70 years of operations

Incorporated on September 05, 1947, the story of Atul is closely linked to that of independent India. The Company is the first private sector enterprise of the country to be inaugurated by its first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. It was established to generate employment on a large-scale, create wealth in rural areas and become self-sufficient in selected chemicals then totally imported.

Atul has been serving the society since its incorporation in step with the tradition of its legendary Founder, Kasturbhai Lalbhai.

  • First plants commissioned; commenced production of dyes for the first time in India 1952
  • Established a joint venture (JV), Atic Industries Ltd, with Imperial Chemical Industries plc of the UK 1955
  • Established a JV, Cibatul Ltd, with Ciba Geigy Ltd of Switzerland 1960
  • Established a JV, Cyanamid India Ltd, with American Cyanamid Company of the USA 1962
  • Commenced production of 2,4-D acid for the first time in India 1968
  • Formed subsidiary company, Atul Europe Ltd 1996
  • Commenced production of 4,4’- Diaminodiphenyl sulfone for the first time in India 1996
  • Formed subsidiary company, Atul USA Inc 1994
  • Acquired Gujarat Aromatics Ltd and got its second production site in Ankleshwar 1988
  • Acquired controlling interest in Piramal Rasayan Ltd and renamed it as Amal Ltd 1985
  • Establised subsidiary company, Atul Bioscience Ltd (ABL) 1997
  • Commenced production of
    para-Cresol
    for the first time in India
    1999
  • Commenced production of Dapsone, an API, for the first time in India 2000
  • Commenced production of 3,3’- Diaminodiphenyl sulfone for the first time in India 2000
  • Formed subsidiary company, Atul China Ltd 2004
  • Acquired DPD Ltd in the UK 2011
  • Established a JV, Rudolf Atul Chemicals Ltd, with Rudolf GmbH of Germany 2011
  • Formed subsidiary company, Atul Brasil Quimicos Ltda 2011
  • Acquired Anchor Adhesives Pvt Ltd which owned Polygrip brand 2010
  • Established a JV, Atul Rajasthan Date Palms Ltd, with the Government of Rajasthan 2009
  • Formed subsidiary company, Atul Middle East FZ LLC 2015
  • Established a JV, Anaven LLP, with Nouryon Chemicals International BV of the Netherlands 2017
  • Acquired a manufacturing site for ABL at Ambernath, Maharashtra 2019
  • Formed subsidiary company, Atul Products Ltd 2020