Atul (company)

Atul Limited
Company typePublic
ISINISIN: INE100A01010
IndustryChemical industry
Founded5 September 1947
FounderKasturbhai Lalbhai
HeadquartersAtul, Valsad district, Gujarat, India
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Sunil Siddharth Lalbhai (Chairman and MD), Gopi Kannan Thirukonda (CFO)
Revenue5,703 (US$67)
510 (US$6.00)
385 (US$4.60)
Total assets6,005 (US$71)
Total equity5,089 (US$60)
Number of employees
3,255 (as of 31 March 2024)
ParentLalbhai Group
Websitewww.atul.co.in

Atul Limited is an Indian chemical manufacturing company headquartered in Atul, Gujarat and is listed on both stock exchanges of India. Founded on 5 September 1947 by industrialist Kasturbhai Lalbhai, it was one of the first private‐sector enterprises established in post‐independence India and is part of the Lalbhai Group. It serves over 4,000 customers across more than 30 industries in 90 countries through wholly owned subsidiaries in the United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, China, and Brazil.

Atul has diversified itself into a chemical conglomerate from a small company making a few textile dyes into a chemical conglomerate manufacturing 900 products and 400 formulations to 4,000 customers belonging to 30 diverse industries in the process making India self-reliant in manufacturing of several chemicals. The Company has established 41 operating subsidiary, a joint venture and associate entities over the seven decades.

Atul is the largest producer of para Cresol, para-anisic, aldehyde and para-anisic alcohol in the world with almost 55% of total global capacity at a single location.

Atul also manufactures many pharmaceuticals and drugs and it is the first company in India to manufacture Dapsone.

In 2024 Atul village developed by Atul and with help of its Atul Foundation got the Platinum Green Village certification.