Chemicals and Materials Landscape of Mumbai
1,240 Chemicals and Materials companies in Mumbai, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Chemicals and Materials in Mumbai
Shows the top 1,240 chemicals and materials firms in Mumbai, highlighting which are hiring, best funded, and most covered; 100 firms are hiring now and 20 have disclosed recent funding.
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Asian Paints7last posted Aug 2026
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Hindustan Platinum5last posted Aug 2026
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Aditya Birla Chemicals5last posted Aug 2026
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MTC Group5last posted Aug 2026
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Laxmi4last posted Jun 2026
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Uni Deritend4last posted Jun 2026
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JSW Paints3last posted Jun 2026
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Tawazon3last posted Jul 2026
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JSW Cement$293.4MConventional Debt · Jun 2023
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JBF Industries$150MPE · Aug 2015
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Excel Crop Care$93.1MPost IPO · Jun 2016
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Renaissance Biochemicals$89.3MConventional Debt · Nov 2018
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Everlon Synthetics$37.5M— · —
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Inventys$30.2MSeries A · Apr 2022
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Visen Industries$25MPE · Jun 2011
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Pidilite$1.9BFY2017 filing
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Bhilosa$1.6BFY2023 filing
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Welspun Corp$1BFY2025 filing
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Godrej Chemicals$561.3MFY2021 filing
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Banswara Garments11,560tracked employees
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Aarti Industries6,655tracked employees
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Kansai Nerolac4,011tracked employees
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Ginza Industries3,750tracked employees
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Essar Steel2,500tracked employees
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Hindalco13.1%425 tracked events
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JSW Steel11.9%385 tracked events
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Tata Chemicals6.2%200 tracked events
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Sanathan4.0%129 tracked events
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Birla Opustop 100kbirlaopus.com
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Garwarehitechfilmstop 500kgarwarehitechfilms.com
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Sisco Research Laboratoriestop 500ksrlchem.com
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Rossari Biotech≥30articles in the window
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Camlin Fine Sciences≥26articles in the window
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DCW≥23articles in the window
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Mukand≥21articles in the window
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How the Chemicals and Materials ecosystem in Mumbai grew, 2016–2025
Lists the number of companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, with the highest count of 40 in 2018 and only 2 founded in 2025.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Chemicals and Materials in Mumbai
- M&AAce investor Radhakishan Damani acquired a 2.2 percent stake in the company during Q4 FY26 by purchasing 186,187 equity shares worth Rs 8.7 crore.2026-04-26
- M&ATime Technoplast added 3.59% to Rs 190.50 after the company said that it has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the promoters of Systoverse (SPL) for acquiring 76% stake in SPL on a net asset basis.2026-04-16
- IPOPrasol Chemicals intends to list its equity shares on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).2026-04-09
- IPOThese include Veritas Finance, Credila Financial Services, Hero FinCorp, Greaves Electric Mobility and Dorf Ketal Chemicals.2026-04-07
- M&AWelspun Corp has announced a delay in the acquisition of approximately 2.57% equity stake in its subsidiary, Welspun Mauritius Holdings Limited (WMHL).2026-03-31
- IPOIndustrial and medical gas maker INOX Air Products is planning to launch a $1 billion initial public offering in Mumbai, and has appointed Kotak, JPMorgan and Citi to manage the IPO2026-03-31
- M&AJSW Steel Limited said its arm will acquire the steel business undertaking of BPSL through a slump sale on a going-concern basis.2026-03-27
- M&AThe acquisition, which was completed in December 2025, has instantly elevated JSW Paints to the fourth-largest player in the Indian paints industry, giving the group control of the iconic Dulux brand in India.2026-01-20
- FundingStock of THIS chemical company to be in focus after it raises Rs 14.52 crore through warrant conversion2026-01-18
- M&ASBI Mutual Fund has picked up 22.4 lakh shares (equivalent to 5.73 percent of paid-up equity capital) for Rs 634.8 crore at Rs 2,833.96 per share.2025-12-31
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Chemicals and Materials company in Mumbai was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Completed | 2026-04-26 | ||
| Systoverse | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-04-16 | |
| Welspun Mauritius Holdings Limited | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-03-31 | |
| BPSL | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-03-27 | |
| $74.2M | Completed | 2026-03-27 | ||
| Welspun Corporate Services Limited (WCSL) | undisclosed | Completed | 2026-03-25 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Details specific event types like IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins for the sector’s companies.
Prasol ChemicalsIPO · NSE, BSE · 4 reportsApr 2026
Dorf KetalIPO · 3 reportsApr 2026
Industrial Oxygen Company LimitedIPO · Mumbai · 2 reportsMar 2026
HeranbaIPO · BSE · 5 reportsAug 2025
HP AdhesivesIPO · 1 reportAug 2025
Bhageria Group of CompaniesPlasticizers & Ethoxylates product line (Specialty chemicals)Oct 2025
hilton metal forgingwon undisclosed clientMar 2026
Time Technoplastapproved for production and supply — Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO)May 2026
- Ketan Chandrakant Shah v Mahesh Wadialal Gandhi, Geeta Mahesh Gandhi, Mahendra Mohitecheating and criminal breach of trust · OngoingFeb 2026
- tata chemicals v County Government of Kajiadoland revenue arrears dispute · VerdictOct 2025
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +6.2%, half slower.
