- Business
- Tata Chemicals Limited, established in 1939 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, manufactures and markets basic and specialty chemicals worldwide. The company produces soda ash (sodium carbonate); sodium bicarbonate; salt; specialty silica; agrochemicals and seeds; prebiotics such as fructo-oligosaccharides (FOS); bromine; caustic soda; and cement, serving industries including glass, detergents, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, food, water treatment, mining, and personal care through operations in India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Kenya. As the third-largest global soda ash producer and fifth-largest sodium bicarbonate producer, Tata Chemicals maintains manufacturing facilities across four continents, including its flagship Mithapur plant in Gujarat, India, and North American soda ash operations in Green River, Wyoming. In November 2025, the company approved a Rs 910 crore ($108 million) capital expenditure plan to expand soda ash capacity by Rs 135 crore at its Mithapur facility and specialty silica production by Rs 775 crore at its Tamil Nadu plant. Tata Chemicals Europe plans a Rs 655 crore investment to triple pharmaceutical-grade sodium bicarbonate capacity in the United Kingdom, with construction starting in 2025 and Lostock plant chemical production ceasing by January 2025 as part of operational restructuring.