Chatthagroup
Chattha Group is a privately held Indian conglomerate founded in 1948 that distributes imported leather chemicals and feed additives across India and operates light manufacturing, poultry equipment, hospitality, and farming businesses through six group entities.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1948
- HeadquartersKolkata, India
- Headcount—
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Chatthagroup does
Chattha Group is a privately held Indian conglomerate founded in 1948 by Late Ajit Singh Chattha and headquartered in Kolkata, with operations spanning leather chemicals distribution, animal feed additives, poultry equipment, hospitality, and farming. The group operates through six entities: A S Chattha Exim (trading, 1958), Indian Trading Bureau (taken over in 1989), Blow-Chem & Ayurvedic Industries (specialty chemical manufacturing, 1982), Prime Ventures (domestic feed additives, 2007), Golden Orchid and Golden Farms (hospitality and farming, 2010), and New Indian Feeds (animal feed manufacturing, 2012). Its core activity is B2B distribution of imported specialty leather chemicals and feed inputs from international principals including Smit & Zoon, BASF, and Ajinomoto, combined with growing in-house manufacturing of feed additives and animal feed.
The group earns revenue through a mix of distribution margins on imported specialty chemicals and feed inputs, manufacturing margins from in-house production of feed additives, animal feed, and certain specialty chemicals, and ancillary income from hospitality and farming operations. Its go-to-market is a pan-India B2B distribution network serving tanneries, feed mills, and poultry integrators, supplemented by selective downstream farming and hospitality assets. There is no disclosed pricing model, no digital platform, and no direct consumer-facing product; technical service and principal-relationship management are the implied value-add versus generic chemical trading.
The technical surface is conventional industrial chemistry and animal nutrition rather than proprietary technology; the group's differentiation rests on principal relationships, geographic reach, and accumulated distribution know-how rather than on patents, proprietary processes, or data assets. Public positioning emphasises long-standing principal partnerships, multi-decade industry recognitions (Poultry India, CLFMA, ILCPA awards), and stated forward-looking ambitions including processed foods, breeding and layer operations, joint ventures with multinationals, and bulk cargo handling, none of which are reflected as executed strategic moves in the supplied data.
Chatthagroup firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Chatthagroup
- Legal name
- Chattha Group
- Website
- https://chatthagroup.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1948
- Operating status
- Operating
- Short description
- Chattha Group is a privately held Indian conglomerate founded in 1948 that distributes imported leather chemicals and feed additives across India and operates light manufacturing, poultry equipment, hospitality, and farming businesses through six group entities.
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Chatthagroup industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Specialty Chemical Distribution
- NAICS
- Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing (3161), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (33331)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products (5160), Leather & Leather Products (3100), Food And Kindred Products (2000)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Textile, Leather & Paper Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAM)
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Where Chatthagroup is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Kolkata
- HQ country
- India
- HQ region
- Asia
Offices3 records
Markets served
Chatthagroup business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Chemical Distribution - Leather Industry: Import, manufacture and distribution of chemicals for the leather industry through A S Chattha Exim Pvt. Ltd. Handles specialty chemicals including fat liquors, syntans, binders, dyestuffs, and finishing agents from international principals.
- Feed Additives & Supplements Distribution: Import and distribution of poultry feed additives, medicines, vaccines, equipment and bio-security products through Indian Trading Bureau Pvt. Ltd. Also handles aquaculture enzymes and farm medicine supplements.
- Animal Feed Manufacturing: Manufacturing of animal feed through New Indian Feeds Pvt. Ltd., a new venture started in 2012, with plans to expand into processed foods for human consumption.
- Poultry Equipment & Disinfectant Sales: Distribution of poultry equipment (drinkers, feeders, egg trays, ventilation fans, gas brooders) and disinfectant products (Farm Clean, Iodine Clean, Super Clean, Viru Clean).
