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- Grauer & Weil (India) Limited manufactures and markets specialty chemicals, industrial paints and coatings, engineering equipment, lubricants and oils for surface finishing applications; electroplating chemicals including zinc, nickel, chrome, copper, precious metals plating solutions, phosphating, anodizing, strippers and pre-treatment chemicals; protective, powder, liquid, pipeline, marine, anti-fouling and aerospace coatings; turnkey electroplating plants, filtration systems, effluent treatment plants and handling equipment; high-temperature chain oils, grinding coolants, cutting oils, wire drawing lubricants and hydraulic oils; water treatment chemicals and PCB/electronics solutions. The company, founded in 1957 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, holds a leading position with approximately 35% market share in India's electroplating chemicals sector, serving automobiles (30-40% of revenue), consumer durables, sanitary fittings, fasteners, gems and jewellery; it operates six manufacturing plants and 15 offices across India, two international offices including subsidiaries Grauer & Weil (Shanghai) Limited and Growel Chemicals Co. Limited, with exports to global markets and a branch in Dubai targeting the MENA region. Recent developments include total operating income growth of 9% year-over-year to ₹1,070 crore in FY24 driven by surface finishing (82% of revenue) and engineering segments (revenue doubled to ₹156 crore over four years), strong liquidity of ₹459 crore in cash equivalents as of September 2024 supporting planned ₹300 crore capex through FY27 for paints capacity expansion, electroplating chemicals augmentation and a new R&D centre, alongside temporary closure of its Kandivali Mumbai mall from March 2025 following a court-upheld pollution directive with a Supreme Court appeal filed, putting mall-related capex on hold.