Ashapura Minechem 

Ashapura Minechem Limited is involved in the mining, manufacturing, and trading of various minerals and its derivative products in India and internationally. The company provides bauxite, bentonite, kaolin, silica sand, limestone, and gypsum for aluminium, foundry, cosmetics, metal ore, pelletization, construction, and paper applications. It also offers fused alumina, high alumina cement, castables, calcined bauxite, chamotte, mullite, and monoliths for abrasives, refractories, foundries, grinding, and road surfacing. In addition, the company offers ceramic and silica proppants, bentonite, barytes, and attapulgite for use in oil well drilling and hydraulic fracturing; acid activated bleaching clay, activated bauxite, clay catalysts, cat litter, and siliceous earth for bleaching edible oil, petroleum refining, water purification, pet care, and bleaching waste oils; ground calcium carbonate, calcined kaolin, white barytes, and talc for ceramics, glass, paper, paints, plastics, and building products sectors; and atta medigel, ashagel, and organoclay for use in sealants, plasters, polymers, aviation fuel enhancers, and pharmaceutical applications. Further, it offers ball clay, wall care, water proofing, adhesives, and admixture. The company was founded in 1960 and is based in Mumbai, India.