Atul Ltd
Founded in 1947 by Mr Kasturbhai Lalbhai, Atul Ltd (Atul) is a diversified company manufacturing about 900 products and 400 formulations, operating across B2B and B2C business models. The Company has established subsidiary companies in Brazil, China, Ireland, the UAE, the UK and the USA. Production facilities of Atul and its associate, joint venture and subsidiary entities are located at Ambernath, Ankleshwar, Jodhpur, Panoli, Tarapur and Valsad in India and Somerset in the UK.
Atul has a portfolio across two reporting segments, Life Science Chemicals and Performance and Other Chemicals, organised into nine specialised businesses: Aromatics, Bulk Chemicals and Intermediates, Colors, Crop Protection-Bulk Actives, Crop Protection-Retail, Floras, Pharmaceuticals, Polymers-Performance Materials and Polymers-Retail.
Polymers-Performance Materials business
Epoxy resins, reactive diluents and curing agents are manufactured and marketed under the trade name “Lapox” by the Polymers-Performance Materials business. Epoxy manufacturing at Atul dates back to 1960, reflecting over six decades of expertise in resin chemistry and application development. The business delivers consistent quality and formulation specific solutions for protective, can and coil, industrial, marine, flooring and powder coatings. The epoxy manufacturing facility is located at Atul in Valsad district of Gujarat, India, supported by advanced infrastructure, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and ISO 20400 certifications, and a NABL accredited laboratory.
Product range
Resins: Bisphenol A and Bisphenol F based resins, cycloaliphatic resins, epoxy phenol novolac resins, multifunctional resins, benzoxazine resins, bismaleimide resins, modified and formulated resins, brominated resins, dimer acid based resins, alkyl phenolic resins.
Curing agents: Aliphatic, aromatic and cycloaliphatic amines and adducts, phenalkamines, polyamides and polyamidoamines.
Reactive diluents: Aliphatic and aromatic mono, di and trifunctional, and cycloaliphatic difunctional types.
Accelerators, catalysts and flexibilisers are also offered.
Sulfones, used as curing agents for epoxies in aerospace and electrical and electronics industries, include 3,3’-DDS, 4,4’-DDS and 4,4’-DCDPS.