Aluminum powder, the basic raw material for Fireworks, Rocket propellants, Slurry explosives was being imported previously from foreign countries by all Indian industries. Considering the increasing demand of Aluminum powder, the foundation of the Industrial Metal Powder Program was laid in 1980 by Sri. A. M. S. GANESAN, founder and establisher of the Arasan group of Industries, at Melamathur village in Sivakasi Taluk (12 KM from SIVAKASI - "MINI JAPAN"), Tamil Nadu, India with the installation of machineries for producing 150 MT of Pyrotechnic Aluminum powder per annum and further expansions were made in 1984, 1985, 1995 and 2003 for producing 1800 MT per annum.

In the following years, the Arasan Metal Powder division took great strides forward as new fields of application were opened up and as user technology improved by close collaboration between our development of laboratories and International Research Centers, by constant exchange of ideas with customers and other interested parties and by continuous development of production methods, ARASAN now offers new products, Atomized Aluminum Powder, Aluminum Paste, Pigment powders, which are in line with the present state of powder technology. Now the present capacity is 3,000 MT Atomisied Aluminum Powder, 1800 MT of Pyrotechnic Aluminum Powder and 600MT of Aluminum pastes (Leafing, Non-Leafing and Arasanlux series), 300 MT of Aluminum flake and Pigment Powder annually.



The company has achieved this leading position as a result of continuous efforts to satisfy market requirements with product of THE HIGHEST QUALITY. The company has got its ISO 9002 certification from DNV, on Jan 2001 and upgrade to ISO 9001: 2000 on Dec 2003.



As diversification ARASAN now manufactures other non-ferrous metal and Alloy powders like Copper, Zinc, Tin and Brass.