GHCL Bags Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Award in Chemicals Category

Diversified firm, GHCL, has bagged the Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Award 2018 for the ‘Best Growth Performance – Chemicals’ category.

The Dun & Bradstreet Corporate Awards honours the top 500 companies in India, recognising their role as ‘Champions of Change’ in the transformation of the country. Commenting on the award, Mr. R.S. Jalan, Managing Director, GHCL said, “GHCL is an important contributor to the Government’s “Make in India” initiative. With an installed production capacity of 9.75 lakh tpa and an expansion of another 1.25 lakh tonnes in the offing by 2019, we make more than 25% of India’s soda ash production and aim to be the single largest producer in the next five years. As a responsible corporate, we are also contributing to the sustainable way of doing business and the launch of our “Rekoop” brand of home textiles which are made from recycled PET bottles is another feather in our cap. The Dun & Bradstreet award is a testimony of our excellent manufacturing capabilities.”

GHCL has presence in chemicals, textiles and consumer products segment. In chemicals, the company mainly manufactures soda ash (anhydrous sodium carbonate), which is a major raw material for detergents, glass & ceramic industries and sodium bicarbonate (baking soda). Its textiles operation is an integrated set up, which commences right from spinning of fibre (yarn), weaving, dyeing, printing to finished products, like sheets & duvets, which are primarily exported worldwide.