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MRO Tracker · Chemicals

New chemical plants and capacity additions across India, from specialty and agro intermediates to polymers, fluorochemicals and pharma intermediates. Each entry shows the product, capacity, investment and build stage, with a short note from our analysts on what it means for buyers and suppliers.

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15projects
7states
4commissioned
17 Oct 2026last reviewed

15 of 15 projects

Specialty chemicals · Deepak Chem Tech (Deepak Nitrite subsidiary) · Dahej, Bharuch, Gujarat

Chlorination and specialty chemicals plant

Capacity
Not disclosed
Investment
About Rs 300 crore (spent up to start of manufacturing)
Commissioning
Manufacturing started 29 Sep 2026
End use
Not disclosed
MRO View

The subsidiary had spent about Rs 300 crore by the time manufacturing began at Dahej. Products, capacity and end markets have not been disclosed. The plant's effect on group margins depends on what it goes on to make. Read our news story

Polymers · Grasim Industries · Vilayat, Bharuch, Gujarat

CPVC resin plant, in collaboration with Lubrizol Advanced Materials

Capacity
About 50,000 TPA (phase 1)
Investment
Not disclosed
Commissioning
Commercial production intimated 11 Aug 2026 (inaugurated 16 Jun 2026)
End use
Plumbing, water management, fire safety, industrial piping
MRO View

The plant sits at Grasim's Vilayat chlor alkali unit, which was chosen for its captive chlorine. Phase 1 is 50,000 tonnes against an original plan of close to 100,000 tonnes built in phases, so phase 2 timing is the next thing to watch. Read our news story

Agrochemicals · Dhanuka Agritech · Nagpur, Maharashtra

Pesticide manufacturing unit (formulation plant)

Capacity
23,000 TPA
Investment
Up to Rs 200 crore
Commissioning
Operational by Apr 2028
End use
Crop protection
MRO View

Land at Nagpur is already acquired. The company linked the new site to the end of incentives at its Udhampur unit in March 2026 and expects better logistics. Management describes it as a largely automated formulation plant, not a technical synthesis unit.

Petrochemicals · HPCL Rajasthan Refinery (HPCL and Government of Rajasthan JV) · Pachpadra, Balotra, Rajasthan

Dual feed cracker with polyethylene and polypropylene units

Capacity
1.2 MTPA cracker; 1 MTPA PE; 1 MTPA PP
Investment
Not disclosed separately (whole refinery and petrochemical complex over Rs 79,450 crore)
Commissioning
Q4 2026 (Q3 FY27); some capacity possibly Nov to Dec 2026
End use
Packaging and films, pipes, automotive, agriculture and raffia, fibres and non wovens
MRO View

Two million tonnes of new PE and PP is a big addition to Indian polymer supply, and import prices could come under pressure once these lines run steadily. The refinery began commercial operations on 22 June 2026 after a fire delayed it.

Pigments and dyes · Ultramarine & Pigments · SIPCOT Industrial Park, Manapparai, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Inorganic pigments: ultramarine blue, ultramarine violet, mixed metal oxides including bismuth vanadate

Capacity
2,500 TPA per board approval (6,850 TPA in draft EIA)
Investment
Rs 250 crore per board approval (Rs 110 crore in draft EIA)
Commissioning
Phased over FY28 and FY29
End use
Paints, coatings, plastics, rubber, ceramics, inks, textiles, construction materials
MRO View

The board approved Rs 250 crore for 2,500 tonnes, while the draft environmental report filed with the Tamil Nadu pollution board lists 6,850 tonnes at Rs 110 crore. Funding is a mix of internal accruals and term loans. Watch the final clearance to see which capacity figure holds.

Fluorochemicals · SRF · Gopalpur, Odisha (proposed site)

HFO refrigerants and anhydrous hydrogen fluoride complex, with value added HF products

Capacity
20,000 TPA HFOs; 30,000 TPA AHF
Investment
Rs 2,285 crore (revised from Rs 1,100 crore)
Commissioning
28 Feb 2028 (Q4 FY28)
End use
Next generation refrigerants; value added hydrogen fluoride products
MRO View

The board raised the budget from Rs 1,100 crore, approved in October 2024, to Rs 2,285 crore after a change in project scope. SRF cites expected demand for HFOs and value added hydrogen fluoride products, extending its fluorochemicals chain into next generation refrigerants.

Polymers · Mundra Petrochem (Adani Enterprises subsidiary) · APSEZ industrial area, Mundra, Kachchh, Gujarat

Green PVC project: PVC, VCM and ethylene glycol, with carbide, acetylene and caustic soda units

Capacity
2,000 KTPA PVC; 2,002 KTPA VCM; 400 KTPA ethylene glycol; 1,310 KTPA caustic soda (as cleared)
Investment
Not disclosed
Commissioning
All units targeted by 1 Oct 2027
End use
Not disclosed
MRO View

The company's compliance report says construction is underway on the first polymerisation train, the VCM reactor area, the chlor alkali unit and the acetylene unit. It expects all units to start commercial operation by 1 October 2027 and says the PVC will serve the domestic market and reduce reliance on imports.

