Pradeep Koneru, CEO and Executive Director – Trimex Group

Pradeep Koneru oversees the India operations of the Trimex Group as CEO and Executive Director of Trimex Sands Pvt Ltd.Pradeep Koneruhas led the development of Trimex group’s iron ore, barite and bauxite business in South Asia, and established the heavy mineral sands division. Koneru Pradeep is the driving force behind Trimex Sands, a fully integrated complex for the extraction and separation of heavy mineral rich beach sands to produce multiple heavy minerals. Located near Srikakulam town in Andhra Pradesh in India, the world class, custom-built project is at the cutting edge of extraction, processing, and enviro-sustainability technologies.

Pradeep Koneru strategy of growth is through diversification and forward-and-backward integration. Timex India business has consistently grown in scale and profitability. In recognition of his outstanding leadership and initiative in developing an innovative new business model in sands mineral mining, Pradeep Koneru was awarded the 2011 Most Promising Entrepreneurship Award from Enterprise Asia.

Pradeep Koneru, an award-winning entrepreneur, industrialist and philanthropist, has been the driving force in raising the living standards among the 10 villages surrounding his company’s operations in Andhra Pradesh, India.

The Pradeep Koneru CSR Initiative

The Pradeep KoneruCSR Initiative plays a positive role in helping the lower margins of the society in Andhra Pradesh. The Pradeep Koneru CSR Initiative started operation in 2009 in Srikakulam.

The Koneru Pradeep CSR Initiative is committed to a socially responsible approach across 10 villages in the Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh.

One of the long-term objectives of this initiative is to make a positive difference in each of the local communities that it is involved in, by engaging with residents to achieve a mutually beneficial and sustainable relationship.

Pradeep Koneru CSR Successful implementations

Pradeep Koneru is offering employment to one member of each family in the 10 villages surrounding the operations of Trimex Sands Private Limited. Of the company’s550 employees, 80 percent have been recruited from the local community, which always receives first preference in recruitment.

Pradeep Koneruis providing street lights to all 10 villages. The company has also provided tube lights, bulbs and other fittings to many houses in the villages.

Pradeep Koneru Trimex Sands is in the process of improving connecting roads between the villages and larger, all-weather roads in the area. A 3km road connecting four villages was developed as part of this activity. Pradeep Koneru Trimex Sands has also developed a road from the main village to the beach for the use of village
fishermen.

The Pradeep Koneru company has established a medical clinic which will also provide free medicine to all patients. Pradeep Koneru Trimex Sands has also set up two camps to screen villagers for pre-existing medical conditions so that they can receive further medical care. Nearly 800 villagers have already been screened.

Pradeep Koneru offer free eye camps conducted in all schools in the surrounding panchayats. A total of 1,194 students have been screened and free spectacles have been provided.

Pradeep Koneru repairs have been made to religious buildings and funeral facilities with the company`s funding.

Pradeep Koneru company constructed a compound wall at a primary village school and has provided school bags to nearly 800 children.

Going forward, Pradeep Koneru CSR plans call for:

The construction of a senior secondary school for students ages 5-10, with 50 students per class.

The construction of a 10-bed hospital, once the government has allotted land for this purpose.

Construction of community hall with a daily grocery bazaar to meet the needs of local villagers.

“Trimex Sands’ Pradeep Koneru receives ‘Most Promising Entrepreneur’ award”

In recognition of his outstanding leadership and initiative in developing an innovative new business model in sands mineral mining, Trimex Sands Executive Director, Pradeep Koneru was named winner of the Most Promising Entrepreneurship Award from Enterprise Asia at a VIP-packed ceremony held November 11 at the Taj Palace Hotel in Delhi, India.

The award was presented as part of the annual Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2011 India, organized by Enterprise Asia, a non-governmental organization in pursuit of entrepreneurship development across the region. Pradeep Koneru was named recipient of the award in recognition of his outstanding leadership and initiative in developing an innovative new business model in sands mineral mining.

A subsidiary of Pradeep Koneru Trimex Group, Pradeep Koneru Trimex Sands is an innovative processor of mineral rich beach sands. Its extraction project, in India’s Andhra Pradesh, is the first of its kind to be developed in the country by a private sector company with cutting edge extraction, processing, and enviro-sustainability technologies.

Pradeep Koneru Trimex Sands has also worked to improve the welfare of the local community by:

•       Upgrading and improving infrastructure

•       Repairing religious facilities

•       Providing schoolchildren with supplies

•       Ensuring homes in surrounding villages have adequate lighting by providing light bulbs

•       Screening villagers for pre-existing medical conditions, an effort that has already reached nearly 800 villagers

As a result of these efforts, the Pradeep Koneru company’s operations are a model of good entrepreneurial practice combined with responsible care for the community.

Pradeep Koneru: – Trimex Groups

India is all set to become self-sufficient in meeting demand for precious metal, Titanium, which is widely used in paint and pigment industry over next three years.
UAE-based heavy mineral company Pradeep Koneru Trimex group is ramping up its Ilmenite mining and processing unit at Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh with an investment of $480- $500 million. Once this is through, it will not only cater to local demand but also have surpluses for exports.

“Mining of titanium ores, available in abundance across Andhra Pradesh would comprise first phase of the plant and its infrastructure investments. Next phase will be processing plant that will process ores for pigments and manufacture titanium alloys to meet industrial needs,” said Pradeep Koneru, executive director and CEO of Trimex Sands.
India requires about 150,000 tone of titanium pigment, but the country produces just about 50,000 tons and relies on imports for meeting the full demand. Pradeep Koneru Company already has mining operations in Andhra Pradesh, and mines beach sand to extract 200,000 tons of six different heavy minerals annually.

Titanium di-oxide pigments are also used for applications by the paint, pharma and plastic industry. Titanium instruments are also used for oil drilling, exploration, construction an aviation sectors. The company’s existing heavy mineral mining and mineral separation project facilities extend across 7.2 square kilometer across Srikakulam coastline. It is looking to achieve further mineral extraction rights in the adjacent Kalingapatnam-Bhavanapadu mineral deposits area, the company said.

In addition to its India facilities, the Pradeep Koneru company is now looking to set up an integrated Titanium processing complex in Indonesia with an investment cost of $ 850 million over next 10 years.“The complex will help meet 46,000 tons of Indonesia’s 50,000 tone demanded by our industries, and we welcome it,” MS Hidayat, Indonesia’s industries minister said while signing a MoU between his government and the company. Koneru Pradeep Trimex Group Chairman Prasad Koneru said that with no mining rights yet allowed to them in Indonesia, the project would look to source raw material from its mining leases in Andhra Pradesh. Already, the Pradeep Koneru company exports a significant amount of the 200,000 tone Ilmenite that it mines from here.

Pradeep Koneru Trimex plans $850 million titanium unit in Indonesia

Pradeep Koneru Trimex Sands, a part of the Trimex group which has presence across India, UAE, Dubai and a leading international conglomerate with a focus on heavy minerals, has signed a MoU with the Indonesian government to set up a world-class integrated titanium project worth $850 million. Leveraging heavy mineral resources in Indonesia, the company will identify the project’s site in accordance with the location of titanium resources in the country and will enable the authorities to advance lesser-developed regions of Indonesia. The Pradeep Koneru company will invest in three phases over the next 10 years.

Pradeep Koneru Trimex Sands Pvt Ltd, part of the Dubai-based Trimex Group, proposes to set up titanium plants in India and Indonesia over the next few years. The Indian plant will be located at Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh, where the company currently produces Ilmenite through beach sand mining. Ilmenite is the raw material to produce titanium pigment, which has uses in the manufacture of paints, plastics, rubber and aircraft parts, among others.

