About Us

Simple & Humble Beginnings

Read about the two generations that went into making this brand

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About N.T. Kuruvilla

ChemicalEngineering (UDCT)

In 1973, Mr N.T. Kuruvilla had achieved what most of his friends would dream of. A degree from India’s best college for chemical engineering (UDCT), a job with the American pharmaceutical firm Pfizer, a flat in Bombay, a doting wife and three children – to the world, a man who has achieved everything. But his destiny lay elsewhere. 

At 37, he became the first person in his family to venture into entrepreneurship.

About Thomas Kuruvilla

Managing Director, APIFAC

An Engineer by education, his first love was always entrepreneurship. He started Tricom Computers, selling computer hardware in Bombay for two years, before he started working with his father in 1993. Between 1997-98, Thomas helped in setting up Deccan Colours where he was in-charge of all regulatory compliances, while his father focussed on technological aspects.

Since then he has been a strong force in shaping the business. In 2008 he relocated to Kerala to set up a Super Critical plant on the famed Malabar coast.

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About Biju Kuruvilla

Managing Director, APIFAC

Mr Joseph Biju Kuruvilla completed B. Pharm from Mumbai University and after working at Strides Pharma for two and a half years he joined University of Oklahoma for MBA in International Marketing. When he returned in 1999, he joined his brother, Mr Thomas Kuruvilla, and father Mr N.T. Kuruvilla in business. From the start his main focus was in R & D.

On his return he had to learn all about dyes in a short time. Currently based in Bombay, Joseph Biju is constantly searching for ways to push the envelope in the areas of food ingredients and environmental remediation.