- Business
- Gokul Agro Resources Limited, incorporated in 2014 and headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, manufactures, processes, distributes, and exports edible and non-edible oils, their derivatives, feed meals, and related agro products; the company operates across refineries, castor oil derivatives, seed crushing, and oleochemicals business verticals with manufacturing facilities in Gandhidham, Krishnapatnam, Haldia, and a recently acquired plant in Mangalore that elevates total production capacity to 5600 tons per day. Its core edible oil portfolio encompasses refined soybean oil, sunflower oil, kachi ghani mustard oil, refined and filtered groundnut oil, palm oil, refined cottonseed oil, rice bran oil, vanaspati, palmolein oil, and ultimate frying oil, marketed under prominent brands including Vitalife, Richfield, Mahek, Pride, Biscopride, Puffpride, and Zaika; non-edible offerings feature castor oil and derivatives such as hydrogenated castor oil, 12-hydroxystearic acid, and ricinoleic acid alongside oleochemicals like palm fatty acid distillate, palm kernel fatty acid distillate, hydrogenated palm stearin, glycerol monostearate, and glycerol monooleate; feed meals include rapeseed meal, soybean meal, and castor seed meal serving the global feed industry. Gokul Agro Resources maintains a robust global footprint, exporting to over 50 countries across the Americas (USA, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina), Europe (United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain), Africa and Middle East (Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Mauritius, Morocco, UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia), and others including Turkey and Russia, while commanding strong domestic presence in more than 20 Indian states with primary revenue from India supplemented by exports. Subsidiaries include Riya Agro Industries Private Limited, Riya International Pte. Ltd., and Maurigo Indo Holdings Pte. Ltd.; recent strategic developments encompass the acquisition of a new manufacturing plant in Mangalore for capacity expansion, establishment of a biodiesel plant in Gandhidham with a 1.05 billion rupees investment, a memorandum of agreement between a unit and the Andhra Pradesh government, approval for grid connectivity of a 10 MW solar power project, an equity stock split from Rs. 2 to Rs. 1 face value effective October 2025, board approval to double borrowing limits from Rs. 4,000 crore to Rs. 8,000 crore pending shareholder nod, alteration of memorandum object clause to incorporate food & beverage, agricultural cultivation, allied activities, and biofuels energy diversification, and reappointment of Joint Managing Director Jayesh Kanubhai Thakkar for three years from June 2026.