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FOSTERING COLLABORATION

Godrej Chemicals launches knowledge sharing platform
The Chemicals Division of Godrej future plan is to grow four-folds in
Industries has launched a knowledge- the specialty chemicals business,”
sharing platform in Ahmedabad, which Mr. Sharma said. The company is also
will be replicated in Delhi, Mumbai, in the process of acquiring the food
Bengaluru, Kolkata, and other cities in additives and emulsifi er business of
the months to come. Named Samagam, Savannah Surfactants in Goa.
the platform aims to bring together
scientists, manufacturers, distributors, “We have committed Rs. 600-crore
formulators, channel partners and sectoral for future expansions, and of these, Rs.
experts for half-day interactive sessions. 500-crore are in Gujarat. We plan to ex-
pand Valia plant capacity from the pres-
The inaugural session of Samagam ent 2-lakh tonnes per annum to 2.75-
in Ahmedabad had a focus on home and experts, and discussed emerging trends lakh tonnes per annum. The expansions
beauty care and was attended by over and sustainable solutions. are expected to be completed by 2027.
200 participants. Ahmedabad was cho- Roughly, 70 percent of the investments
sen due to its role as a hub for beauty & Geared for growth for Gujarat will be for fatty alcohol, and
personal care manufacturing, D2C Godrej Industries (Chemicals) manu- the balance 30 percent will be used for
brands, and a thriving contract manu- factures oleochemicals, surfactants, spe- expanding production of fatty acids,
facturing ecosystem supporting both ciality chemicals and biotech products speciality chemicals and biotech. We
domestic and international markets. that are used mainly for the home and will also be expanding our unit in
personal care industry. They are mostly Ambernath where the expansions will
Addressing a news conference, produced from renewable feedstock like be focussed on speciality chemicals
Mr. Vishal Sharma, Executive Director vegetable oils. The business has been that will be used for home and personal
and CEO, Godrej Industries (Chemicals), operating its Valia facility in Gujarat care industry,” he informed.
said the initiative is meant to foster col- since 1996, which now accounts for 65
laboration. “We are launching it from percent of the its total production. The “Last year, our turnover was
Ahmedabad because Gujarat has many company’s second unit is at Ambernath Rs. 2,500-crore and our profi ts were
entrepreneurs in this fi eld. These small near Mumbai. In 2024, the company Rs. 250-crore and in the fi rst nine
and medium enterprises do not always strengthened its footprint in Gujarat with months of the current fi nancial year, we
have the resources available to large the acquisition of the ethoxylation unit II have crossed last year’s turnover. We
companies. Samagam will make the of Shree Vallabh Chemicals in Kheda. are targeting our company’s turnover
company’s knowledge resources avail- to double to Rs. 5,000-crore in next 3-4
able to our partners,” he said. “We acquired this company as our years,” he noted.

“With India’s industrial sectors rapi- Inox India secures multiple orders worth Rs. 190-crore
dly transforming – driven by rising Inox India Ltd. (Inoxcva), a lead- included the supply of horizontal and
demand, technological advancements, ing supplier of cryogenic storage tanks, vertical LNG and industrial gases stor-
sustainability imperatives, and regulatory has secured orders worth Rs. 190-crore. age tanks, vaporisers, and various other
shifts – Samagam provides a platform The company said the orders have been specialised cryogenic equipment. The
for stakeholders to share insights and received in the months of January and orders will be supplied to clients across
explore solutions to navigate this dynamic February of 2025. Europe, USA and India,” the company
environment,” the company informed. informed in a press note. Mr. Deepak
“Besides a large order received from Acharya, CEO of Inox India, said, “As
According to Chief Commercial a European university for supply of the demand for clean energy and in-
Offi cer, Mr. Sandeep Arora, the Ahmeda- transferlines, the company received a dustrial gas infrastructure continues to
bad session was addressed by senior minor order for supply of IMO contai- rise, we remain committed to delivering
scientists from the company’s research & ners for oxygen, nitrogen and CO to an innovative, high-quality, and reliable
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development labs as well as external Australian customer. Other minor orders cryogenic equipment worldwide.”

140 Chemical Weekly March 18, 2025

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