- Hospitality Services: Corporate guest house operation through Golden Orchid, providing accommodation services in Kolkata.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels1 record
Chatthagroup product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Chattha Group imports, manufactures, and distributes specialty chemicals for the leather processing industry (fat liquors, syntans, binders, dyestuffs, retanning agents, finishing agents) and feed additives, supplements, medicines, vaccines, and equipment for the poultry and aquaculture industries. The group also operates a corporate guest house (Golden Orchid) in Kolkata and a commercial broiler farming operation (Golden Farms) in Bankura.
Product overview
Chattha Group is a diversified industrial conglomerate operating since 1948, with four main product divisions: (1) Leather Chemicals - distribution of leather processing chemicals including syntans, fat liquors, binders, and dyestuffs through A S Chattha Exim Pvt. Ltd.; (2) Feed Additives & Supplements - distribution of poultry and aquaculture feed products including enzymes, vaccines, vitamins, amino acids, and antibiotics through Indian Trading Bureau Pvt. Ltd.; (3) Equipment & Disinfectant - poultry farming equipment and biosecurity products; and (4) Hospitality - Golden Orchid corporate guest house in Kolkata. The group also includes New Indian Feeds Pvt. Ltd. (animal feed manufacturing, started 2012), Blow-Chem & Ayurvedic Industries (basic chemicals manufacturing since 1982), Prime Ventures (feed additives distribution since 2007), and Golden Farms (commercial broiler operation since 2010).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Golden Orchid: Corporate Guest House situated in Kolkata, offering modern luxury and price value for guests.
- Golden Farms
Products and services
- Leather Chemicals
Companies that use Chatthagroup
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Chatthagroup technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
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- Has API
- No
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Chatthagroup partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Smit & ZooncoreInternational leather chemicals manufacturer. Chattha Group serves as authorized distributor for Smit & Zoon products including fat liquors, syntans, and finishing agents in the Indian market.
- Smit FinishingcoreLeather finishing chemicals supplier. Chattha Group distributes Smit Finishing products including binders, dyestuffs, feel agents, and wax emulsions in India.
- BASFcoreGlobal chemicals company. Chattha Group distributes BASF products including formic acid for the leather industry in India.
- SisecamminorChrome chemicals manufacturer. Chattha Group distributes Sisecam's basic chrome sulphate (Tankrom AB) for leather tanning applications.
- Real ColorcoreLeather dyes and colorants supplier. Chattha Group distributes Real Color products including fat liquors, retanning agents, and pigments.
- AjinomotocoreAmino acids manufacturer. Chattha Group distributes Ajinomoto's L-Lysine Monohydrochloride and L-Threonine for feed additives in India.
- Intervet (MSD Animal Health)coreAnimal health and vaccine manufacturer. Chattha Group distributes Intervet's killed vaccines, live vaccines, farm medicines, and poultry feed supplements in India.
- Kelvin GroupcoreLeather enzymes and chemicals supplier. Chattha Group distributes Kelvin Group's bates, soaking enzymes, and fat liquors for leather processing.
- VTRcoreFeed enzymes manufacturer. Chattha Group distributes VTR's lipase, V T Phos, beta-mannanase, and other enzyme products for aquaculture and poultry feed.
- ESIGMAcoreFeed additives supplier. Chattha Group distributes ESIGMA's coccidiostats including diclazuril premix, maduramycin, and nicarbazine products.
- AVITECHcoreFeed vitamins and premixes manufacturer. Chattha Group distributes AVITECH's vitamin premixes, acidifiers, minerals, and feed supplements.
- SupremecorePoultry equipment manufacturer. Chattha Group distributes Supreme's poultry equipment including drinkers, feeders, egg trays, and accessories.
- Thomas SwanminorSpecialty chemicals supplier. Chattha Group distributes Thomas Swan's Casacide T200 preservative for leather applications.
- VolschendorfminorFeed additives supplier. Chattha Group distributes Volschendorf's Rovabio enzymes and IP Tox premium toxin binder.
- Noble AgrovetcorePoultry medicines and supplements manufacturer. Chattha Group distributes Noble Agrovet's AD3EC Natural, farm medicines, and feed supplements.
