Chemical Industry

Producers of Commodity Chemicals

Tata Chemicals Limited

Introduction & History

Founded by Mr. J. R. D. Tata.

Formed in 1939.
Group Company/Subsidiary of Tata Group.
Registered and Headquarter in Mumbai.
Current Chairman Mr. Cyrus Mistry.
One of the Largest Company in the Industry.
Focuses on LIFE : Living, Industry and Farm
Essentials.
Harnessing the fruits of science for goals
that go beyond business.

Story began in Mithapur, Gujarat.

Plant to raise wealth of Marine Chemicals.
Market Leading International Business
created across 4 Continents viz. Asia,
Europe, Africa and North America.
Pioneer and Market Leader in Indias
branded lodised Salt Segment.

Milestones

1927
Kapil Ram Vakil sets up Okhamandal Salt Works.
On May 4, VT Krishnamachari, then dewan

(administrator) of Baroda, lays foundation stone.

1937
Tatas approached to take over Okhamandal Salt

Works.

1939
Tata Chemicals Limited incorporated on January

23.

1942
First unit of chemical works - a bromine plant

- is completed. It is the only plant of its kind

in India.

1943
Auxiliary power plant commissioned.
Production of caustic soda, liquid chlorine,

bleaching powder, hydrochloric acid and zinc

chloride commences.

1944
Soda ash production starts in February.
Lease agreement signed between Baroda

state and Tata Chemicals on March 16.

- Tata
Chemicals
given
rights
to
manufacture salt and marine minerals
and to use limestone and other raw
materials within the Kathiawad region of
the state.

1946
Managing agency agreement between Tata

Chemicals and Tata Sons transferred to Tata

Industries.
Hospital and medical facilities set up in
Mithapur.

1949
Production of sodium bicarbonate starts.

1955-56
Production

of technical grade benzene

hexachloride (a pesticide) starts so as to
utilise surplus chlorine.

1956-57
Ethylene dibromide, a new product from

bromine, introduced.
Production of copper oxychloride, an
insecticide, starts. Plant and equipment
designed in-house.

1957
Joint venture with Fison Pest Control to form

Tata Fisons.

 Subsequently merged with Rallis in 1972-73.

1961-62
Production of dense soda ash starts.

1962-63
Net profit increases from Rs 16.9 lac to Rs 79.7

lac.
Significant breakthrough as technical staff
succeed in using treated sea water in place of
fresh water.
Government removes price ceiling on soda ash
and caustic soda.

1968-69
Proposal to export chemicals in association

with Tata Exports.

1971
Tata Chemicals discontinues sale of

chemicals through Tata Oil Mills (TOMCO)

and starts selling on its own.

1979-80
Develops new salt works.
Tata
Chemicals
Society

for
Rural
Development established to improve
quality of life in Okhamandal villages.

1983
Tata Salt, India's first iodised, vacuum

evaporated, branded salt launched.

1992
Tata Shudh' detergent launched.
Regional
development
programe

Okhamandal villages started.

1993
New cement plant started in Mithapur.

2001
Production severely affected due to

earthquake on January 26, 2001 and the

fire in the power plant on March 2, 2001.
Cement sales taken over from ACC
Limited.

for

2002
Mithapur is awarded ISO-14001 certification.
The chemicals division at Mithapur is

awarded the ISO-9001-2000 Migration

certificate.

2003
Tata Salt ranked No. 1 Food brand in Brand

Equity Survey of India's most trusted brands.

Babrala fertiliser plant registered with British
Safety Council.
New initiatives taken up to consolidate and
drive growth in the core business.

 Chemical plant at Mithapur bags 'Certificate

of Honour' and saltworks awarded 'Certificate

of Merit' by Gujarat State Safety Council.
Mithapur
becomes the first industrial
township to be awarded the ISO 14001
certificate.
The fertilizer plant gets ISO-14001 and
OHSAS-18001 certification.

2004
ISO

14001 certification for the Babrala

Township for implementation of Environment
Management System. Certification audit
conducted by KPMG, India.

 Tata

Chemicals set up the Innovation

Centre to develop world-class R&D
capability in the emerging areas of
nanotechnology and biotechnology.
2005
First step towards internationalisation. Tata
Chemicals acquires an equal partnership in
Indo Maroc Phosphore SA (IMACID) along
with Chambal Fertilisers and global
phosphate major, OCP of Morocco.
2006
Tata Chemicals completes acquisition of
UK-based Brunner Mond Group, one of the
world's leading manufacturers soda ash
and associated alkaline products.

2008
Tata Chemicals acquires US-based General

Chemical
Industrial
Products
(GCIP).
Becomes worlds second largest soda ash
manufacturer.

