What Ryan International does

Ryan International is a privately held Indian B2B trading and distribution company specializing in industrial chemicals, founded in 2006 by Mihir Mashru and headquartered in Mumbai with a regional branch office in Junagadh, Gujarat. The company functions as a non-manufacturing distributor and trading partner — its principal disclosed relationship is a long-standing distribution arrangement with GHCL (Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Limited) covering Soda Ash, Sodium Bicarbonate, and Industrial Salt — and sources specialty chemicals from international suppliers in Russia, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Turkey, China, and Iran. Its commercial footprint spans pan-India (with emphasis on the Morbi ceramic cluster and the Mumbai/Maharashtra industrial belt) and select international markets including the USA and Canada, served via dedicated geo-targeted subdomain pages.

The product portfolio comprises more than 90 industrial chemical SKUs organized across light and dense soda ash, sodium bicarbonate in technical/food/animal-feed grades, sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) from multiple origins, titanium dioxide in anatase/rutile and application-specific grades, borate compounds (borax pentahydrate, decahydrate, glaze, frit), caustic soda in flake/lye/prill forms, bentonite clays, PVC resin and pipe-grade variants, and industrial minerals including kaolin clay, bauxite, and iron ore. The underlying technology is non-proprietary supply-chain orchestration — no patents, proprietary formulations, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed; the company's competitive assets are its supplier relationships, multi-origin sourcing, and catalog breadth rather than any technology moat.

Ryan International generates revenue through one-time bulk chemical sales at quote-based pricing, with no disclosed subscription, licensing, or recurring contract model. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct distribution and a dealer/wholesaler network, supplemented by SEO content marketing, blog content, and a social media presence across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest. The company claims to serve 1,000+ clients and 500+ satisfied customers across chemical, glass, detergent, ceramic, and water treatment industries. Headcount is stated at approximately 100, no institutional funding has been disclosed, and the company is founder-owned with no parent entity, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or restructuring events on record.

Name

Ryan International

Legal name

Ryan International

Website

https://ryan-international.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ryan International is a privately held Indian B2B industrial chemical trading and distribution company, founded in 2006, that supplies over 90 chemical SKUs — including soda ash, sodium bicarbonate, STPP, titanium dioxide, and caustic soda — sourced from domestic and international producers to chemical, glass, detergent, ceramic, and water treatment industries across pan-India and select export markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Chemicals Distribution

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325)

SIC

Industrial Inorganic Chemicals (2810), Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860)

akta.pro primary industry

Soda Ash & Industrial Carbonates (IMAEAAAH)

Keywords

• Industrial chemicals
• Chemical distribution
• Chemical trading
• Specialty chemicals
• Commodity chemicals

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Chemical Trading and Distribution: Revenue generated through the trading and distribution of industrial chemicals. The company imports and supplies bulk quantities of chemicals including Soda Ash, Sodium Bicarbonate, STPP, PVC Resin, Bentonite, Kaolin Clay, and various other specialty chemicals to different industries. Products are sourced from reliable manufacturers and international suppliers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Ryan International is an industrial chemicals trading and distribution company headquartered in Mumbai, India, founded in 2006. The company supplies a broad portfolio of industrial and specialty chemicals — including soda ash, sodium bicarbonate, STPP, PVC resin, and other specialty grades — to manufacturers across the chemical, glass, detergent, ceramic, water treatment, paint, ink, and textile industries. It also exports these chemicals to buyers in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Singapore, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Africa.

