Material Sciences and Energy Sciences

Solutions for better performance

We are leveraging our proprietary knowhow, supported by R&D efforts by IC, Pune, to deliver high-performance nano-material solutions.

We are a leading player in the niche area of advanced nano-material solutions. With growing demand for superior materials like Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) for high-performance and fuel-efficient green tyres and nano Zinc Oxide (nZnO) for improved anti-fungal, anti-microbial and UV-blocking properties in industrial and cosmetic applications, this business caters to an expanding market. A similar demand trend for high-performance silica products in non-tyre rubber (automotive elastomers) and non-rubber applications (oral care, coatings) provides more growth opportunity.

HDS

End-user segments and applications

Passenger Car Radial (PCR) and Truck & Bus Radial (TBR)

Brands / products

TREADSIL™

Functional Silica

End-user segments and applications

Technical rubber goods applications

Brands / products

TREADSIL™

Conventional Silica

End-user segments and applications

Tyre and other rubber goods application; Non-rubber food: feed, detergents, oral care, and agro-chemicals applications

Brands / products

TYSIL™
TAVERSIL™

Nano Zinc Oxide (nZnO)

End-user segments and applications

Cosmetics, paints/coatings, adhesives, plastics and baby care products

Brands / products

ZnSpers, Zing C Spl, Zn Coat WD/Znmer

Lithium-ion cells are one of the most critical components in an Electric Vehicle (EV); and with the Company’s inherent strengths in chemistry, Tata Chemicals is creating a platform to become a world-class provider of cutting-edge and disruptive electrochemistry solutions for Energy Storage. Apart from EVs, there are numerous applications in stationary storage, in particular for supporting a growing number of renewable energy generation projects. We have a unique opportunity to build a truly circular economy around Lithium-ion technology starting from active materials, to cell and battery manufacturing and finally to recycling critical materials from used batteries.

We are partnering with leading battery makers in the world for contemporary commercial cells, global R&D labs for next-generation technologies and Indian Research Institutes (like ISRO, CSIR-CECRI) for indigenous development of actives, cells and recycling. TCL also has interests in some of the next-generation chemistries which are under development in the labs and working actively with some of the leading global players in the segment.

With strong capabilities in chemistry, Tata Chemicals has also launched its Lithium-ion battery recycling operations.

For setting up manufacturing operations in future, we have invested in a plant site of over 127 acres of land in Dholera, Gujarat. This site can house the manufacturing of actives, cells and batteries, as well as recycling operations. We have established a Battery Pack Engineering Centre in Pune in collaboration with Tata Technologies. Our scientists at the Innovation Centre in Pune are working on the cell and active manufacturing technologies.