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- Borosil Renewables Limited manufactures and sells low iron textured solar glass for photovoltaic panels, flat plate collectors, greenhouses, utility-scale solar projects, rooftop solar plants, building-integrated photovoltaics, thermal applications, and large-sized modules; offers specialized products including Selene anti-glare solar glass for PV installations near airports, Shakti high-efficiency matt-matt finish solar glass, thinner glass for bifacial modules with or without grid printing, and glass with antireflective, antisoiling, or combined coatings; and provides customized solar glass in various sizes and thicknesses compliant with international standards. The company, founded in 1962 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, as part of the Borosil Group, operates manufacturing facilities in Bharuch, Gujarat, India, and through subsidiaries in Germany including Interfloat Corporation, GMB Glasmanufaktur Brandenburg GmbH, Geosphere Glassworks GmbH, and Laxman AG, serving markets in India, Europe, and internationally with a total solar glass capacity of approximately 1350 tons per day equivalent to 8.5 GW, targeting expansion to 1950 TPD or 12.5 GW by 2026. In recent developments, Borosil Renewables acquired Europe's largest solar glass manufacturer Interfloat Corporation and GMB Glasmanufaktur in 2022, approved a Rs 675 crore expansion adding 500 TPD capacity at Bharuch in December 2024 amid favorable Indian import duties, temporarily idled its German subsidiary's 350 TPD furnace due to European market conditions by end-2024, received a Rs 14.21 crore subsidy from India's MEITY in November 2025 bringing total subsidies to Rs 106.53 crore, and plans warrant issuance for Rs 600 crore plus equity to promoters for Rs 100 crore to fund growth.