When people speak about the rise of manufacturing in North-East India, one name is increasingly becoming impossible to ignore — Saumyadeep Sarkar, the founder behind FRANEAN Lubricants Pvt Ltd. What started as a bold idea has now evolved into one of the region’s most promising lubricant manufacturing ventures, redefining what is possible from Tripura.
In this conversation, Saumyadeep Sarkar shares his vision, challenges, and the deeper purpose behind building FRANEAN.
“Tripura Was Always the Starting Point”
Q: Why did you choose Tripura to build a lubricant manufacturing company?
Saumyadeep Sarkar:
“Most people believe serious manufacturing can only happen in big industrial states. I never accepted that. Tripura has strategic location, skilled people, and enormous untapped potential. The problem was not capability — it was lack of opportunity.
I wanted to prove that world-class industrial products could be made right here in North-East India.”
That belief became the foundation of FRANEAN — a lubricant brand that is proudly manufactured in Tripura but designed for a pan-India market.
“FRANEAN Is Not Just a Brand, It’s an Industrial Statement”
Q: What does FRANEAN really stand for?
“FRANEAN is not just about engine oil. It’s about changing how people view Indian manufacturing — especially from regions that are usually ignored.
We wanted to create a brand that delivers:
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Global-quality lubricants
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Indian engineering
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And North-East Indian manufacturing pride
When a mechanic uses FRANEAN, he is using something made with precision, discipline, and ambition.”
“Manufacturing Creates Real Wealth”
Q: Why manufacturing instead of trading or importing?
“Trading moves money. Manufacturing builds nations.
When you manufacture, you create:
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Jobs
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Skills
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Supply chains
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And long-term economic stability
I didn’t want to just sell someone else’s product. I wanted to create something that Tripura could call its own.”
“We Are Building an Ecosystem, Not Just a Company”
Q: What is your long-term vision for FRANEAN?
“My vision is to make FRANEAN a national lubricant brand, built from Tripura.
But more than that, I want FRANEAN to become a platform for hundreds of entrepreneurs — distributors, mechanics, logistics partners — to grow with us. When FRANEAN grows, their businesses should grow.”
“The North-East Will Lead India’s Next Industrial Wave”
Q: What do you see for the future of North-East India?
“We are at the beginning of something big. Infrastructure, connectivity, and talent are finally aligning. The North-East will not remain a consumer region — it will become a manufacturing and export powerhouse.
FRANEAN is just the beginning.”
Final Word
Saumyadeep Sarkar is not just building a lubricant brand. He is building a new industrial identity for Tripura — one factory, one product, and one entrepreneur at a time.
And as FRANEAN expands across India, it carries with it a powerful message:
World-class manufacturing can come from anywhere — even from the heart of North-East India. 🚀
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