“We plan to invest about $500 million (Rs 2,250 crore) over the next three to four years in the 45,000 tone titanium pigment plant,” said Mr. Pradeep Koneru, Executive Director and Trimex Sands. The company plans to scale up the production of Ilmenite from the present 2 lakh tons to 5 lakh tons, for which, it has applied for environmental clearances, he said. India produces about 50,000 tons of titanium pigment, while the requirement is estimated at 1.5 lakh tons per annum.

The Pradeep Koneru company also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indonesian Government on Tuesday to set up a 45,000 tons titanium pigment plant in that country at an investment of $850 million over 10 years. The land for the proposed project, which expects to create a total of 6,500 local jobs, is yet to be identified, Mr. Pradeep Koneru said. Indonesia’s Industry Minister, Mr. M.S. Hidayat, said the proposed plant would reduce the country’s dependence on imports. Despite having large resources of Ilmenite, Indonesia imports about 46,000 tons of titanium pigment annually, he said.

Mr. Prasad Koneru, Chairman, Pradeep Koneru Trimex Group, said the proposed plant would help expand footprint in Indonesia, where the company already has a presence in coal mining.

Pradeep Koneru Trimex to set up Rs 2,250-cr titanium plant in India

Koneru Pradeep Trimex group, a Dubai-headquartered industrial minerals company today said it will set up a titanium plant in Andhra Pradesh by 2014 entailing an investment of about Rs 2,250 crore.”We plan to set up a titanium pigment plant at Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh with a production capacity of 44,000 tons per annum in the next three years,” Executive Director and CEO of the group subsidiary Trimex Sands, Pradeep Koneru told reporters here.

India requires 1,50,000 tons of pigment against a production of only 50,000 tons per annum, Koneru Pradeep said adding that environment clearance is awaited for the $500 million (about Rs 2,250 crore) project. The group earlier inked a pact with Indonesian government today for setting up a $850 million (about Rs 3,825 crore) titanium pigment plant in the South-east Asian country with 46,000 tons capacity per annum.

“Pradeep Koneru Timex Sands will set up a world-class integrated titanium complex in Indonesia with an estimated cost of $850 million in eight to ten years,” Pradeep Koneru said adding the project is expected to create about 6,500 jobs there. Indonesia Industry Minister M S Hidayat said the proposed plant will ensure regular supply of the pigment to the end users at a cost-effective price.”Indonesia has large limonite resources, about 40 million tons, despite which the country annually imports about 46,000 tons of titanium pigment,” he said.

Trimex group Chairman Prasad Koneru said the integrated titanium complex in Indonesia will expand the company’s reach in the global market and widen its product mix. Pradeep Koneru Trimex group is a mineral business house with interests in extraction, sourcing, procurement, delivery etc.

Titanium has wide applications and can be alloyed with iron, aluminum, etc to produce strong lightweight alloys for aerospace, military, industrial process, automotive, agri-food, orthopedic implants, dental instruments etc.

Pradeep Koneru Group to pump in $500 mln to set up titanium plant in AP

The UAE-based Pradeep Koneru Trimex Group today said it will invest 500 million dollars to establish a titanium pigment plant with a production capacity of 44,000 tons per annum, in India by 2014. ”Over the next three years, we will infuse 480-500 million dollars to set up a titanium pigment plant at Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh,” Pradeep Koneru Trimex Sands, a subsidiary of the Group, Executive Director and CEO Pradeep Koneru told reporters here. The project will be funded by the internal accruals, he added.

Mr. Pradeep Koneru said the production capacity of the plant would be 44,000 tons per annum. Pradeep Konerusaid the Group has applied for the environment clearance which is awaited. Currently, India consumes about 1, 50,000 tons of titanium pigment per year, Mr. Koneru said, adding that only 50,000 tons of titanium is produced domestically.

Pradeep Koneru Trimex Sands has also signed a MoU with the Indonesian government to set up a 850 million dollar titanium pigment plant in Indonesia by 2020. It will have a production capacity of 46,000 tons per annum.

