Gujarat continues to dominate India’s chemicals export market, contributing 46.16% of the country’s total chemical exports in FY 2024-25, according to recent CHEMEXCIL data. The state exported chemicals worth $12,885 million out of India’s total chemical exports of $28,699 million.
Maharashtra followed with an 18.06% share, while Telangana secured the third position with 8.71% of total exports. However, overall exports decreased marginally in FY25 compared to FY24.
Experts believe Gujarat has a strong base of chemicals manufacturing and export facilities, which has made it a chemicals hub.
Ankit Patel, chairman (northern region), CHEMEXCIL, said, “Gujarat has continued to dominate chemicals exports, including dyes, dyes intermediates, organic and inorganic chemicals. Although the industry is passing through a challenging phase when demand has seen major ups and downs due to global factors, Gujarat has consistently exported more than 45% of the country’s chemicals.”
He added that other states are witnessing some growth, but Gujarat has a well-established ecosystem for the chemicals industry.
Manish Kiri, MD of a leading chemicals manufacturing company, said, “Gujarat’s chemicals industry has seen huge new investments in the last two decades, mainly because the availability of various raw materials is easier in the state because of manufacturing units. Dahej, Padra, Vatva, Ankleshwar, Vapi and Naroda are considered the biggest chemicals clusters in the country, and the state has around 35 operational common effluent treatment plants (CETPs) as well to ensure environmental compliance. In the international markets, environmental compliance is important, and it gives an edge to our chemicals industry.”
