Chemicals

• Share in GSDP (%): 6.5%
• Share in Industrial GSDP (%): 14.5%
• Share in India’s Output (%):
  • 22% (Pesticides, agrochemicals & other chemicals NIC202)
  • 17% (Other Chemicals NIC2008)
  • 13% (Basic Chemicals NIC201)
• Share in India’s Exports (%)
  • 25% (Fertilizers)
  • 18% (Organic Chemicals)
  • 12% (Inorganic Chemicals)

The state has 13 Chemical zones at Ambernath, Badlapur, Butibori, Dombivali, Kalyan- Bhiwandi, Kurkumbh, Lote Parshuram, Mahad, Patalganga, Roha, Taloja, Tarapur, and TTC

Dedicated Institutes for Courses in Chemicals:

• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
• Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai
• National Chemical Laboratories, Pune
• Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur