Tanfac Industries Limited is a joint venture company promoted by the Aditya Birla Group and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO).

Incorporated in 1972, it is one of India's largest suppliers of fluorine chemicals with its plant and facilities spread over 65 acres in the chemical complex of Cuddalore, near Chennai in southern India.

Tanfac is engaged in the manufacture of Inorganic and organic based chemicals such as aluminium fluoride and hydrofluoric acid with a capacity of 17,000 tpa in each. Inorganic fluorine based chemicals have vital applications in industries such as aluminium smelting, petroleum refining, refrigerant gases, steel re-rolling, glass, ceramics, sugar, fertilisers, heavy water, etc. Organic fluoro chemicals are used as intermediates in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals.

Having started as a single product company, producing Aluminium fluoride, Tanfac has now diversified into various speciality fluoride products, with exports to countries across the globe including USA, Europe, Australia, New Zealand,
Singapore, Thailand and Middle East.

The unit derives its competitive edge through worldclass technology tie-ups with global majors for the manufacture of aluminium fluoride - viz., Davy Process
Technology (Switzerland) and CHENCO (Germany).

Certified for Quality Systems under ISO 9002 and Environment Management Systems under ISO 14001, Tanfac is the first chemicals company in the world to get the TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) Excellence - First Category Award in November 1999 followed by the TPM Consistency Award in
2002.

An important contributor to the country's foreign exchange coffer, Tanfac earns valuable foreign exchange. A stronger focus on R&D activities will go towards developing new value-added fluorine / speciality chemicals.

Despite producing and handling the most hazardous products, Tanfac has maintained an excellent track record in safety since inception.