Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals (GUJALKALI) manufactures and markets a variety of chemicals. Promoted by Gujarat Industrial Investment Corporation, a wholly-owned company of the Government of Gujarat, the company was incorporated on March 29, 1973. The company produces caustic acid, chlorine, hydrogen gas, hydrochloric acid, caustic potash, potassium carbonate, methyl chloride, methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, sodium cyanide, sodium ferro cyanide, hydrogen peroxide, bleachwin, phosphoric acid, calcium chloride, dilute sulphuric acid, scalewin, aluminum chloride, and poly aluminum chloride. The company has caustic soda capacity of 358,760 TPA. It has a manufacturing unit in Vadodara and two in Dahej.
The company recently commissioned its hydrogen peroxide plant (150 tons per day capacity) in Dahej and is setting up an aluminum chloride plant (70 tons per day capacity) in Dahej. It has two gas-based power plants (90 MW captive power station in Dahej, and 40 MW joint captive power generation station in Vadodara) and is setting up a third power plant (20-30 MW) and a wind energy project. The company is IS/ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:1996 and IS 18001:2000 certified. Recent awards include the AIOE Industrial Relations Award 2005-2006. It has a well-equipped R&D center recognized by the department of Science and Technology, Government of India. The company has signed a MoU with DOW Europe GmbH for exploration in the in the area of chlorinated organics. It has a performance agreement with the Government of India for getting compensation of its share of USD 9.375 million till 2010 for phasing out carbon tetra chloride production. The company exports products to USA, Europe, Australia, Africa, Far and Middle East countries, China and South Asia. Its registered office is at P.O. Petrochemicals-391346, Vadodara district, Gujarat, India.