In 1972, Grasim’s chemicals business was set up to manufacture caustic soda for the company’s VSF unit. Today, it is one of India’s largest caustic soda producers and is a market leader in the chlor-alkali segment.

In 2016, Grasim’s merger with Aditya Birla Chemicals India Ltd. (ABCIL) helped catapult the company’s caustic soda capacity from 452 KTPA to 884 KTPA making it the largest producer of caustic soda in India back then. Today, Grasim’s total caustic soda capacity is 1,147 KTPA. Grasim’s manufacturing units are located in 8 places across India.

The business uses cost-effective membrane cell technology and is largely self-sufficient in power. For gainful utilisation of chlorine, the business has a portfolio of chlorine derivatives like Stable Bleaching Powder (SBP), Polyaluminium Chloride (PAC), Chlorosulphonic Acid (CSA), Chlorinated Paraffin Wax (CPW), Calcium Chloride (CaCl) and Aluminium Chloride (AlCl).

Aditya Birla Chemicals – Grasim manufactures an advanced material called epoxy at its plants in Germany, Thailand & India. They are the pioneer manufacturer of epoxy resins in the entire ASEAN region and Indian subcontinent. The business epoxy products range from basic products like liquid epoxy resins to value-added products like formulated resins, reactive diluents and hardeners, and market these under the Epotec & CeTePox brands. These high-quality epoxies are used in various industries, including automotive, construction, heavy engineering, transport, electronics, and food & beverage. The manufacturing complex at Vilayat houses a 123 KTPA capacity epoxy plant.