Pradeep Koneru TRIMEX to commence Ilmenite mining in Andhra Pradesh

Pradeep Koneru TRIMEX Industries (TRIMEX) today announced that it will commence Ilmenite mining operations in the next two months in the Srikurmam district, spanning an area 7.2 sq km of land area.  Srikurmam district lies in the northeast of Andhra Pradesh. Pradeep Koneru TRIMEX is the first Indian company to obtain a mining lease from the State Government of Andhra Pradesh.  Since 2005, TRIMEX has focused on obtaining necessary environmental clearances.  The area has proven reserves of 5.5 million tons of Ilmenite.  About 50 per cent of the land area specified in the mining lease is owned.

 Pradeep Koneru Trimex to set up Rs 2,250-cr titanium plant in India

Pradeep Koneru Trimex group, a Dubai-headquartered industrial minerals company today said it will set up a titanium plant in Andhra Pradesh by 2014 entailing an investment of about Rs 2,250 crore.”We plan to set up a titanium pigment plant at Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh with a production capacity of 44,000 tons per annum in the next three years,” Executive Director and CEO of the group subsidiary Trimex Sands, Pradeep Koneru told reporters here.

India requires 1,50,000 tons of pigment against a production of only 50,000 tons per annum, Koneru Pradeep said adding that environment clearance is awaited for the $500 million (about Rs 2,250 crore) project. The group earlier inked a pact with Indonesian government today for setting up a $850 million (about Rs 3,825 crore) titanium pigment plant in the South-east Asian country with 46,000 tons capacity per annum.

“Pradeep Koneru Timex Sands will set up a world-class integrated titanium complex in Indonesia with an estimated cost of $850 million in eight to ten years,” Pradeep Koneru said adding the project is expected to create about 6,500 jobs there. Indonesia Industry Minister M S Hidayat said the proposed plant will ensure regular supply of the pigment to the end users at a cost-effective price.

“Indonesia has large limonite resources, about 40 million tons, despite which the country annually imports about 46,000 tons of titanium pigment,” he said. Pradeep Koneru Trimex group Chairman Prasad Koneru said the integrated titanium complex in Indonesia will expand the company’s reach in the global market and widen its product mix.

Pradeep Koneru Trimex group is a mineral business house with interests in extraction, sourcing, procurement, delivery etc.Titanium has wide applications and can be alloyed with iron, aluminum, etc to produce strong lightweight alloys for aerospace, military, industrial process, automotive, agri-food, orthopedic implants, dental instruments etc. by the government.  TRIMEX will be executing mining operations and related projects through its wholly owned subsidiary, Pradeep Koneru TRIMEX Sands Pvt. Ltd. (numbers are reported in accordance to the Australian Joint Ore Reserves Committee).The current capital expenditure stands at 250 crores and is expected to climb to 2,250 crores in five years.

Pradeep Koneru TRIMEX will hold the mining lease for a period of 30 years from the date of the lease award (in 2001) and is renewable for another 30 years.    Ilmenite is used to produce titanium dioxide, a vital ingredient in creating white pigments in high-quality paints, paper and plastics.  Ilmenite is also used as an intermediate feedstock in the manufacturing of titanium metals.  Pradeep Koneru, Executive Director of TRIMEX said, “This lease is a key development and a stepping stone for us.  It gives TRIMEX the potential to emerge as one of the leading global producers of Ilmenite by building upon our extensive resource base and existing competitive cost structure in India.  With this lease and associated investment, we are one of the largest Ilmenite producers in India.

“Through this secure supply of Ilmenite, TRIMEX will be one of the lowest-cost titanium dioxide manufacturers globally, by value adding and integrating our operations throughout the supply chain.  To this end, we are working to ensure that prices remain competitive to benefit the end-user.”  The value addition study is being conducted by TZMI, an independent consulting firm specializing in the mineral sands and titanium dioxide pigment industries.

The company’s site facility has a capacity to produce 200,000 tons of Ilmenite per annum and is expected to produce 65 per cent of that capacity in the first year of operations.  Also, the facility will have an annual capacity to produce 80,000 tons of garnet, 80,000 tons of sillimenite, 6,000 tons of Rutile and 6,000 tons of zircon; all of which are associated minerals in the area.

