- CEO
- G Ramachandran
- Full Time Employees
- 310
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: specialty
- Address
- SPIC House Chennai TN India 600032
- IPO Date
- Jul 13, 1993
- Business
- Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (TFL) manufactures all grades of soda ash and co-produces ammonium chloride fertilizer using an eco-friendly dual process at its facility in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India; the company offers light and dense soda ash for applications in soaps and detergents, glass, silicates, dyes and dyestuffs, bichromate, textiles, house cleaning agents, and petroleum refining; fertilizer-grade ammonium chloride for crops including paddy, sugarcane, groundnut, banana, coconut, cotton, and chilies; sodium bicarbonate for biscuits, pharmaceuticals, and fire extinguishers; technical and pure-grade ammonium chloride for batteries, pharmaceuticals, and galvanizing; and ammonium bicarbonate, supported by a carbon-dioxide recovery plant and desalinated water production. Established in 1971 and headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, TFL operates as the sole soda ash producer in South India with production capacities of 180,000 MTPA soda ash, 162,000 MTPA fertilizer-grade ammonium chloride, 12,000 MTPA technical and pure-grade ammonium chloride, 14,400 MTPA sodium bicarbonate, 7,200 MTPA ammonium bicarbonate, and 62,000 MTPA carbon dioxide recovery; it sources raw materials including ammonia via pipelines from the contiguous SPIC Fertilizer Plant, carbon dioxide from boiler flue gas, and captive solar-evaporated industrial-grade salt from integrated pans utilizing RO reject water, with gypsum harvested biennially as a byproduct. As a member of the SPIC Group under AM International, TFL serves domestic industrial and agricultural markets with ISO 9001:2008 and BIS certifications; recent developments include the 2023 commercial production launch of the world's first green soda ash and green ammonium chloride via a CO2 recovery plant achieving carbon neutrality through biomass conversion and green ammonia imports from Egypt, alongside secured supply ties with a major multinational for detergent applications; in January 2024, TFL signed an MoU with the Government of Tamil Nadu committing Rs 290 crore to establish a new Soda Ash and Ammonium Chloride plant in Thoothukudi as part of SPIC Group's Rs 1,900 crore investment pledge; capacity expansion announcements in late 2023 target adding 125,000-270,000 MTPA for soda ash and ammonium chloride by September 2024 to exceed current levels by over 100 percent, financed via borrowings and internal accruals, leveraging low-carbon processes and southern locational advantages; plant operations resumed post-flood halts, with ongoing board changes including directorate updates in 2024-2025 and sustained profitability evidenced by audited FY2025 results.