- Business
- India Glycols Limited, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, manufactures and markets green technology-based bulk, specialty, and performance chemicals; natural gums; spirits; industrial gases; sugars; and nutraceuticals, with operations spanning domestic and international markets including over 40 export countries. The company produces core products such as monoethylene glycol (MEG), diethylene glycol (DEG), triethylene glycol (TEG), polyethylene glycols (PEG), glycol ethers, acetates, ethoxylates, bio-polymers, surfactants, potable alcohol, extra neutral alcohol (ENA), and CO2, serving industries including pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, personal care, textiles, FMCG, and ethanol blending programs. It operates three manufacturing units in Uttarakhand, including facilities at Kashipur and Gorakhpur, five R&D centers, and a US subsidiary, while emphasizing sustainability through initiatives like zero-discharge ethanol processes, reduced carbon footprints, and over 65,000 trees planted. Recent developments include securing a Rs 1,264.2 crore ethanol supply contract under the Ethanol Blending Program for 2024-25; forming a strategic partnership in November 2024 with Amrut Distilleries to manufacture, distribute, and sell premium whisky brands in North India; launching new grain-based ethanol plants at Gorakhpur and Kashipur in 2022; and previous joint ventures such as with Clariant in 2021 for IMFL brands, alongside expansions in bio-polymers, thiocolchicoside, and nicotine production.