The facility’s engineering procurement and construction will be executed by Walchandnagar Industries, whose technical partner is Downer EDI Mining – Mineral Technologies (formally Roche Mining – Mineral Technologies).  Downer EDI Mining – Mineral Technologies undertook the process flow sheet and basic engineering design and supply of all process equipment for both the wet and dry concentrators.

TRIMEX Industries signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Andhra Pradesh at the CII Conference held at Hyderabad in January 2001 to develop beach sand minerals.  Under the MoU, Pradeep Koneru TRIMEX has two more prospecting licenses for 40 sq km in areas adjacent to Srikurmam.  The prospecting licenses will enhance current economies of scale and strengthen the company’s position as one of the most scalable industry players globally.

The Srikurmam deposit lies in the northeast corner of the state of Andhra Pradesh, bordering on the neighboring state of Orissa. The global consumption of Titanium Dioxide pigment (TiO2) is projected to increase at a CAGR of 3 per cent from 4.96 million tons in 2008 to 6.25 million tons in 2015 [1 ]. 

The supply of Ilmenite is expected to be affected by a decline in supplies from traditional sources in Australia and North America.  India, on the other hand, is slated to become a major supplier in the global production of Ilmenite and Asia will supply about 22 per cent of total world production by 20151. India is projected to contribute at least 10 per cent of global Ilmenite supply in the same timeframe.

Trimex to invest Rs. 4,000-cr in AP, produce minerals from beach sands

Trimex group will be investing Rs. 4,000 crore in Srikurmam Mineral Sands for extraction of minerals in the beach sands of Srikakulam district at three different locations – Srikurmam, Bhavanapadu and Kalingapatanam in the next 10 years. The project which was commenced with an initial investment of Rs. 250 crore is already producing 200,000 tons per annum (TPA) of Ilmenite, while it targets to produce Titanium by 2017.

Addressing a press conference here on Friday, Chairman of the company Prasad R. Pradeep Koneru said that the company, which was into logistics and minerals, had passed through the rigmarole of obtaining licenses, which took a very long time. It was almost a decade-long process from the conception level to the current stage, but it would consume an equal amount of time anywhere else too. Consequent upon the permission granted by the Centre, the State Government approved the proposal of the company to extract minerals from the beach sands.

The extracted minerals had great demand in the international market and the company was making efforts to create demand for some of them even in the domestic market, his disclosed Pradeep Koneru Trimex was currently producing 6,000 TPA each of Rutile, and Zircon, 60,000 TPA of Garnet and 50,000 TPA of Sillimenite. The products would be used in the manufacture of paper, paints, ceramics, abrasives, cosmetics, insulation, leather, glass products, artificial gems, aircraft parts, artificial human joints and filtration media.

Executive Director of the company Pradeep Koneru said that it would establish facilities for the production of Titanium Dioxide pigments for which there were application available in paints and allied areas. Besides, the company was working on some value-added products, including sillimenite flour, sintered sillimenite grains, sintered mullet grains, pigment through sulphate route – 30,000-60,000 tons with an investment of about Rs. 1,250 crore-Rs. 1,500 crore. The companies would enhance its capabilities to produce and other minerals in the next phase.

Though the beach sand mining and extraction of minerals from the beach sand was under the control of the Union Government, it had recently allowed private companies to exploit it. Though India had rich mineral reserves in beach sands, it was currently producing only six per cent of the total production in the world. However, the company would leave Monazite, consisting of Thorium content, for the Government, for private companies were not allowed to handle that.

The beach sand project would mine sand from the beach beyond 100 meters of the high tide line and purify it by using multiple levels of water treatment. After the mineral extraction, the sand was again pumped into the beach to refill the pits.Mr. Pradeep Koneru said that the company was looking at a 70-30 debt-equity ratio in the next few years of investment in different tranches. 

