English Indian Clays Ltd., a company incorporated in India, was part of the erstwhile

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. The company was incorporated in 1963 in technical and financial collaboration with

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of the UK, the then world leader in

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processing. This collaboration with ECC ceased in the year 1992. EICL has two key divisions,

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and

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. The Clay Division, having three manufacturing locations in

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, specialises in

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and processing of high end kaolins. The Starch Division has two manufacturing units, one located at

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, manufacturing starch and its

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, and the other located at

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exclusively specializing in the manufacture of value added modified starches for various industrial applications. The Starch division was reportedly sold to Bluecraft Agro Private Limited in January 2019. The Starch Division was started under the name of Bharat Starch Industries in the year 1937. It was subsequently taken over by English Indian Clays Ltd. in the year 2002.

References

External links

Official Web site
* {{Portal, Companies Starch companies Companies based in New Delhi Chemical companies of India Chemical companies established in 1963 1963 establishments in Delhi