- Business
- Ushanti Colour Chem Ltd. manufactures and sells dyestuffs, pigments, and intermediates primarily for textile, paper, leather, paint, wool, nylon, plastic, and ink industries. The company produces phthalocyanine pigments including Blue 15:0, 15:1, 15:2, 15:3, 15:4 and Green 7; organic pigments and high performance pigments (DPP); pigment emulsions; phthalocyanine blue dyes; Usharect direct dyes; Ushatron reactive dyes such as H, VS, HE, ME, and M types; Ushacid acid dyes; digital inkjet dyes; and intermediates including CPC Blue Crude, speciality phthalocyanines, and additives like heat stabilizers. Operations are supported by manufacturing plants in Vatva and Saykha, Gujarat, with its own Copper Phthalocyanine facility and advanced quality control equipment including HPLC, spectrophotometers, and dyeing machines.
Founded in 1961 and headquartered at 88/8, GIDC Phase I, Vatva, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, the company serves global markets across Argentina, Brazil, China, Egypt, Bangladesh, Belgium, Hong Kong, Honduras, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Portugal, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Uruguay. It operates as a public limited company listed on the NSE (UCL.NS) with a subsidiary, UC Colours and Intermediates Pvt Ltd., focused on dyestuffs, pigments, intermediates, and chemicals. Production capacity exceeds 4,000 metric tonnes annually, backed by automated facilities and effluent treatment systems for sustainability.
In recent developments, the company issued a rights issue with a letter of offer dated October 14, 2024, to raise funds through 535,000 equity shares at INR 55 per share for eligible shareholders. Board appointments in August 2025 included independent director Harshaben Mehta (term: August 21, 2025–August 20, 2030), internal auditor for FY2025-26, and secretarial auditor through FY2029-30. The 32nd Annual General Meeting is scheduled for September 27, 2025, with e-voting from September 24–26.