- Business
- IVP Limited IVP Limited (IVP.NS), founded in 1929 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, manufactures and distributes specialty chemicals, primarily serving the foundry, composites, insulation, refractories, footwear, flexible packaging, and automotive sectors; its core products include phenolic resins and binders, foundry coatings, water-based coatings for dipping spraying and brushing, cast iron inoculants, polyurethane systems for footwear and adhesives, novolac resins for refractories friction and abrasives, powder resins, insulation resins, fiber-reinforced polymer composites solutions, and refractory additives, with manufacturing facilities in Tarapur and Bangalore boasting a combined annual capacity of approximately 50,000 tonnes and export operations to markets including the US UK and Germany. As an integral part of the Allana Group following its original association with the Tata Group and subsequent diversification from vegetable oils into foundry chemicals where it pioneered production in India through technical collaboration with Ashland USA, the company caters to ferrous and non-ferrous foundries, automotive industries, and industrial applications worldwide. In recent developments, IVP Limited sold its ceramics division in 2007 to streamline operations, modernized and expanded facilities including a new coating plant and shell resin plant at Tarapur, introduced a new polyurethane product, reported fiscal year 2025 revenue of INR 5,426 million with net income of INR 113 million despite a slight decline from prior year, and continues capacity enhancements to support growth in specialty chemicals.