The Oil Technologists' Association of India (OTAI), founded in 1943 is a premier organization of technologists, research chemists, managers, engineers and industrialists working for the production, processing and research on oilseeds, oils, surfactants and allied products. The association functions through five autonomous zones. The activities of the zones and the central committees are coordinated by the OTAI head quarters at Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur, India.

The foremost aim of the association is to promote advancement of the knowledge in the fields of chemistry and technology of oils, fats, surfactants and related products. It also endeavors all-round rational and economic development of the oils and fats resources of the country and their utilization. The association publishes a quarterly journal, renamed as the Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, which is of international repute.

Presently OTAI is headed by Dr. B. R. Gaikwad

For further information on OTAI please visit our website www.otai.org