Unitop Chemicals

What Unitop Chemicals does

Unitop Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. is an India-domiciled specialty chemicals manufacturer and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rossari Biotech Limited. The company produces surfactants and emulsifiers used as functional inputs in industrial formulations across agrochemicals, detergents, textile processing, adhesives, car care, emulsion polymerisation, metal treatment, toiletries, fibre lubrication, and latex processing. Its product portfolio has been extended to include anti-foams, viscosity modifiers, and hand gels.

The company operates four manufacturing assets with a combined installed capacity of approximately 86,000 metric tons per annum: a 60,000 MT plant at Dahej (Gujarat), a 16,000 MT plant at Patalganga (Maharashtra), a 4,000 MT ISRO Products facility at Jammu, and a 6,000 MT joint venture plant (Hextar Unitop Sdn Bhd) in Malaysia. Corporate headquarters are in Mumbai. The company markets through a corporate website and engages industrial buyers via direct sales, citing a state-of-the-art in-house R&D department and an IMS QEHS (Quality, Environment, Health and Safety) policy framework as core capabilities.

The business model is B2B direct sales of specialty chemical inputs to industrial formulators. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. No revenue, headcount, funding, or ownership-stake data is available beyond the parent-subsidiary relationship with Rossari Biotech Limited, and no public listing or external institutional investment is disclosed. No AI/ML capabilities, digital platform, or API offering is present.

Name

Unitop Chemicals

Legal name

Unitop Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.

Website

https://unitopchemicals.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Surface Active Agent Manufacturing (325613), Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Surfactants & Performance Additives (IMAEABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Personal Care & Cosmetic Ingredients (IMAEABAJ), Textile, Leather & Paper Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAM)

Keywords

• Specialty surfactants
• Industrial emulsifiers
• Chemical manufacturing
• Surfactant formulation
• Anti-foam chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Unitop Chemicals manufactures surfactants and emulsifiers as specialty chemicals for industrial customers. Its product portfolio serves formulation needs across agrochemicals, anti-foams, detergents, textile scouring, marine cleansing, oil emulsions, adhesives, car care, emulsion polymerisation, metal treatment, toiletries, fibre lubricants, and latex processing, supported by in-house R&D and multi-site manufacturing in India and Malaysia.

Product overview

Unitop Chemicals is a specialty chemicals manufacturer and subsidiary of Rossari Biotech Limited. The company produces a portfolio of surfactants and emulsifiers, operating as a single unified product line with manufacturing facilities in Dahej (60,000 MT), Patalganga (16,000 MT), ISRO Products Jammu (4,000 MT), and a joint venture in Malaysia (6,000 MT). Their product offerings include core surfactant products for agrochemicals, detergents, textile processing, metal treatment, toiletries, and specialty emulsifiers for adhesives, car care, emulsion polymerisation, and latex processing. The company maintains an R&D department and operates under an IMS QEHS (Quality, Environment, Health and Safety) policy framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Surfactants

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hextar Unitop Sdn BhdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture plant in Malaysia with 6,000 MT manufacturing capacity. This joint venture enables Unitop Chemicals to have a manufacturing presence in Southeast Asia for their specialty chemicals products.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BASF SE: Global chemical major with a large surfactants and performance chemicals portfolio. Competes with Unitop across industrial and consumer-adjacent applications, though only a fraction of its full product portfolio.
• Clariant AG: Swiss specialty chemicals producer with industrial and consumer specialties divisions covering surfactants and emulsifiers. Comparable in specialty additives and emulsion chemistry.
• Croda International: UK-listed specialty chemicals firm with strong presence in surfactants, emulsifiers, and personal care ingredients. Comparable end-market exposure, particularly in personal care and industrial specialties.
• Evonik Industries: German specialty chemicals company with significant surfactants, emulsifiers, and additives businesses serving personal care, coatings, and industrial markets. Competes with Unitop in specialty additives.

Direct peers

• Galaxy Surfactants: India-listed specialty surfactant manufacturer serving personal care, home care, and industrial applications. Closest direct comparability to Unitop given overlap in Indian specialty surfactant manufacturing and end-market breadth.
• VVF Limited: Indian specialty chemicals manufacturer producing surfactants, fatty acids, and oleochemicals for personal care and industrial applications. Comparable in Indian manufacturing footprint and oleochemistry-based product range.
• India Glycols Limited: Indian manufacturer of specialty chemicals including surfactants, glycols, and performance chemicals serving personal care, paints, and industrial customers. Direct competitor in Indian specialty surfactant market.
• Stepan Company: US-listed global surfactant manufacturer supplying personal care, cleaning, and industrial markets. Comparable in core surfactant chemistry and downstream end-market applications.
• Rossari Biotech Limited: Unitop's publicly listed parent company; a specialty chemicals manufacturer with overlapping surfactant, emulsion, and additives lines. Comparable across product portfolio, customer base, and Indian manufacturing footprint.

Regional players

• Hextar Global Berhad: Malaysian industrial chemicals group and Unitop's JV partner in Hextar Unitop Sdn Bhd. Operates in palm-oil-based and specialty chemicals; relevant for understanding Unitop's Malaysia JV economics and Southeast Asian market positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unitop-chemicals-pvt-ltd---india

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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

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