The Indian Market of Inorganic Chemicals NES and opportunities

Inorganic chemicals NES has a broader spectrum in the Indian market, as India happens to be the 12th largest chemical industry across the globe. India exports 13% and imports around 8% of chemicals annually. Gujarat is the highest manufacturers of chemicals that accounts to 53 per cent of the total amount manufactured in the country.

Basic inorganic chemicals are Aluminium Fluoride, Carbon Black, Calcium Carbide, Potassium Chlorate, Titanium Dioxide, Sodium Chlorate and Red Phosphorous. The Alakali inorganic chemicals are Caustic Soda, Soda Ash and Liquid Chlorine. The maximum contribution in the inorganic chemical sector is by the alkali chemicals, which is almost 90% of the sector.

Inorganic chemicals come under basic chemicals in the chemical industry. Inorganic chemicals are non-carbon chemicals that are basically formed of minerals. Usually the inorganic chemicals are used as intermediate products, which are used as industrial and manufacturing process inputs.

The key users of these inorganic chemicals are the glass industry, paints industry, paper industry and automotive industry. The leading companies that are involved with inorganic chemicals in India are Nirma limited, Tata Chemicals, DCW Limited,Travancore Alkali & Chemicals Limited, Triveni Chemicals, Tanfac Industries Limited, Kilburn Chemicals Limited, Phillips Carbon Black Limited, Vaigai Chemical Industries Limited, Hi Tech Carbon,

Carbon black is the highest product in demand by the market, with a 71% output to the market. Imports and exports of these inorganic chemicals increased highly since the past few years. Soda ash imports enhanced the alkali chemical imports, whereas exports followed the same line of course.