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Solutions for better performance
We are leveraging our proprietary knowhow, supported by
R&D efforts by IC, Pune, to deliver high-performance
Material nano-material solutions.
Sciences

Business overview
Product portfolio
We are a leading player in the niche area
HDS Functional Silica of advanced nano-material solutions. With
End-user segments and applications End-user segments and applications growing demand for superior materials
Passenger Car Radial (PCR) and Truck & Technical rubber goods applications like Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) for
Bus Radial (TBR) high-performance and fuel-efficient
Brands / products
Brands / products TAFOSIL™ green tyres and nano Zinc Oxide (nZnO)
TREADSIL™ for improved anti-fungal, anti-microbial
and UV blocking properties in industrial
and cosmetic applications, this business
Conventional Silica Nano Zinc Oxide (nZnO) caters to an expanding market. A similar
End-user segments and applications End-user segments and applications demand trend for high-performance silica
Tyre and other rubber goods application Cosmetics, paints/coatings, adhesives, products in non-tyre rubber (automotive
Non-rubber food: feed, detergents, oral plastics and baby care products elastomers) and non-rubber applications
care, and agro-chemicals applications (oral care, coatings) provides more growth
Brands / products
Brands / products ZnSpers, Zing C Spl, Zn Coat WD/Znmer opportunity.
TYSIL™
TAVERSIL™ Read more
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information on our operational performance

Lithium-ion cells are one of the most critical next generation chemistries which are
components in an Electric Vehicle (EV); and with under development in the labs and
the Company’s inherent strengths in chemistry, Tata working actively with some of the leading
Chemicals is creating a platform to become a world- global players in the segment.
class provider of cutting-edge and disruptive electro- With strong capabilities in chemistry, Tata
chemistry solutions for Energy Storage. Apart from Chemicals has also launched its Lithium-
EVs, there are numerous applications in stationary
Energy storage, in particular for supporting growing number ion battery recycling operations.
Sciences of renewable energy generation projects. We have a For setting up manufacturing operations in
unique opportunity to build a truly circular economy future, we have invested in a plant site of
around Lithium-ion technology starting from active over 127 acres of land in Dholera, Gujarat.
materials, to cell and battery manufacturing and finally This site can house the manufacturing
to recycling critical materials from used batteries. of actives, cells and batteries, as well as
recycling operations. We have established
We are partnering with leading battery makers in a Battery Pack Engineering Centre in Pune
the world for contemporary commercial cells, global
R&D labs for next-generation technologies and in collaboration with Tata Technologies.
Our scientists at the Innovation Centre in
Indian Research Institutes (like ISRO, CSIR-CECRI)
for indigenous development of actives, cells and Pune are working on the cell and active
manufacturing technologies.
recycling. TCL also has interests in some of the

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