It is worth mentioning that he was instrumental in bringing the first vessel of Coking
coal from USA to India (From Logan & Kanawha Coal mines west Virginia Norfolk port to
Visakhapatnam Port) for Steel Authority of India (SAIL). Currently SAIL is having a
contract with Logan & Kanawha Coal Mines West Virginia for a quantity of 2.5 million
tons per annum.
Mr. Murali has occupied key positions in big Companies in senior management positions
in both procurement as well as sales, and these portfolios had greatly helped him to be
successful when he took over varied senior positions in his career. He has excellent
knowledge in Minerals and Ores and has got good contacts globally whether it is for
sourcing or for selling of Minerals, Ores or Solid fuels. He also has good knowledge in
Cement and Cement raw materials as he has dealt with Mega Cement Corporations in
India, China and other countries in South East Asia.
Over the last 40 years of his rich exuberating experience including 7 years in
Singapore as CEO of one of the subsidiaries of a large Singapore Stock Exchange Main
Board listed company, he has also done international marketing of Agro
Commodities whether it is grains or pulses or sugar. There was a team of traders in this
arena reporting to him and he handled overall Management as Profit Centre Head.
Over the last 40 years of his rich exuberating experience including 7 years in
Singapore as CEO of one of the subsidiaries of a large Singapore Stock Exchange Main
Board listed company, he has also done international marketing of Agro
Commodities whether it is grains or pulses or sugar. There was a team of traders in this
arena reporting to him and he handled overall Management as Profit Centre Head.
Currently, he is on an independent leadership role as Managing Director & CEO with
Caravan Resources Pvt Ltd. (www.caravanuniverse.com). After China almost left with
surmounting aversion of exporting of Bauxite from India to China, Murali got into an
interlocutory role and started the Bauxite export after his dialogues and presentations
at the Asian Metal Conference in Jinan in 2018.
Mr. Murali also has excellent networking connections within the Paper Industries in India
and he is helping the Paper Industry to find pulpable Wood including Wood Chips from
Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia etc. for Indian Paper Industry.
Also, we are giving the below link of Asian Metal, a prestigious portal for Metal Trade in
Asia wherein Mr. Muralidharan Thoykkat has given an interview on bauxite:
http://wap.asianmetal.com/interview/2018/interview_thoykkatEn.shtml
The full interview can be viewed by typing Muralidharan Thoykkat in the Google page.
He has been a preacher and predictor of commodity futures. Chaired several seminars and
given lectures on coal, minerals & ores. He has travelled more than 50 countries for
business, handled more than 400 employees, and controlled markets in 8 countries. He
has also evolved and imbibed upon good sourcing strength with excellent knowledge of
logistics and supply chain. He is a specialist in taking through needle-hole Six Sigma
approaches.
Banking and Financial Institutions including Index rating companies for solid fuels and
agro commodities have always taken advice from him time to time on pricing formulation
and price movements of these commodities. In fact, banking institutions have always
taken a weekly update from him on these commodities where his mastery and strength
greatly positioned him standalone where specialized advice is necessary. Mr. Murali is
also a specialist in Merger and Amalgamations (M&A).
A keen Golfer, Mr. Muralidharan Thoykkat is also the Executive Committee Member
of the Cochin Chamber of Commerce & Industry (Established in 1857).
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