2009
Tata Chemicals urea division achieves RC

14001 - 2005 Certification

Tata
Chemicals
certified
under
SA
8000:2001 standard for the Mithapur,
Babrala and Haldia sites by RINA India.
Tata Chemicals launches i-Shakti Cooking
Soda refined sodium bicarbonate.

 Tata Chemicals launches 'Tata Swach'

water purifier. It has been designed to

tackle one of India's biggest social and
technological challenges the need for
safe drinking water.
2010
Tata Chemicals acquires 100-per-cent stake in

leading vacuum salt producer British Salt, UK.

Tata Chemicals launches i-Shakti dals (pulses).

2011
Acquires

Canada.

stake

in

EPM

Mining

Ventures,

 Tata Chemicals rebrands global subsidiaries -

Tata Chemicals North America (General

Chemical Industrial Products), Tata Chemicals
Magadi (Magadi Soda Company), Tata
Chemicals Europe (Brunner Mond and British
Salt).
Signing of the pre-construction services
agreement with Technip for the Gabon
Fertiliser Project.
Africa's first premium ash plant opens at Tata
Chemicals Magadi.

2012
Tata Salt launches its flavoured variants -

'Flavoritz'

 India's

first iodine plus iron fortified salt

launched by Tata Chemicals.
Tata Chemicals Europe and E.ON Energy from
Waste UK Ltd to set up a plant to generate
energy from waste at Lostock in Northwich.

2013
TCL's efforts help save more than 350 whale

sharks
Tata Chemicals signs MoU with the Institute of
Chemical Technology to set up endowment chair.
Tata Swach launches new variant Cristella Plus.
Tata Chemicals launches innovative organic
plant growth regulators - FarmGro and FarmGro
G

2014
Tata Chemicals launches Paras 20:20:0:13

ammonium phosphate sulphate fertiliser.

State-of-art innovation centre inaugurated
in Pune.
Tata Chemicals completes 75 years in
business.

Raw Materials

Gas Natural
Phosphoric Acid
Ammonia Mop (Muriate Of Potash)
Limestone
Rocks
Coke
Anthracite Coal
Other Raw Materials

Salt
Sulphur
Soda Ash
Fertilisers
Liquid Ammonia
Neem Oil/Cake

Products

Living Essentials
Consumer Salt
Pulses : i-Shakti
Water Purifier : Tata Swach

Industry Essentials
Soda Ash
Allied Chemicals
Caustic Soda, Chlorine based products,
Bromine based products, gypsum, sodium
tripolyphosphate, phosphoric and sulphuric
acids

 Industrial Salt
Sodium Bicarbonate
Cement : Tata Shudh

Farm Essentials
Fertilizers
Customized Fertilizers

Human Resource Strategy

Develop a lean global structure to

manage consolidation and growth.
Create a climate of excellence across
the enterprise.
To develop employee capability
leadership capability and functional
capability.
Institutionalize TCL Values and Cultural
Pillars across TCL.

Build organization culture that enables

high employee engagement.
HR functional excellence.
Employee Segments

Managers
Scientists
Officers
Field Staff
Workmen
Contract Labour

Advocacy and Collaboration by TCL HR

Confederation of Indian Industries
Bombay Chamber of Commerce and

Industries
Employers Federation of India

Marketing Strategies

Distribution Network

Tata Kisan Kendras

Leverage Network
One Stop Outlet
Extend Operations

Strengthen Marketing Functions

Strengthened Teams
Product Customization
Key Account Management
Internal Process Review

Accounting Ratios

2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

Liquidity And Solvency Ratios

Current Ratio

1.2 1.04 1.12 1.37 0.57

Quick Ratio

1.68 1.25 0.84 1.05 0.87

Debt Equity Ratio

0.53 0.46

Long Term Debt Equity Ratio

0.3

0.5 0.63 0.69

0.2 0.45

0.6 0.17

Debt Coverage Ratios

Interest Cover

5.24 5.89 5.27 4.07 4.34

Total Debt to Owners Fund

0.53 0.46

Financial Charges Coverage Ratio

Financial Charges Coverage Ratio Post Tax

0.5 0.63 0.69

6.1 6.95 6.34 4.81 4.91

4.21 5.22 4.86 4.04 4.02

Stock Market Analysis

Current Market Price Rs. 442.80/Previous Close Rs. 442.25/Days High/Low Rs. 447.60/- / Rs.
441.45/52 week High/Low Rs. 460.00/- / Rs.
244.80/Market Cap Rs. 11282.54/- Cr.

Future Growth of the

Company

Future Growth of the

Industry

Conclusion

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