- YorchemminorLeather chemicals supplier. Chattha Group distributes Yorchem's Merisilk WS feel agent for leather finishing.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves10 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Chatthagroup competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Balmer Lawrie & Co. Indian diversified conglomerate under the Balmer Lawrie Group with a leather chemicals division historically serving Indian tanneries. Comparable in being a multi-vertical Indian conglomerate with a leather chemicals franchise, though larger and more diversified.
- Godrej Agrovet: Indian diversified agribusiness conglomerate in animal feed, crop protection, and poultry (via Godrej Tyson Foods). Comparable to New Indian Feeds and Golden Farms in the animal feed and broiler segments, though significantly larger and publicly listed.
- Cargill India: Indian arm of Cargill operating in animal nutrition, feed manufacturing, and protein. Comparable to Chattha's animal feed manufacturing (New Indian Feeds) and feed additive distribution business, though vastly larger and with proprietary formulations.
Direct peers
- Smit & Zoon: Dutch specialty leather chemicals manufacturer (Chattha is a principal distributor for them in India). Smit & Zoon's own direct and indirect distribution in India competes and overlaps with Chattha's leather chemicals franchise.
- Evonik India: Indian arm of Evonik, a global specialty chemicals company producing amino acids (e.g., MetAMINO, Biolys) and other feed additives. Directly comparable to Chattha's feed additives distribution business, particularly the Ajinomoto amino acid distribution line.
- Indofil Industries: Indian specialty chemicals manufacturer and distributor serving agrochemicals and industrial chemicals, with adjacency into leather process chemicals. Comparable in product overlap and India-focused B2B specialty chemicals distribution model.
- Stahl India: Global specialty leather chemicals and coatings producer with direct India presence serving leather processors with the same product categories (fat liquors, binders, finishes) that Chattha distributes from principals like Smit & Zoon and Real Color.
- TFL India (TFL Leather India): TFL is one of the world's leading specialty leather chemical manufacturers with India operations distributing fat liquors, syntans, dyes, and finishing agents to Indian tanneries. Directly comparable to Chattha's leather chemicals distribution business via A S Chattha Exim.
- Trouw Nutrition India (Nutreco): Global animal nutrition company with India presence distributing premixes, feed additives, vitamins, and minerals to livestock and aquaculture producers. Directly comparable to Chattha's Indian Trading Bureau feed additives and supplements business.
Regional players
- Venky's India (VH Group): Indian poultry integrator with operations in broiler farming, feed manufacturing, and poultry equipment. Vertically comparable to Chattha's New Indian Feeds and Golden Farms operations, with much larger scale and public market listing.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat3 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
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Chatthagroup leadership team
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Chatthagroup subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries7 records
Chatthagroup funding detail
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Investors
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Chatthagroup M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Chatthagroup
What does Chatthagroup do?
Chattha Group imports, manufactures, and distributes specialty chemicals for the leather processing industry (fat liquors, syntans, binders, dyestuffs, retanning agents, finishing agents) and feed additives, supplements, medicines, vaccines, and equipment for the poultry and aquaculture industries. The group also operates a corporate guest house (Golden Orchid) in Kolkata and a commercial broiler farming operation (Golden Farms) in Bankura.
Is Chatthagroup a public or private company?
Chatthagroup is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Chatthagroup founded?
Chatthagroup was founded in 1948.
Where is Chatthagroup based?
Chatthagroup is headquartered in Kolkata, India, in the Asia region.
How does Chatthagroup make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Chemical Distribution - Leather Industry is the primary driver. The others are feed Additives & Supplements Distribution, animal Feed Manufacturing, poultry Equipment & Disinfectant Sales and hospitality Services.
Who are Chatthagroup's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Balmer Lawrie & Co., Godrej Agrovet and Cargill India. Direct peers are Smit & Zoon, Evonik India, Indofil Industries, Stahl India, TFL India (TFL Leather India) and Trouw Nutrition India (Nutreco). Venky's India (VH Group) is listed as a regional player.
Does Chatthagroup have an API?
No public API is recorded for Chatthagroup.
What industry is Chatthagroup in?
Chatthagroup's product category is Specialty Chemical Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAEABAM, Textile, Leather & Paper Specialty Chemicals. Its NAICS code is 3161 and its SIC code is 5160.