Mr. Kamineni Suryanarayana Executive Chairman

Mr. Kamineni Suryanarayana is an Engineer, Architect, Industrialist, Technocrat and a Philanthropist. He obtained his Degree in Metallurgy from the reputed Banaras Hindu University, India, in 1959. Qualification: Degree in Metallurgy from Banaras Hindu University, India, in 1959. The biggest Qualification being his Integrity, Commitment and Dedication to work and the Quest for Excellence, which is the driving force of the Kamineni Group.

After Graduation, he joined Rourkela Steel Plant as a Graduate Engineer in the year 1959. He was trained in Kaiser Steel Works, Fontana, California, USA, in 1960-61 in the technology of Steel manufacture. After his return from USA, he worked in the Plate Mill of Rourkela Steel Plant as Production Engineer till 1966. During that period, he was associated with the Heat treatment and Processing of various specialty steels. In his quest for an entrepreneurial career, he quit Rourkela Steel Plant in 1966 and established an independent firm, United Steel Allied Industries in 1966 which later was converted to United Steel Allied Industries Pvt. Ltd. (USAIPL), for fabrication and erection of Heavy Structural Engineering Projects for Power Plants, Steel Plants, and Technological Pipe Lines for Steel Plants. Mr. Kamineni Suryanarayana promoted Oil Country Tubular Limited (OCTL) in Technical collaboration with Baker Tubular Services / Baker Hughes Tubular Services, Houston, USA, in 1986 as an integrated manufacturing facility for Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG) covering Drill Pipes, Production Tubing and Casing Pipes to International Standards. OCTL is accredited with ISO Certification and Licensed to use the American Petroleum Institute (API) Monogram on various products manufactured. He is the Executive Chairman of Oil Country Tubular Ltd. In year 2007, United Seamless Tubulaar Pvt. Ltd. (UST), a Seamless Pipe Manufacturing facility was envisaged and is now under production for the manufacture of seamless pipes used in the Oil Exploration activities, covering Casing / Tubing/ Drill Pipes/ and Line Pipes, having a capacity of 300,000 MTPA. The Facility is licensed by American Petroleum Institute (API) and is ISO certified. He is the Chairman and Managing Director of United Seamless Tubulaar Pvt. Ltd. During the year 2009, USAI Forge Pvt. Ltd., a completely automated forging facility for the manufacture of Tool Joints for Drill Pipes was established with a capacity of 25,000 MTPA. Taking it forward, in the year 2010, Kamineni Steel and Power India Pvt. Ltd. (KSPIPL) for the manufacture of Alloy Round Bars/ Billets and also Power Generation was visualized and the construction works have started with the goal to commence the operations by 2013. Under his guidance, the Kamineni Group diversified its activities from Infrastructure to Manufacturing Industries/ Hospitals/ Medical and Health care/ and Education. Print