Pharma intermediates · Blue Jet Healthcare · Rambilli cluster, Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh

Contrast media intermediates, high intensity sweeteners and multipurpose chemistry

Capacity
Not disclosed
Investment
About Rs 2,300 crore; board approved Rs 1,000 crore over three to four years
Commissioning
FY29, built in phases
End use
Contrast media, sweeteners
MRO View

Groundbreaking took place on 28 February 2026 on a 102 acre site planned for zero liquid discharge with marine discharge. The company says it has received Consent to Establish and started work with technical consultants. It has not disclosed products or capacity for the site itself.

Surfactants · Godrej Industries (Chemicals) · Not disclosed

Expansion of surfactants, fatty alcohol, erucic acid, glycerine, specialities and fermentation

Capacity
30,000 TPA surfactants; 35,000 TPA fatty alcohol; 20,000 TPA erucic acid; 24,000 TPA glycerine; 21,000 TPA specialities; 1,500 TPA fermentation
Investment
Over Rs 750 crore
Commissioning
Over the next few years; several projects already started
End use
Home and personal care, oil and gas, food and beverages, lubricants, paints and coatings, agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, rubber
MRO View

The plan doubles fatty alcohol, erucic acid and glycerine capacity and triples specialities, supporting a goal of a US$1 billion global business before 2030. The company also plans to raise renewable energy use to 75 percent.

Specialty chemicals · Shivtek Spechemi Industries · Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh

Chlorinated paraffin capacity expansion

Capacity
14,000 TPA added
Investment
About Rs 15 crore
Commissioning
Commercial production by Jul 2028
End use
PVC compounds, industrial coatings, flame retardants, high performance lubricants
MRO View

The company says the Kurnool plant is running at full capacity and demand is outpacing supply. Output from the new line is due in July 2028, with about Rs 100 crore a year of revenue expected at full scale. Until then, extra demand will have to be met by other suppliers. Read our news story

Pharma intermediates · Patel Chem Specialities · Talod, Gujarat

Pharmaceutical excipients: cellulose and starch based, including croscarmellose sodium and sodium starch glycolate

Capacity
720 MT to 4,500 MT a year
Investment
About Rs 20 crore
Commissioning
Expansion completed; trial batches started Oct 2026; commercial production expected shortly
End use
Pharmaceutical and nutraceutical formulations
MRO View

The Rs 20 crore expansion is funded through bank loans and internal accruals. The test now is how fast customer approvals turn trial batches into regular orders. Read our news story

Pharma intermediates · IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals · Barnala, Punjab

Backward integrated ibuprofen unit

Capacity
6,000 TPA added (12,000 to 18,000 TPA)
Investment
About Rs 350 crore
Commissioning
Dec 2027
End use
Pharmaceuticals (API)
MRO View

Existing ibuprofen capacity runs at 95 percent utilisation, so this is demand led. The company describes itself as a leading global ibuprofen maker and will fund the Rs 350 crore cost from internal accruals. Read our news story

Specialty chemicals · IOL Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals · Not disclosed

Dedicated specialty chemical plant under a long term tolling deal with a global chemical company

Capacity
Not disclosed
Investment
About Rs 35 crore
Commissioning
Q3 FY27
End use
Not disclosed
MRO View

IOL will make one specialty chemical exclusively for an unnamed global customer that is not a related party. The company expects the deal to add materially to revenue once supplies start. Read our news story

Specialty chemicals · Aether Industries · GIDC Panoli, Gujarat

Site 5, Phase 1: three large scale specialty chemical products

Capacity
Up to 16 production blocks possible; 2 running in Phase 1
Investment
Rs 1,500 to 1,600 crore planned over four years, mainly for Site 5 and a new R&D site
Commissioning
Commercial operations from 26 Jun 2026
End use
Pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals
MRO View

Phase 1 starts with three large scale products, two for pharma and one for agro. Management said in May 2026 that validation batches were done and orders were in hand. With up to 16 blocks possible on the site, suppliers of reactors, utilities and solvents should expect more orders as later blocks come up.

Specialty chemicals · Aether Industries · Not disclosed

Site 3++ for new molecules

Capacity
Not disclosed
Investment
Not disclosed
Commissioning
Commercial operation from 22 Feb 2026; ramp up through FY27
End use
Material science
MRO View

Management links Site 3++ to growth in its material science business, which was 17 percent of sales. Deliveries from the site to Milliken began in April and May 2026, and the company expects the ramp up to continue in FY27.

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