Tata Chemicals’ board of directors on Friday, 21 November 2025, approved a total of ₹910 crore for its expansion plans for its manufacturing facilities in Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, according to an exchange filing.
Tata Group’s chemicals manufacturing arm, Tata Chemicals, announced that the board approved ₹135 crore to fund the expansion of its manufacturing capacity at the Mithapur, Gujarat, factory. The company also approved ₹775 crore for the expansion of its Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu factory.
The board approved an “investment of ₹135 crore towards expansion of dense soda ash manufacturing capacity at its plant located at Mithapur; and investment of ₹775 crore towards expansion of precipitated silica manufacturing capacity at its plant located at Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu,” the company informed the stock exchanges through its filing.
How much does the company plan to expand?
In the BSE filing, Tata Chemicals disclosed that it plans to expand its Mithapur, Gujarat, manufacturing capacity by 350 kilotonnes of dense soda ash per annum, in addition to the current level of 1,091 kilotonnes per annum, over the next 24 months.
For the Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu factory, the company has plans to expand its precipitated silica manufacturing capacity by 50 kilotonnes per annum, in addition to the existing 13.8 kilotonnes per annum, over the next 27 months.
According to the official announcement, the company will use internal funds along with other funding options for the expansion move. The company aims to meet the rising demand of the industry with its move.
Tata Chemicals share price
Tata Chemicals shares closed 1.09% lower at ₹809.95 after Friday’s stock market session, compared to ₹818.90 at the previous market close. The company announced its expansion update after the market operating hours on 21 November 2025.
Shares of Tata Chemicals have given stock market investors more than 126% returns over the last five years. However, the company’s shares have dropped over 22% in the last one year period.
On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, Tata Chemicals’ stock is down 22.12% and has lost 11.41% in the last one-month period. The company’s shares are trading 3.67% lower in the last five market sessions on the Indian stock market.
Tata Chemicals shares hit their 52-week high level at ₹1,145.70 on 4 December 2024, while the 52-week low level stood at ₹756.45 on 3 March 2025, according to data collected from the BSE website. The company’s market capitalisation (M-Cap) stood at ₹20,633.98 crore as of the stock market close on 21 November 2025.
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