Aditya Birla Adds Cargill Specialty Chemical Facility in Georgia

06.09.25

Aditya Birla Group announcesd the expansion of its U.S. Advanced Materials business with the acquisition of Cargill Incorporated’s 17-acre specialty chemical manufacturing facility in Dalton, GA. The acquisition continues Aditya Birla’s expansion in the United States’ manufacturing sector, a key aspect of Aditya Birla’s growth strategy, which now totals more than $15 billion in investment.

With this acquisition, the Advanced Materials business welcomes 50 employees. The business plans to expand the facility’s current capacity of 16,000 tons per year to more than 40,000 tons over the next two years. The acquisition was executed through Aditya Birla Chemicals (USA) Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Aditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand) Ltd.

“This acquisition represents Aditya Birla’s strategic entry into the U.S. chemicals industry, extending the business model of our other successful manufacturing businesses in the United States, including Novelis and Birla Carbon,” said Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of Aditya Birla Group. “Our growth strategy in the United States is anchored in a commitment leverage our deep manufacturing expertise to support the revitalization of the growing American manufacturing sector. We look forward to investing in and expanding this foundational facility and identifying other strategic assets to drive growth.”

“This acquisition by our Advanced Materials business will strengthen cooperation with customers in developing next-generation products,” said Jayant Dhobley, business head of CFI, Aditya Birla Group, “We remain committed to further investments at this site in the coming months and will introduce advanced technologies from our global operations.”

Aditya Birla Group will continue to manufacture the plant’s current output of formulated resins, curing agents, reactive diluents and polyaspartic resins for the marine, industrial coatings, and flooring industries, which include epoxy resins, modifiers, curing agents, and other specialty chemicals sold under the brands CHEMCURE, ChemMod, Altor, Acme Shield and ChemRes.