian infrastructure industry, having core business focus on total water management including pumping, conveyance, treatment and distribution, national highways, roads, buildings, hydro-electric projects, power distribution, desalination, etc. IVRCL is also executing many projects on BOOT basis for various Government Departments of India.
IVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Limited pursuant to its Board’s approval at the meeting held on April 27, 2005 entered into a Share Purchase Agreement dated April 27,2005 with Jumbo World Holdings Limited and Firestorm Finance and Trading Pvt. Limited, the majority shareholder of Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Limited, to acquire 29,61,338 fully paid up equity shares of Rs.10 each representing 70% of paid up equity capital of HDO at an aggregate value of Rs 43,11,70,813 Lacs, working out to Rs. 145.60 per share (“the Negotiated Price”) payable in cash.
HDO has over decades established a unique track record and position as an extremely dynamic, totally reliable and component-engineering company, having a cutting edge of superior technologies to emerge among leading process equipment and plant engineering companies in India.
Wth every conceivable engineering skill at its disposal, HDO is engaged in an endless endeavor to upgrade, modify, adapt and invent products, processes and technologies to design, construct, install, erect and commission systems on complete EPC basis.
The company is currently executing country’s prestigious project of uranium ore processing plant in Andhra Pradesh and has been executing recycling of water projects by integrating various technologies in many of the petroleum refineries across the country.
In 2010 Hindustan Dorr-Oliver acquired UK company and Hindustan Dorr - HDO joined hands with SPIG S.p.A. Italy.
Products range of the company includes:
- Pressure Vessels
- Heat Exchangers (Shell & Tube and Air Cooled Type)
- Columns
- Storage Tanks
- Rotary Dryers
- Gas Scrubbers
- Granulators
- LPG Bullets
- Ammonia Storage Tanks
- CO 2 Tank
- Deaerators
- Sulphur Condensors
- Gas Incinerating Projects
- Rotary Vacuum Filters
- Pressure Filters
- Pan Filters
- Desalter Vessels
- Three / Two Phase Separators
- Water Bath Heaters
- Emulsion Heater Treaters
- Other Oil & Gas Processing Equipment
Different Divisions of the company are:
- Mineral Beneficiation - HDO has an excellent track record in Mineral Beneficiation, which is one of its core business sector. HDO enjoys leadership in more than 70 different metallic and non-metallic mineral processing industries. With its time tested and proven solid-liquid separation technologies, HDO has made major contributions in processing of Alumina, Iron-ore, Uranium, Coal, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Chrome, etc. In-depth knowledge of mineral processing techniques, reliable field experience gained through more than four decades of operation and whole range of specialized equipment, makes HDO a consistent performer in Mineral Industry.
- Environment Management - Hindustan Dorr-Oliver Limited is pioneer in Water / Wastewater and Industrial Effluent Treatment Systems and offer integrated solutions for customer satisfaction. Our company has over five decades of experience in India / abroad in terms of executing turnkey projects in this field.HDO has a complete In-House capability of undertaking turnkey projects including design, engineering, supply, construction, commissioning and performance guarantee.
- Fertilizers & Chemicals - HDO has a unique track record of installing almost 90% of India's phosphatic fertilizer plants on Turnkey basis. HDO has been a pioneer in the development of continuous process for beneficiation of low grade phosphates for manufacture of phosphoric acid by the wet process and production of high analysis complete NPK and DAP granular phosphatic fertilizers.
- Pulp & Paper- HDO’s contribution to the Pulp & Paper Industry can be seen in almost every mill in India and many abroad. In the past fifty years, since its inception in India, HDO has supplied wide range of Brown stock and Bleach Washers of different design comprising of wire wound, perforated and ripple deck design washers to the pulping industry.
Awards & Achievements:
- R & D Centre at Hindustan Dorr Oliver is recongised by Dept. of Science And Technology, Govt. of India.
- An ISO9001:2000 certified company.