Product overview

Ryan International is an Indian chemical trading and distribution company that operates as a B2B supplier and wholesaler of industrial chemicals. The company offers an extensive portfolio of over 90 chemical products sourced from domestic manufacturers like GHCL and international suppliers from countries including Russia, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Turkey, China, and Iran. The core product portfolio centers on soda ash variants (light and dense), sodium bicarbonate in multiple grades (technical, food, animal feed), sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) from various origins, titanium dioxide in multiple grades (anatase, rutile, ceramic, plastic, paint, chemicals, powder), and various borate compounds (borax pentahydrate, decahydrate, glaze, frit). Additional product categories include bentonite clays, caustic soda forms, citric acid, phosphoric acid, PVC resins, melamine products, and industrial minerals such as kaolin clay, bauxite, and iron ore. The company functions primarily as a distributor and trading partner, serving customers across pan-India including Morbi and Mumbai in Gujarat and Maharashtra, as well as international markets in USA and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Soda Ash Industrial-grade soda ash (sodium carbonate) traded and distributed for use in glass manufacturing, detergent production, chemicals, and water treatment applications. Sold to industrial buyers.
• Sodium Bicarbonate Industrial sodium bicarbonate distributed for use in chemicals, food processing, water treatment, and pharmaceutical applications. Supplied to industrial buyers.
• STPP (Sodium Tripolyphosphate) Sodium tripolyphosphate traded and distributed primarily for use in detergent manufacturing, ceramics, and water treatment applications.
• PVC Resin Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin traded and distributed to downstream manufacturers in pipe, profile, film, and other plastic product manufacturing.
• Specialty Chemicals Range of specialty industrial chemicals supplied for use in paint, ink, textile, ceramics, and other industrial applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 1000+ clients worldwide with 500+ satisfied customers

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GHCLcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGHCL (Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Limited) is a major Indian chemical manufacturer. Ryan International has been working with GHCL as distributor and trading partner for many years, supplying products manufactured by GHCL including Soda Ash, Sodium Bicarbonate, and Industrial Salt across Morbi, Mumbai, Gujarat and Maharashtra regions.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IMCD: Global specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor. Comparable to Ryan in distributing inorganic and organic industrial chemicals to formulation-dependent end-markets such as coatings, plastics, and construction chemicals, though with significantly higher specification-driven product mix.
• Univar Solutions: Major North American-headquartered chemical and ingredient distributor serving industrial and consumer end-markets. Operates a similar third-party-principal distribution model across commodity and specialty inorganic chemicals overlapping with Ryan's portfolio.
• Brenntag: World's largest chemical and ingredients distributor with an India presence. Operates a multi-product industrial chemicals distribution model that directly parallels Ryan International's trading business, with overlap on soda ash, caustic soda, and specialty inorganic chemicals serving similar downstream end-markets.
• Azelis: Specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor with operations across EMEA, Americas, and Asia-Pacific. Directly comparable to Ryan in business model — distributing industrial and specialty chemicals from third-party manufacturers to industrial customers across multiple end-markets.
• Manuchar: Emerging-markets focused chemical distribution group headquartered in Belgium with strong India and global trade operations. Comparable to Ryan in sourcing chemicals from multiple origins (including Russia, China, Turkey) for distribution into emerging-market industrial customers.
• Barentz: Global specialty ingredients distributor serving human nutrition, pharma, personal care, and industrial markets. Directly comparable to Ryan as a third-party-principal distributor of industrial and specialty chemicals to B2B customers across multiple geographies.

Broad incumbents

• GHCL (Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Limited): Major Indian manufacturer of soda ash, sodium bicarbonate, and industrial salt, and Ryan International's core distribution and trading partner. Sits upstream of Ryan in the value chain and represents both the company's largest supply relationship and a potential vertical or horizontal competitive threat.
• Tata Chemicals: One of India's largest integrated chemical manufacturers, with a major soda ash and sodium bicarbonate franchise that overlaps directly with Ryan's core product lines. Not a direct competitor in distribution, but its strategic decisions on capacity and distribution policy materially shape the market Ryan serves.
• Chemplast Sanmar: Indian manufacturer of PVC resins, specialty chemicals, and industrial intermediates with significant presence in commodity chemicals. Overlaps with Ryan's PVC resin, caustic soda, and specialty chemical trading categories, though Chemplast is an integrated producer rather than a pure distributor.

Regional players

• Vizag Chemical: Indian chemical trading and exporting firm with a similar product profile to Ryan, supplying soda ash, caustic soda, STPP, and various industrial chemicals to global customers. Closest in scale and business model among publicly visible Indian chemical traders, making it a relevant comparable for benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/RyanInternatio7
• Facebookfacebook.com/100085678487699
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ryan-international01
• Instagraminstagram.com/ryaninternational103
• Pinterestpin.it/ek8pcht

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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