UNITECH-Growing Operations

GUJARAT ALKALIES Rise in Profitability ONE of the largest producers of caustic soda in the country, Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals saw a sharp spurt in its net profit in 1995-96. Promoted by Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) in 1973, the company caters to industries such as paper, pulp, textiles, detergents, dyestuff and pharmaceuticals. The company's main products include caustic soda, caustic soda flakes, caustic soda prills, caustic potash, potassium carbonate, methyl chloride and methylene chloride which it manufactures at its plants in Vadodara and Bharuch in Gujarat.