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Innovating for a Better World

Innovation at Tata Chemicals encompasses multiple facets of business,
communities and environment to develop solutions for a better world and
ensure sustainable value creation for stakeholders. Innovation lies at the core
of our businesses as the key differentiator in a competitive market.

Tata Chemicals’ R&D activities are undertaken at three state-of-the-art centres – Tata Chemicals Innovation Centre (IC) in Pune,
Rallis Innovation Chemistry Hub (RICH) and Metahelix Life Sciences in Bengaluru.
R&D focus areas and key developments

IC Pune RICH Metahelix
Undertakes multi-disciplinary research A DSIR recognised centre undertaking Undertakes research in agricultural
in applied sciences to seed new research in Agri Sciences for developing biotechnology.
businesses, support the existing ones solutions aimed at enhancing farm
and facilitate development of products productivity and farmer income.
and services.

R&D focus • Food science research to enhance • Productivity enhancing Agro • Crop breeding research to develop
areas nourishment Chemicals superior hybrids seeds
• Inorganic chemicals and material • Eco-friendly formulations • Biotech research for superior trait
science research to develop new • Cost-effective processes for development through
products/businesses synthesising molecules GM (Genetically Modified) and
non-GM methods and enhancing
• New products evaluation and seed yield
registration
• Process improvements for
manufacturing

• Low sodium salt, double • Created a strong pipeline • Worked on reducing GOT results,
Key fortified salt of products for process and TAT and unwanted inventories and
initiatives • Scale-up and range extensions of formulation development increasing accuracy
FY 2018-19 extruded snacks, chutney and mixes and bio-efficacy evaluation • Focussed on MDR (Market

• Launched new cereals, pulse-based • New collaboration on six projects Development Representatives)
and home care products (detergent) • Development of advanced productivity
• Undertook research in priority formulations • Village mapping
growth areas of Highly Dispersible • Precision agriculture experiments • Robust screening system for salt and
Silica (HDS) and pipeline silica (Drone) disease tolerance
products for tyres, lithium battery • NABL accreditation application • Strengthening germplasm base for
actives and recycling, pharma • Dossiers submitted for new various mandate crops
grade NaCl and bicarbonate, food registrations
sciences & technology and Fructo-
Oligosaccharides (FOS) in areas of
microbiome, immunity, gut and
metabolic health

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