Maharashtra is one of the leading states in the production of chemical and petrochemical products in India. Maharashtra has approx. 16% of total chemical factories in India, which accounts for 17% of chemical production of the country.

There are several chemical zones in the state of Maharashtra, out of which, the chemical zones of Mumbai and Thane are popular among the leading chemical manufacturers.

Major Chemical Zones of Maharashtra –

The state of Maharashtra has 13 chemical zones at- Ambernath, Badalapur, Butibori, Dombivli, Kalyan-Bhiwandi, Kurkumbh, Lote Parshuram, Mahad, Patalganga, Roha, Taloja, Tarapur and TTC. All these chemical zones are located in various districts of Maharashtra.

TTC

Tarapur

Roha

Kurkhumbh

Major Chemical organisations in Maharashtra –

Biostadt, BASF, ION Exchange, IMERYS, DORF Ketal, DoW, Laxmi Organic industries, Tata, Monsanto, Asian paints, Pidilite industries, etc.

The Indian Pharma Market (IPM) accounts for ₹160 billion, out of which Maharashtra’s contribution is about 20%. As the IPM grows twice the GDP, the growth of Maharashtra in pharmaceutical sector has been above the average.

Over 3000 pharma units are operating in Maharashtra in various industrial zones of the state.

According to the government of Maharashtra, the pharmaceutical sector is one of the key exporters from the state.

Major Pharma hubs in Maharashtra –

Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, are the major pharma hubs in the state of Maharashtra which owes to 20% of the total pharmaceutical output of India.

Mumbai

Pune

Nashik

Aurangabad

Major Pharmaceutical organisations in Maharashtra –

Abbott, gsk, Rallis India ltd, Sun Pharma, Emcure, Pfizer, Serum, Cipla, Lupin, Sanofi, Novartis, Hikal .

Maharashtra has identified ESDM as a sector to be focused on and has decided to set-up 3 brownfield EMC’s at Pune, Aurangabad and Navi Mumbai, with high-end facilities for production, R&D, test and management and other aspects.

Indian market is expected to grow by $400 billion by 2022, which is supported by the ESDM zones in the state of Maharashtra.

ESDM hubs of Maharashtra –

There are eight electronic manufacturing clusters identified by the state of Maharashtra namely, Pune, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad, Nashik, & Nagpur.

Mumbai

Pune

Nashik

Aurangabad

Major ESDM organisations in Maharashtra –

Blue Star, Qualcomm, Honeywell, Jabil, Videocon, Bosch, Kirloskar, Whirlpool, Godrej, Schindler, Voltas, Nipro, LG, Phillips, Emerson, Haier, Bharat Electronics, QLogic, etc.

The food processing sector in Maharashtra has near about 20,000 small, medium and large-scale food processing units. This sector has attracted an FDI worth $159 million through 173 projects in Maharashtra from 1992-2012.

Maharashtra has policies for specific segments of food processing industries.

Major Food Processing Hubs in Maharashtra –

Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Ahmednagar, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, etc.

Pune

Nashik

Nagpur

Aurangabad

Major Food Processing organisations in Maharashtra –

Cargil, Hindustan Unilever, PepsiCo, Parle Agro, Britannia, Parry’s Bio, ITC, Barry Callebaut, Agro Tec Food Ltd, Sula Vineyards, MTR, V H Group, etc.