Fine Organic Industries is a pioneer and the largest producer of oleochemical-based additives in India and a key producer globally. The Company produces a wide range of specialty plant derived oleochemicals-based additives used in the foods, polymers, plastic, cosmetics, personal care, paint, ink, coatings feed nutrition and other specialty application in various industries. It is the first largest producer of to introduce slip additives in India. Its facilities are located at Ambernath, Badlapur and Dombivali, producing over 450 specialty additives.
The Company has a dedicated research and development (R&D) centre located in Mahape, Navi Mumbai. The Company provides specialised products and technical services to the end-user industry, reinforced by inhouse manufacturing and design/engineering facilities, well equipped R&D, and a techno-commercial approach.
Ramesh Maganlal Shah and Prakash Damodar Kamat founded Fine Organic Industries' in early 1970 at Mumbai, which was registered in 1973 as a partnership firm under the Indian Partnership Act, 1932. It commissioned its first facility in Dombivli MIDC Industrial Area in 1973, i.e. the Dombivli Facility which carried out processing and supply of food additives in Gujarat and Maharashtra. In 1975, Mukesh Maganlal Shah joined the partnership firm and expanded the business across India. Thereafter, in 1982, then existing partners incorporated a private limited company at Mumbai under the name of Smoothex Chemicals Private Limited' for further expansion of the business. In 1988, the partnership firm had set up a production facility of various specialty additives i.e. the Second Ambernath Facility. Subsequently, Smoothex Chemicals expanded the production facilities in Malaysia and Thailand in 1990 and 1993, respectively. Further, the then existing partners founded another partnership firm in the name of Olefine Organics' for enhancing the capacity in order to meet the market demands. In 1995, the then existing promot