Gimpex

What Gimpex does

Gimpex Private Limited is a Chennai-headquartered industrial minerals company that operates a vertically integrated mines-to-market model, supplying metallic and non-metallic raw materials to industrial manufacturers. The company was founded in 1970 and has remained consistently profitable every year since inception, building a 50-plus-year track record as a trusted partner in the global industrial mineral trade. Its portfolio spans 14 product lines including barytes, bentonite, bauxite, cenosphere, clay/kaolin, coal, feldspar, iron ore, limestone, mill scale, quartz, zinc ash/dust, granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS), and silico manganese.

Gimpex controls the full value chain from resource extraction through processing, micronizing, screening, washing, and final packaging. Each stage is supported by in-house laboratory testing for chemical composition, purity, particle size, and moisture. The company operates mines, processing units, and distribution hubs across India's key mineral belts, enabling pan-India coverage, and exports to over 30 countries spanning Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Africa through container and bulk vessel shipments. End-use sectors include oil and gas drilling, steel manufacturing, cement, ceramics, glass, aluminum, construction, paints and coatings, flue-gas desulfurization, fertilizers, and energy generation.

The business model is direct B2B: sales are negotiated per shipment based on mineral type, grade specifications, volume, and delivery terms, with custom particle sizing and on-site application trials offered to clients. Marketing is driven primarily through an educational content/blog channel focused on mineral applications and industry trends, supplemented by a LinkedIn corporate presence. The company is privately held and founder-managed, with no disclosed institutional investors, parent entities, or M&A activity in the available record.

Name

Gimpex

Legal name

Gimpex Private Limited

Website

https://gimpex.co.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Gimpex Private Limited is a Chennai-based, vertically integrated industrial minerals mining and trading company supplying barytes, quartz, feldspar, iron ore, bentonite, limestone, coal, and related raw materials to manufacturers in oil and gas, steel, cement, ceramics, glass, and construction across India and 30-plus export markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Minerals

NAICS

Other Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying (212390), Sand, Gravel, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining and Quarrying (21232), Other Metal Ore Mining (21229)

SIC

Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum) (5050), Mining & Quarrying Of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) (1400), Metal Mining (1000)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Minerals Trading (Phosphate, Potash, Sulfur, Borates, Barite, Talc) (IMAKAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Contract Crushing, Screening & Materials Handling (In-Pit/ROM, Conveying, Stockpiling) (IMAKAKAH)

Keywords

• Industrial mineral supply
• Mining and trading
• Metallic and non-metallic minerals
• Mines-to-market solutions
• Mineral processing and exports

Headquarters

HQ city

Chennai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Mineral Sales: Gimpex generates revenue through the extraction, processing, and sale of industrial minerals and raw materials. The company operates across the entire mining-to-market value chain, supplying minerals such as barite, quartz, feldspar, iron ore, bentonite, limestone, coal, and various others to industrial manufacturers. Revenue is derived from product sales with pricing based on mineral type, grade specifications, quantity, and delivery terms including both container and bulk vessel shipments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Gimpex mines, processes, and supplies a diversified portfolio of industrial minerals—including barytes, bentonite, quartz, feldspar, kaolin, limestone, iron ore, bauxite, coal, cenosphere, mill scale, GBFS, zinc-based materials, and silico manganese—to industrial manufacturers. The company manages the full mines-to-market value chain from extraction through washing, screening, micronizing, and packaging, with in-house laboratory testing and logistics coordination for containerized and bulk-vessel shipments domestically and to over 30 countries.

Product overview

Gimpex is an industrial mineral trading and supply company offering a diversified portfolio of 14 distinct mineral products spanning metallic and non-metallic categories. The company operates a mines-to-market model, supplying industrial minerals including barytes, bentonite, coal, feldspar, limestone, quartz, iron ore, and zinc-based materials to sectors such as oil and gas drilling, steel manufacturing, cement, ceramics, glass, construction, and fertilizers. Gimpex also offers Silico Manganese as an alloy additive. The product portfolio is organized as individual mineral product lines, each with dedicated product pages, rather than a unified software platform. The company provides end-to-end value chain services including sourcing, processing, quality testing, packaging, and logistics for each mineral type.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Barytes (Barite) High-specific-gravity barium sulphate (BaSO4) industrial mineral used primarily as a weighting agent in oil and gas drilling mud, and also in paints, coatings, plastics, medical imaging, and radiation shielding applications.
• Bauxite / Laterite Primary aluminum ore and lateritic ore supplied for aluminum production, cement manufacturing, and refractory applications.
• Bentonite Swelling clay mineral available in sodium and calcium grades, used in drilling muds, geotechnical applications, waterproofing, and foundry operations.
• Cenosphere Hollow microspheres derived from coal combustion, used in lightweight composites, ceramics, cement, paints, and insulation applications.
• Clay/Kaolin Fine-particle clay mineral used in ceramics, sanitaryware, paints, coatings, and paper industries for its whiteness and binding properties.
• Coal Thermal and metallurgical coal supplied for power generation, steel manufacturing, and cement production.
• Feldspar Aluminosilicate mineral supplied as potassium and sodium feldspar types, used as flux in glass and ceramic manufacturing to lower vitrification temperatures.
• Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GBFS) Byproduct of iron production used as a supplementary cementitious material in slag cement for construction applications.
• Iron ore / Iron ore pellets Iron-bearing raw materials supplied for steelmaking, including direct reduction iron (DRI) applications and blast furnace operations.
• Limestone Calcium carbonate mineral used in steelmaking (as flux), cement production, FGD systems, water treatment, and construction aggregates.
• Mill Scale Iron oxide byproduct from hot rolling steel, recycled for use in steelmaking, cement production, and sintering processes.
• Quartz High-purity silicon dioxide mineral used in glass manufacturing, ceramics, foundries, and as a filler in various industrial applications.
• Zinc Dross / Zinc Ash / Zinc Dust Secondary zinc materials including zinc ash (galvanizing byproduct), zinc dust (anticorrosion coatings), and zinc dross for fertilizer, paints, and zinc recovery applications.
• Silico Manganese (SiMn) Alloy addition for carbon steel and alloy steel production, used for deoxidation, chemistry control, and enhancing strength and wear resistance in steelmaking.

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInin.linkedin.com/company/gimpex-limited

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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