Who is building Chemicals and Materials in Mumbai
Profiles 467 founders and CEOs across 413 firms, noting common alma maters such as IIT Bombay (5) and Harvard Business School (3).
Ex - New Chemi Industries, Sumitomo Chemical India. Mumbai University, Northrop University MBA
Minar Organics, Privi Biotechnologies, Vivira Chemicals, Satellite Technologies.
Cornell University 1986
Ex-Drip Capital, Zephyr Peacock India · IIT Bombay BTech MTech 2011
Founder-Aarti Group
Ex-Elementis Global, Vertellus, DSM, Lanxess. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi BTech, Indian Institute of Management, Indore MBA
Ex- Welspun
NPL Bluesky Automotive, NUTRAHELIX BIOTECH. SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research MBA 2011, D J Sanghvi College of Engineering BE 2007
Ex-Trafigura, Hindalco Industries, Usha Martin. Maharashtra College of Engineering Nilanga BE 1995, Centre for Management Development MBA 1998
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Who funds Chemicals and Materials in Mumbai
Records 18 funding rounds since 2016 from 49 investors, with an average round size of $29.5 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Jungle Ventures | 2 | 2 | Sep 2025 |
| India Quotient | 2 | 1 | Sep 2025 |
| Vedanta Capital | 2 | — | Sep 2025 |
| RB Investments | 2 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Mehak Bhuta | 2 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Panthera Peak Capital | 2 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Ankur Singla | 2 | — | Sep 2025 |
| Meenakshi Iyengar | 2 | — | Sep 2025 |
| The Bombay Oil | 1 | 1 | Jan 2021 |
| Synergy Capital | 1 | 1 | Jul 2021 |
The typical round is $29.5M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Chemicals and Materials funding rounds in Mumbai
Lists the ten largest disclosed funding rounds, the biggest being JSW Cement’s $193.3 million Series D.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series Dmega-round | $193.3M | Jul 2021 | Synergy Capital, Apollo Global Management, AP Asia Opportunistic Holdings +1 more | |
| Series A | $29.5M | Apr 2022 | Arpit Khandelwal, Pantomath Group, Plutus Wealth Management | |
| Series B | $18.6M | Mar 2011 | Standard Chartered | |
| Series B | $8.2M | Jan 2021 | The Bombay Oil | |
| Series A | $7.7M | Sep 2025 | Jungle Ventures, India Quotient, Crescent Enterprises +13 more | |
| Seed | $3.1M | Mar 2024 | Jungle Ventures, India Quotient, RB Investments +13 more | |
| Series A | $2.6M | Sep 2006 | The Bombay Oil | |
| Angel | $1.5M | Feb 2023 | Aditya Parekh | |
| Series A | $1.5M | Mar 2008 | The Bombay Oil | |
| Angel | $798k | Oct 2009 | Kailash Agarwal |
What the news says about Chemicals and Materials in Mumbai
Aggregates 2,062 news articles from the last year, covering topics like mining law, product launches, metal market analysis, and strategic partnerships.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Chemicals and Materials news in India. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Mining law and policy frameworks≥5,120▲+26%
- New product launches and innovations≥3,672▲+19%
- Industrial metal market analysis≥3,599▲+31%
- Strategic partnerships and collaborations≥3,593▲+25%
- Major contract wins and losses≥3,469▲+35%
- Metal fabrication and industrial applications≥3,043▲+28%
- Mining safety and regulatory compliance≥2,847→+9%
- Sustainability initiatives and esg reporting≥2,815→+2%
- Global chemical market trends and analysis≥2,549▲+32%
- Company expansions and new market entries≥2,367▲+56%
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28 Chemicals and Materials companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Chemicals and Materials coverage in India as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in India Chemicals and Materials coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Chemicals and Materials jobs in Mumbai: who is hiring and what they ask for
Shows 235 job postings from 59 employers in the past year, with the most‑asked skills and a median advertised salary of $7 k per year.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Chemicals and Materials employers in Mumbai put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
- sales42▲
- sap24▲
- data analysis19▲
- market intelligence18▲
- analytical skills17▲
- business development16▲
- inventory management16▲
- stakeholder management15▲
- marketing15▲
- lead generation15▲
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What the research says
The Chemicals and Materials research read is national: 601 India-affiliated papers, clustered into themes such as Challenges in Smart Material Integration, Limits of Self‑Healing Hydrogels, Safety Concerns for Smart Dental Materials, Interface Risks in Tissue‑Engineered Scaffolds. It is measured at country level, so it is the same signal for every city in India — the full read, with the theme clusters, growth and blind spots, lives on the national page.
Read the full Chemicals and Materials research analysis for India →
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