Daikaffil Chemicals India Limited manufactures and markets optical brightening agents, dyes intermediates and organic chemicals in India. The company produces stilbene-based fluorescent whitening agents and optical brighteners for textile and paper applications, including tetrasulfo, disulfo and hexasulfo varieties; naphthol dyes; acid dyes; industrial chemicals such as disulfonic acid; and laboratory chemicals. It operates a production facility in Tarapur, Maharashtra, serving paper mills, textile manufacturers and other industrial customers domestically and internationally.
Founded in 1992 and headquartered at Plot No. E/4, M.I.D.C., Tarapur, Boisar, Palghar District, Maharashtra, the ISO 9001:2008-certified company maintains GOTS and pre-REACH product certifications.
In fiscal 2024, Heranba Industries Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary Mikusu India Private Limited, acquired a 31.50% equity stake in Daikaffil as part of an open offer, securing strategic infrastructure in Tarapur for contract research, development and manufacturing services expansion. The company reports ongoing operations amid recent quarterly net losses and low sales volumes as of fiscal 2025.