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Overview of the chemicals sector in India

The chemical industry is one of the oldest and most diversified industrial sectors in India. The industry plays a significant role in the overall economic development of a country.

The domestic chemical industry contributes about three per cent to the India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The total industry size is estimated to be close to USD of thirty five billion, and accounts for about fifteen per cent in the general Index of Industrial Production (IIP). The industry accounts for about fifteen per cent and ten percent of the total exports and total imports respectively. Although India ranks twelfth in the world and third in Asia for production of chemicals by volume yet the per capita consumption of products is about one tenth of the world average.

In the last fifteen years, the Indian chemical industry has transformed from being just a basic chemical producer to producer of innovative products. Continuous investments in R&D have enabled the industry to register significant growth in the knowledge sector. Knowledge sector comprises of specialty chemicals, fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

Some of the key sectors of the chemical industry are:

Petroleum

• In the petroleum sector, BIRD has vast experience in every petroleum product be it MS, LDO, HSD, SKO, FO, LSHS, Lube, Natural Gas, LPG, Bitumen, coke.
• It has wide client base in entire petroleum sector including IOC, HPCL, BPCL, CPCL, NRL, GAIL, Reliance, BP, Shell, Caltex, Esso, Mobil, Castrol, Elf, Pennzoil.
• It has tremendous understanding & insights into the sector based on the past studies.
• It has used many research techniques and understood their utility in different contexts.

Our Services

BIRD (Business and Industrial Research Division) of IMRB International is a specialized division conducting market research/advisory studies in the field of chemicals and petrochemicals. The division has a dedicated professional team focusing on the field of chemicals and petrochemicals. IMRB recognizes the vast and diverse nature of this industry; it’s backward and forward linkages with a variety of sectors such as automotive, electronics, food and beverage, building and construction, and health and wellness.

Our Studies

The IMRB team has expertise in carrying out customized studies specifically targeted towards meeting marketing needs. The team has rich experience in doing different studies across a broad range of the chemical/petrochemical products

The nature of studies undertaken in this sector is:

• Demand estimation and market sizing
• Industry structure & competition mapping
• Feasibility studies
• Need assessment and new product concept evaluation
• Usage behavior
• Supply chain related studies
• Corporate reputation & brand positioning studies

Tools used and data gathered by IMRB

Stakeholder coverage

Products researched

Our Clients

Contacts

Abhijit Krishna

Group Business Director

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