Tata Chemicals Limited

The story of the company is about harnessing the fruits of science for goals that go beyond business.

The company operates through two verticals - Basic Chemistry and Specialty Chemistry. The company’s Basic Chemistry product range provides key ingredients to many of the world's leading brands for glass, detergents, pharma, biscuit manufacturing, bakeries and other industries.

Tata Chemicals Limited can boast of having the largest saltworks in Asia and is the 3rd largest soda ash manufacturer and the 6th largest sodium bicarbonate manufacturer in the world. The innovations in Specialty Chemistry have led to establishing Tata NQ which is India’s first and only nutritional science business. Tata Chemicals Limited claims to have pioneered the production of Fossence and Gossence, a range of healthy prebiotic products which is marketed to B2B customers across India, North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The company has a strong position in the crop protection business through its subsidiary company Rallis India Ltd.

The company's green patented technology for manufacturing highly dispersible Silica is focused on delivering value addition to a number of industries, including high-performance tyres, oral care, paints and additives, etc. In Energy Sciences, a platform is being created to provide cutting-edge solutions around Lithium Ion cell technology.

The Innovation centre at Pune is home to world-class R&D capabilities in nanotechnology and biotechnology. Its other innovation centres are located at Mithapur and Bengaluru.

Sustainability as a practice is at the core of all of Tata Chemicals' activities, including its corporate social responsibility initiatives, and is intricately woven into all our business functions. In 2018, the company set up the Centre of Excellence for Coastal and Marine Conservation, and the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and Farm Excellence. The vision is to be a leading sustainable chemicals solutions company serving customers through innovation and science.

Basic Chemistry:

• The company offers inorganic chemistry solutions that serve the world’s leading downstream brands which include its subsidiaries Tata Chemicals North America, Tata Chemicals Europe, Tata Chemicals Magadi and Tata Chemicals South Africa.
• The key products are soda ash, soda bicarbonate, cement, salt, marine chemicals and crushed refined soda.
• Alkali Products - Soda Ash, Sodium Bicarbonate, Caustic Soda, Crushed Refined Soda
• Halogen Products - Chlorine-based products, Bromine-based products
• Salt Products - Industrial Salt, Livestock Salt, Animal Salt, Gypsum

Speciality Chemistry:

• Agro Sciences - The company claims to reach 80% of India's districts and has seven power brands through our subsidiary Rallis India, which offers crop protection and agri-input solutions.
• Nutritional Sciences - The company offers an innovative range of nutritional solutions, prebiotics and healthier alternatives to regular sugar for consumers.
• Material Sciences -  Material Sciences solutions include Highly Dispersible Silica and other grades of Precipitated Silica and silica dispersion, which have allowed to leverage our nano-chemistry and material synthesis expertise to serve the needs of high-performance materials across several industry segments including tyres and rubbers.
• Another solution is Nano Zinc Oxide (ZnSpers) with improved anti-fungal, anti-microbial and UV blocking properties for use in industrial and cosmetic applications.
• Lithium-ion cells are one of the most critical components for energy transition, and with the inherent strengths in chemistry, Tata Chemicals is creating a platform for electrochemistry solutions.
• By partnering with Indian R&D centres (like ISRO, CSIR-CECRI and CMET) for indigenous development of actives, cells and recycling.

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