CLARIANT CHEMICALS (I) LTD

Name

CLARIANT CHEMICALS (I) LTD

Legal name

Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited

Website

https://clariant.in

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Basic Chemical Manufacturing (3251)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Oilfield & Refining Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water Treatment & Process Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAN), Food & Beverage Process & CIP/Sanitation Chemicals (IMAEAJAK)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals
• Care chemicals
• Industrial catalysts
• Adsorbents additives
• Ethylene oxide derivatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Navi Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited manufactures and supplies specialty chemicals across three core business areas: Care Chemicals, Adsorbents & Additives, and Catalysts. The company operates manufacturing units in Nandesari (Gujarat), Bonthapally (Telangana), Kashipur (Uttarakhand), and Edayar (Kerala), and also runs a 51-49% joint venture with India Glycols (Clariant IGL Specialty Chemicals Private Limited - CISC) for renewable ethylene oxide derivatives. It is a 100% subsidiary of Swiss-based Clariant AG, leveraging the parent's global R&D capabilities and international quality standards.

Product overview

Clariant in India operates as a diversified specialty chemicals company organized into multiple business entities: Clariant India Pvt Ltd (CIPL), a 100% subsidiary of Clariant AG covering Care Chemicals and Adsorbents & Additives; the Catalysts business operating through a JV with Sud-Chemie India Pvt Ltd and Clariant International (SCIL); and Clariant IGL Specialty Chemicals Private Limited (CISC), a 51-49% joint venture with India Glycols for renewable ethylene oxide derivatives. The company maintains manufacturing facilities across Nandesari (Gujarat), Bonthapally (Telangana), Kashipur (Uttarakhand), and Edayar (Kerala). The former Clariant Chemicals (India) Limited (Pigments Business) is now part of the Heubach Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Care Chemicals
• Adsorbents & Additives
• Catalysts
• Clariant IGL Specialty Chemicals (CISC) - Renewable EO Derivatives

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sud-Chemie India Pvt Ltd and Clariant International (SCIL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture partnership for Clariant's Catalysts business in India, combining Sud-Chemie India's local expertise with Clariant International's global technology and capabilities
• India GlycolscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner51-49% joint venture with India Glycols for renewable ethylene oxide (EO) derivatives, operating under the name Clariant IGL Specialty Chemicals Private Limited (CISC). This partnership focuses on sustainable chemistry solutions using renewable raw materials
• Heubach GroupOthersClariant Chemicals (India) Limited's Pigments Business has been acquired and is now part of the Heubach Group, representing a business transition rather than an active partnership

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Atul Ltd: Diversified Indian specialty chemicals producer with segments in life sciences, performance chemicals, and intermediates, competing with Clariant's Care Chemicals and Additives offerings.
• SRF Limited: Indian specialty chemicals company with strong positions in fluorochemicals, specialty chemicals, and packaging films, comparable in technical-grade specialty chemical manufacturing for industrial customers.
• LANXESS India: Indian arm of LANXESS AG, focused on specialty additives, performance chemicals, and material protection products, directly overlapping with Clariant's Adsorbents & Additives franchise.
• Aarti Industries: Indian-listed specialty chemicals manufacturer serving pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, additives, and polymer customers, comparable in multi-vertical specialty chemicals manufacturing and India-centric scale.
• Syensqo India (formerly Solvay India): Indian operations of Syensqo (post-Solvay spin-off), active in specialty chemicals, catalysts, and advanced materials, competing with Clariant India in overlapping high-spec B2B niches.
• BASF India: Indian subsidiary of BASF SE (Germany), offering a broad specialty chemicals portfolio across care chemicals, additives, and catalysts serving similar B2B industrial customers in India.
• Evonik India: Subsidiary of Evonik Industries (Germany) producing specialty additives, catalysts, and care chemicals in India, with comparable global-parent-supported specialty chemicals positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Tata Chemicals: Large Indian-listed chemicals conglomerate with soda ash, specialty silica, and nutritional ingredients, offering a broader portfolio but overlapping with Clariant in industrial inorganic and specialty chemistries.
• Dow India: Indian subsidiary of Dow Inc., active across performance materials, industrial intermediates, and packaging — a broad incumbent with portfolio overlap in industrial specialty additives.

Regional players

• PI Industries: India-focused agro and specialty chemicals company; overlapping in custom synthesis and specialty intermediates but skewed toward agri-customers rather than Clariant's industrial mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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