Pradeep Koneru – Favorite Post.

Pradeep Koneru Successfully Implemented – Trimex Groups Private Limited

Pradeep Koneru Trimex Sands, part of Trimex Group, a leading international conglomerates with a focus on heavy minerals. India’s top specialty value chain provider of industrial minerals, Trimex Group is a business house of minerals. Pradeep Koneru Trimex Group has a new facility for separating minerals from beach sand, involves a process of extraction of sand from the beach 100 meters beyond the high tide and then purified by using multiple levels of water treatment.

Koneru Pradeep Trimex Sands established the heavy mineral sands division. Timex India business has consistently grown in scale and profitability. A new facility for separating minerals from beach sand, to be located at its 14.5 sq km mine at Bhavanapadu in Srikakulam district. This involves a process of extraction of sand from the beach 100 meters beyond the high tide and then purified by using multiple levels of water treatment. Trimex Group has a new facility for separating minerals from beach sand, to be located at its 14.5 sq km mine at Bhavanapadu in Srikakulam district.

Pradeep Koneru– Secret and Success of Business

Pradeep Koneru, CEO and ED of Trimex Sands Pvt Ltd have an extra-ordinary talent and creativity. He mastered the secrets and success of business. He is the founder of Trimex Industries. He is the hero in such a business.

Pradeep Koneru strategy of growth is through diversification and forward and backward integration. Though Trimex Industries is a profitable enough concern, Pradeep Koneru quickly calculated that further expansion, especially into related sectors, would depend on access to a cheap source of capital.

Pradeep Koneru has started the CSR initiative in 2009 and has since played a positive role in Andhra Pradesh. He is a genius entrepreneur. His management skills are very useful to grow up the Trimex groups. Koneru Pradeep Trimex Group has recently completed 25 years in the heavy mineral to the oil drilling industry. He has achieved a lot in his business. He is an industrialist and philanthropist.

Pradeep Koneru Speaks:-

What Golf has taught me about Entrepreneurship?

My love of golf developed during my teenage years. Playing golf with my dad and brothers was always a great bonding session for the four of us. Over the years, Pradeep Koneru golf has actually helped me learn a lot about myself and entrepreneurship as well…….

It’s easy to start something with a bang, but can you finish it?
In the golfing circles, I have always been known as a good striker, I can hit the ball a hell of a long way straight down the fairway. Sure it makes getting to the green easier, but once your there, you still have to finish.
Pradeep Koneru Entrepreneurship is the same way. Putting requires focus and patience. Building a business is the same way, losing focus and getting impatient is the fastest route to a 4 putt.

Regardless of how often you fail, it’s that one big win that will keep you coming back.
I’ve hit hundreds of bad golf shots.  After each bad round, I wonder why I play this game.  Then I hit that 250 hard drive, make a 60 foot putt, or chip in from the sand trap. Talk about a good feeling.  It’s those minor miracles that keep you coming back for more.
Almost any entrepreneur has a long series of failures throughout their career.  Yet it’s the victories that remind you why it is all worth it in the first place. If it were easy, then anyone would do it. Since it’s not easy, it makes the wins that much sweeter.

If you’re going into business with someone, get them on the golf course first.
While the Pradeep Koneru golf course has long been a second board room for many executives, I’d be willing to say that it’s the best way for entrepreneur to size up potential business partners as well.  Whether someone is a good or a bad golfer is irrelevant, how they carry themselves on the course can tell you a lot about someone.
How do they handle adversity? Are they patient? Do they have anger problems? What is their ability to focus? The list goes on, by watching how someone acts on a course, you can get a much better sense of how they will perform in a business setting.  It isn’t easy to hide your true emotions while playing golf.

The only thing standing in an entrepreneur’s way is himself.
I was out on the course last weekend, and was hitting all of my long shots perfectly.  I’d get to the green with no trouble – and then my head kicked in. I over thought everything, which led to a few missed putts, and a much higher score than necessary. In short, I let my own thoughts and worries stand in the way of my end goal.

