Ashapura Minechem Limited is involved in the mining, manufacturing, and trading of various minerals and its derivative products in India and internationally. The company offers bentonite and bauxite for application in aluminum, foundry, cosmetics, metal ore palletization, construction, and paper industries; refractory materials for abrasives, refactories, foundries, grinding, and road surfacing applications; and mineral solutions to oil well drilling and hydraulic fracturing industries. It also provides adsorbent solutions for use in various applications, including bleaching edible oils, petroleum refining, water purification, pet care, and bleaching waste oils; and building materials and chemical product for waterproofing, repair and restoration, admixtures, grouts, and floor hardeners. In addition, the company offers white mineral solutions for use in paper, paint, rubber, pesticide, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, ceramic, glass, plastic, and building products; kaolin, silica sand, and ball clay; and clay products for use in paints, sealants, plasters, polymers, coating and pharmaceutical applications, and aviation fuel enhancers. It also exports its products. The company was founded in 1960 and is based in Mumbai, India.