- CEO
- Atil Chandreshbhai Parikh
- Full Time Employees
- 413
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: specialty
- Address
- 347, GIDC Industrial Estate Mumbai MA India 391760
- IPO Date
- Oct 6, 2008
- Business
- 20 Microns Limited manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of industrial minerals, functional fillers, specialty chemicals, and performance additives for diverse applications including paints and coatings, plastics and polymers, rubber, ceramics, printing inks, textiles, construction, water treatment, and agriculture. Core products encompass calcium carbonate, talc, hydrous and calcined kaolin, quartz, mica, ball clay, barytes, red oxide, feldspar, bentonite, dolomite, hydrated sodium calcium alumino silicate, perlite, ramming mass, silica, wollastonite, graphite, siliceous earth, bleaching earth, specialty coatings, adhesives and sealants, rheological additives, cosmetic ingredients such as natural and synthetic mica, micronutrients, soil conditioners, and custom R&D solutions. The company operates processing facilities in Waghodia, Vadadla, Bhuj, Alwar, Swaroopgunj, Udaipur, Hosur, and Tirunelveli, with captive mines across India and international presence in Malaysia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, Poland, Italy, Russia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Vadodara, Gujarat, India, 20 Microns Limited maintains subsidiaries including 20 Microns Nano Minerals Limited, 20 Microns SDN BHD, and a joint venture with Dorfner Holding GmbH for colored quartz under the Silicon brand.
Recent developments include the acquisition of remaining equity shares in subsidiary 20 Microns Nano Minerals Limited in May 2025, acquisition of 545,454 equity shares in 20 Microns SDN BHD in 2024, and definitive agreements in July 2024 to acquire Malaysian entities GTLQ SDN BHD and IQ Marbles SDN BHD to bolster global expansion. The company added over 10 new products in FY24, such as organic thickeners, opacifiers, flame retardants, activators, and partial zinc oxide replacements, alongside introductions in construction chemicals and value-added specialty segments during Q2 FY2025-26. Additional strategic moves encompass capacity expansions at existing and new locations with a planned investment of approximately 212.8 million rupees, enhanced export focus in high-potential regions, and deepened R&D for innovation in B2B and emerging B2C markets like mineral fertilizers under the Minfert division.