About Specialty Chemicals

29 Jul 2026

Specialty Chemicals is one of 11 industries in the Chemicals sector. Solomo tracks 110 listed companies classified as Specialty Chemicals on India's NSE and BSE, out of 316 in the Chemicals sector. Their combined market capitalisation was ₹5,43,266 crore (₹5.43 lakh crore) on 29 Jul 2026, 38.0% of the Chemicalssector's total and the largest of its 11 industries by market value. All 110 carry both an NSE symbol and a BSE scrip code.

The 3 largest by market capitalisation are Pidilite Industries Ltd (₹1,62,656 crore), Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd (₹43,279 crore) and Navin Fluorine International Ltd (₹39,586 crore).

Median trailing P/E across the 104 companies with a reported ratio is 26.7, and median return on capital employed (ROCE) across 110 companies is 11.0%.

One of them ranks among the 100 largest listed companies in India by market capitalisation on 29 Jul 2026: Pidilite Industries Ltd (#55).

20 largest of 110 listed Specialty Chemicals companies by market capitalisation, 29 Jul 2026
CompanyMarket capP/EROCE
Pidilite Industries Ltd₹1,62,656 Cr66.430.0%
Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd₹43,279 Cr73.68.9%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd₹39,586 Cr59.718.1%
Deepak Nitrite Ltd₹22,403 Cr40.710.7%
Aether Industries Ltd₹19,850 Cr90.410.6%
Atul Ltd₹18,364 Cr27.014.3%
Aarti Industries Ltd₹17,561 Cr41.96.4%
BASF India Ltd₹15,346 Cr36.914.2%
Fine Organic Industries Ltd₹15,329 Cr37.220.0%
Anupam Rasayan India Ltd₹14,431 Cr84.87.7%
Privi Speciality Chemicals Ltd₹14,307 Cr43.721.4%
Vinati Organics Ltd₹13,833 Cr31.218.7%
Jubilant Ingrevia Ltd₹11,512 Cr40.010.4%
Alkyl Amines Chemicals Ltd₹10,022 Cr55.715.6%
Clean Science & Technology Ltd₹8,184 Cr35.619.5%
Balaji Amines Ltd₹7,824 Cr46.811.2%
Elantas Beck India Ltd₹7,570 Cr51.919.7%
Galaxy Surfactants Ltd₹7,101 Cr25.612.2%
Archean Chemical Industries Ltd₹6,495 Cr61.17.2%
Neogen Chemicals Ltd₹5,702 Cr198.65.2%

Other industries in Chemicals: Fertilizers (30), Pesticides & Agrochemicals (36), Commodity Chemicals (80), Explosives (5), Industrial Gases (7), Carbon Black (2), Petrochemicals (16), Dyes And Pigments (14), Trading - Chemicals (15) and Printing Inks (1).

Market capitalisation, P/E and ROCE are from Solomo's fundamentals snapshot dated 29 Jul 2026; the interactive table above re-prices market cap and P/E against live quotes during market hours, so intraday figures there will differ. Sector and industry labels follow the NSE and BSE classification, and any market-cap rank quoted above is taken across Solomo's full NSE and BSE universe. Reference data, not investment advice.