Tata Chemicals Limited is an Indian global company with interests in chemicals, crop protection and specialty chemistry products headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company is one of the largest chemical companies in India with operations in India, Europe, North America and Africa. Tata Chemicals is a subsidiary of Tata Group conglomerate.
Tata Chemicals has the second largest soda ashproduction capacity plant in India. This was the second soda ash plant built in India by Kapilram Vakil that started operating in the year 1944. The township Mithapur, derives its name from "Mitha" which means salt in Gujarati language. Since 2006 Tata Chemicals has owned Brunner Mond, a United Kingdom-based chemical company with operations in Magadi and General Chemicals, in United States of America. On 27 March 2008, Tata Chemicals Ltd acquired 100 per cent stake in US-based General Chemical Industrial Products Inc for 1.05 billion to become the world’s second largest maker of soda ash. With all these acquisitions, combined capacity of production has increased to around 5.17 million tons of soda ash. In April 2010, Tata Chemicals acquired 25% stake in ammonia-urea fertilizer complex in Gabon for 290 million. The first phase of the plant will have a full operational capacity of 2.2 billion tons of ammonia and 3.85 billion tons of urea per day. Recently, Tata Chemicals sold its urea business to Pune-based Yara India, part of the Norwegian chemical company,Yara International.
The Research and Development Center Tata Chemicals Innovation Center located at Pune, Maharashtra started operations in 2004. The team of scientists is working in the following areas: Food Science & Technology, Advanced Materials, Green Chemistry, Biochemicals, Metabolites, and Nutraceuticals. Other innovation centers include Rallis Innovation Chemistry Hub and Metahelix Life Sciences in Bengaluru, and Tata Chemicals R&D Centre in Mithapur, Gujarat.
Product range
Basic Chemistry Products - Soda ash, Sodium bicarbonate, Caustic soda, Chlorine, Liquid bromine, Gypsum, Phosphoric acid, Cement and Sulphuric acids.
Energy Sciences Products - Li-ion battery packs and recycling of spent Li-ion batteries.
Nutritional Sciences Products - Tata NQ offers nature-inspired and science-backed ingredient and formulation solutions catering to human and animal health.
Material Sciences Products - Nano Zinc Oxide and Specialty silica.
Agro Sciences Products - Crop protection and hybrid seeds.
