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 the facility spread over 60 acres in the chemical complex of SIPCOT at Cuddalore, 180 kms south of Chennai.

Tanfac is engaged in the manufacture of chemicals such as aluminium fluoride, anhydrous hydrogen fluoride with generation capacity of 15,600 tpa in each. In addition to this Tanfac manufactures sulphuric acid to the tune of 14,400 tpa inclusive of oleum, and, speciality fluorides to the tune of 3,400 tpa. The 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. The speciality chemicals are used as intermediates in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals drugs 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 9001:9002 and Environment Management Systems under ISO 14001:2004 and Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001:2007, 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.

Tanfac is committed to continual improvement of the processes of management system effecting quality, cost, delivery and environmental impacts to prevent pollution and to comply with requirements of customers and interested parties and public.