Innovation

Turning technological breakthroughs into commercial successes

We are at a breakthrough. Innovating constantly for a better future. Developing solutions for unlocking value for our customers and downstream value chain. Addressing problems like access to clean water, availability of good sources of nutrition, developing safe materials for the future, among other things. The three-pronged drivers for our strategy that guide our innovation journey are:

01

Strengthening
the Present

02

Growing the
Future

03

Leaving a Strong
Legacy

Our intent is to embed the culture of innovative thinking across businesses & to establish new products and applications for enhancing sustainable solutions across value chains. Looking at our strategy, synergies with our current value-chains, market insights & global megatrends, our focus areas for Innovation are:

  • Advanced
    Material

  • Digitization

  • Food
    & Nutrition

  • Sustainability
    & Environment

  • Water

  • Hygiene
    & Sanitation

Research and Development is Key

At Aditya Birla Chemicals, we have identified Innovation as one of our key enablers. And, R&D activities play a crucial role to do so. The Aditya Birla Science and Technology Centre (ABSTC) is a key place for innovation at Aditya Birla Group as well as Aditya Birla Chemicals.

ABSTC is powered by a team of scientists and engineers, with strong linkages with premier academic institutions and research laboratories (both in India and overseas). Our state-of-the-art Centre facilitates the development of innovative products, processes and applications that help us grow as a race now, and for years to come.

Our products find applications in a wide variety of segments while expanding into newer segments every year. That is why our Research and Development (R&D) team ensure we offer clutter breaking solutions that change the world. We are the pioneer in developing products, offerings and solutions specific to food, large- scale water treatment and industrial segments. This also helps us focus on improving the safety & performance of our operations, implementing new business models, adopting new-age solutions like IoT and process improvements.

Some high points include
  • BPA-free epoxies for can-coating and other applications.
  • Recyclable epoxy-based composite systems.
  • Tracking and tracing of Chlorine tonners for safety and better utilizations.
  • Grasim Connect-App-based selling of chemicals in India.
  • Energy management systems for Chlor-alkali plants.
  • New products developed for various food segments like shrimps, seafood, cheese, dairy, among others.
  • New technologies for water recycling, reuse and improving our environmental footprint