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- Aarti Drugs Limited manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients, pharmaceutical intermediates, specialty chemicals, and formulations through its wholly-owned subsidiary Pinnacle Life Science Private Limited. The company produces APIs such as Ciprofloxacin Hydrochloride, Metronidazole, Metformin HCl, Ketoconazole, and Ofloxacin across therapeutic categories including antibiotics, antidiabetics, anti-inflammatories, anti-fungals, anti-protozoals, cardiovascular, central nervous system, and others; pharmaceutical intermediates encompassing fluoroquinolones and nitroimidazoles; and specialty chemicals like Salicylic Acid, Trimethylamine, Dimethylamine, Monomethylamine, Benzene Sulphonyl Chloride, and Methyl Nicotinate. It also provides contract manufacturing services with GMP-certified plants compliant with global regulations.
Founded in 1984 as part of the Aarti Group of Industries and headquartered in Mumbai, India, with manufacturing facilities in Tarapur and Sarigam, Maharashtra, the company exports to over 100 countries and serves pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and healthcare sectors. Aarti Drugs operates 13 manufacturing facilities and maintains a robust R&D center at Tarapur MIDC to support product development and scalability.
In recent developments, the company approved an investment of INR 25 crore in its subsidiary Pinnacle Life Science via subscription to a rights issue on January 29, 2025, to fund expansion, capex plans, and general corporate purposes, with shares allotted by February 15, 2025. It plans significant capital expenditure of approximately Rs. 220-230 crore in FY2025 and Rs. 150-160 crore in FY2026, funded by debt and internal accruals, primarily for two greenfield facilities producing salicylic acid and amines, brownfield expansions, debottlenecking, and maintenance, alongside trial production commencement at a new greenfield site. In August 2024, shares rose ahead of a board meeting considering a share buyback proposal, marking a potential sixth buyback under SEBI regulations.