How many times have you done that in your business?  Second-guess yourself when you know something is right.  The greatest asset you can have in business or in golf is mental control.  If you have the diligence not to over-think things, and not get emotional, you’ll have a tremendous edge over everyone you come across. Golf and entrepreneurship are about as similar as it gets.  The Pradeep Koneru skills that you build on the course will surely help you in your business life, and vice versa.

Pradeep Koneru – If you’re going into business with someone, gets them on the golf course first.

While the golf course has long been a second board room for many executives, I’d be willing to say that it’s the best way for entrepreneur to size up potential business partners as well. Whether someone is a good or a bad golfer is irrelevant, how they carry themselves on the course can tell you a lot about someone.

How do they handle adversity? Are they patient? Do they have anger problems? What is their ability to focus? The list goes on, by watching how someone acts on a course, you can get a much better sense of how they will perform in a business setting. It isn’t easy to hide your true emotions while playing golf.

Regardless of how often you fail, it’s that one big win that will keep you coming back.

I’ve hit hundreds of bad golf shots.  After each bad round, I wonder why I play this game.  Then I hit that 250 hard drive, make a 60 foot putt, or chip in from the sand trap. Talk about a good feeling.  It’s those minor miracles that keep you coming back for more.

Almost any entrepreneur has a long series of failures throughout their career.  Yet it’s the victories that remind you why its all worth it in the first place. If it were easy, then anyone would do it. Since it’s not easy, it makes the wins that much sweeter.

Life lessons. It’s easy to start something with a bang, but can you finish it?

In the golfing circles, I have always been known as a good striker, I can hit the ball a hell of a long way straight down the fairway. Sure it makes getting to the green easier, but once your there, you still have to finish.
Entrepreneurship is the same way. Putting requires focus and patience. Building a business is the same way, losing focus and getting impatient is the fastest route to a 4 putt.

Pradeep Koneru CSR Initiative – Making Roads Possible

Pradeep Koneru CSR Initiative is in the process of improving connecting roads between the
villages and larger, all-weather roads in the area. A 3km road connecting four villages was developed as part of this activity. Pradeep Koneru CSR Initiative has also developed a road from the main village to the beach for the use of village fishermen.

Pradeep Koneru CSR One family one job

The Pradeep Koneru CSR initiative is offering employment to one member of each family in the 10 villages surrounding the operations of Pradeep Koneru Trimex Sands Private Limited. Of the company’s 550 employees, 80 percent have been recruited from the local community, which always receives first preference in recruitment.

Life lessons. The only thing standing in your way is yourself.

I was out on the course last weekend, and was hitting all of my long shots perfectly.  I’d get to the green with no trouble – and then my head kicked in. I over thought everything, which led to a few missed putts, and a much higher score than necessary. In short, I let my own thoughts and worries stand in the way of my end goal.

How many times have you done that in your business?  Second-guess yourself when you know something is right.  The greatest asset you can have in business or in golf is mental control.  If you have the diligence not to over-think things, and not get emotional, you’ll have a tremendous edge over everyone you come across.

Golf and entrepreneurship are about as similar as it gets.  The skills that you build on the course will surely help you in your business life, and vice versa.

To a better tomorrow

The Pradeep Koneru CSR Initiative has established a medical clinic which will also provide free medicine to all patients. The Pradeep Koneru CSR Initiative has also set up two camps to screen villagers for pre-existing medical conditions so that they can receive further medical care. Nearly 800 villagers have already been screened. Free eye camps have also been conducted in all schools in the surrounding panchayats. A total of 1,194 students have been screened and free spectacle has been provided.

The long and winding road

The Pradeep Koneru CSR Initiative is in the process of improving connecting roads between the villages and larger, all-weather roads in the area. A 3km road connecting four village was developed as part of this activity. The Pradeep Koneru CSR Initiative has also developed a road from the main village to the beach for the use of village fishermen.

For further information please visit: www.trimexsands.com, www.pradeepkonerucsr.com