Indian specialty chemical company Auchtel Products {formerly Henkel Chemicals (India)} has been awarded the ‘Samman Patra’ for the contribution of its Ratnagiri production plant to the country’s Central Excise funds. The Samman Patra is awarded as part of India’s ‘Central Excise Day’, which commemorates the enactment of country’s Central Excise and Salt Act.  The award was presented to the company in Pune’s prestigious ‘Balgandharava Rangmandir’ auditorium.