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Ashapura at a glance

Established in 1960; Listed since 1993

Indias largest muti-mineral solutions provider

Consolidated mineral portfolio over 9 million tons per annum

Captive resources for each of the serviced mineral segments

Preferred supplier of minerals & value added products to over 70 countries

Operates from 8 states in India: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Rajasthan

Mineral processing facilities in Belgium, Oman and Malaysia with sales & marketing offices in China and U.A.E

State of the art R&D Centre

Strong & tenured Human Resource base of 2,800+ employees

Committed to Environmental & Corporate Social Responsibility best practices

Industrial Functional Minerals

Products
 Bauxite
 Bentonite
 Kaolin
 Limestone
 Silica Sand
Standing:
 15% market share in global Bauxite exports
 3rd largest producer of Bentonite


2nd

Applications:
Aluminium, Metal Ore Pellatization, Foundy,
Construction, Cosmetics,
Paper

largest Kaolin producer in India

Advanced Refractory Materials

Products
 Fused Alumina
 High Alumina Cement
 Castables
 Monoliths
 Calcined Bauxite
 Chamotte
 Mullite
Standing:

Applications:
Abrasives, Refractories,

Indias largest producer of Refractories

Foundries, Grinding, Road Surfacing

White Performance Minerals

Products
 Ground Calcium Carbonate
 Calcined Kaolin
 Talc
 White Barytes
Standing:
Indias largest white minerals solutions provider

Applications:
Ceramics, Glass, Paper, Paints, Plastics,
Building Products

Adsorbent Solutions
Products
 Acid Activated Bleaching Clay
 Clay Catalysts
 Activated Bauxite
 Modified Siliceous Earth
 Pet Litter

Standing:
Worlds 3rd largest Bleaching Clay producer

Applications:
Bleaching Edible Oils, Petroleum Refining,
Water Purification, Bleaching waste oils, Pet
Care

Specialty Refined Mineral Products

Products
 Attagel
 Atta Medigel
 Pharma Bentogel
 Aviation Fuel enhancers
 Organoclay
Standing:

Applications:
Sealants, Plasters, Polymers, Pharmaceutical

Indias leading specialty minerals producer

applications, Aviation fuel enhancers

Hydrocarbon Exploration Solutions

Products
 Bentonite
 Barytes
 Attapulgite
 Ceramic Proppants
 Silica Proppants
Standing:
Pioneer & largest producer of proppants in India

Applications:
Oil well drilling
Hydraulic Fracturing

Global Processing Hubs

Antwerp, Belgium
Products: Bentonite, Acid Activated Bleaching Clay, Kaolin

Applications:
Construction
Foundries
Clay Liners
Edible oil refining & bleaching
Fiberglass
Processing Capacity: 100,000 t.p.a

Standing:
An important processing and distribution hub
for the group
in Europe

Sohar, Oman
Products: Bentonite, Barytes, Calcium Carbonate and
Bauxite
Applications:
Metal Ore Pelletizing
Oil Drilling
Standing:
Civil Engineering
An important processing and distribution hub
for the group in the Middle-East
Processing Capacity: 200,000 t.p.a

Lumut, Malaysia
Products: Thermal Activated Bleaching Clay

Application:
Edible Oil Refining and bleaching

Standing:
A niche Bleaching Clay producing hub in the
South East Asian region for the group

Processing Capacity: 48,000 t.p.a

Global Presence

Belgium
China

UAE
India
Oman

Ashapura Mid-Gulf N.V

Capacity: 100,000 t.p.a
Products: Bleaching Clay, Bentonite
and Kaolin

Malaysia

Sohar Ashapura Chemicals LLC

Capacity: 200,000 t.p.a
Products:
Bentonite, Barites,
Ground Calcium Carbonate and Bauxite

Hudson MPA Sdn Bhd

Capacity: 48,000 t.p.a
Product: Bleaching Clay

Ashapuras Operations in India

Marketing office, New Delhi
Ceramic Clays
Bentonite,
Calcined Clays
& Bleaching Clay
Bauxite, Calcined Bauxite &
Fused Aluminas
Bauxite
Global HQ, Mumbai
Attapulgite & Thermal
Activated Bleaching
Clay

Bauxite & Silica

Sand

Barytes (non-captive)
Kaolin

Research & Development

 The largest and the most well equipped R&D Centre for
mineral analysis and development in India
 Developed several new applications/process improvements
over the years
 Research tie-ups with global majors

Shipping & Logistics

 Ashapura manages end to end logistics for
more than 9 million tons of minerals annually
 The group has access to its captive chartering
services
 The group has interests in port development
and has a captive jetty at Bedi port in
Jamnagar

Corporate Social Responsibility

Ashapura Foundation undertakes CSR activities in the following aspects:
 Education
 Technical Training
 Water Harvesting
 Agricultural Development & Animal Care
 Women and Child Development
 Beautification of Bhuj
 Restoration of Cultural Landmarks & Monuments
 Patronage of local arts though the Hiralaxmi Craft Park
 Patronage of Vande Mataram a one of its kind museum dedicated to the Indian
Independence Movement

Ashapura Group
Jeevan Udyog Building , D.N. Road, Fort, Mumbai 400 001,India
Phone +91 22 66651700 | Fax +91 22 22079395 / 4452 |www.ashapura.com