Navin Fluorine International Limited


Navin Fluorine International belongs to the Padmanabh Mafatlal Group, with a legacy of business operations since 1967, having one of the largest integrated fluorochemicals complex in India. The Company primarily focuses on fluorine chemistry - producing refrigeration gases, inorganic fluorides, specialty fluorine based chemical and offers Contract Research and Manufacturing Services.

Fluorochemicals are compounds containing fluorine.  Fluorine is a highly reactive element and is derived from sources like fluorite (also known as fluorspar), fluorapatite and cryolite.  Fluorine has a number of desirable chemical properties like high electronegativity, and reactivity and tendency of form stable compounds.

Major business areas of the company are - 
- Contract Research & Manufacturing Services (CRAMS)
- Refrigerants
- Inorganic Fluorides
- Specialty Fluorochemical

Specialty Fluorochemical
Manufactures niche fluorine based molecules, which find downstream application in life science, crop science, hydrocarbon and fragrances

Contract Research & Manufacturing Services (CRAMS)
Offers developing compounds on the back of critical fluorinantion process, supplied to major global life science innovators (pharma majors)
  • The service is similar to what Infosys, TCS etc. provides in the Information Technology area.  The offering and capabilities include basic research, library syntheses, process development, scale up the small & large batch manufacturing
Refrigerants
Manufacture refrigerants like CFCs, HFCs & HCFCs and offer refrigerants under its brand name Mafron, which is a preferred choice of leading OEMs, service technicians and equipment owners.  The product caters to various end user industries such as -
  • Window and split room air conditioners
  • Chillers, packaged air conditioners and commercial and industrial refrigeration units
  • Intermediate for (Pharma) APIs
  • Fluoropolymer rasins
  • Domestic and industrial refrigerators
  • Mobile air conditioning
Inorganic Fluorides
Caters to a number of large and critical downstream sectors like steel, glass, oil & gas, abrasives, electronic products, life and crop science, solar energy, among others.

Key manufactures of flurochemicals in India are SRF, Navin Fluorine, Gujarat Fluorochemical Ltd etc. whereas in the world are DuPont, Arkema SA, 3M, Solvay SA, Daikin Honeywell, Asahi Glass and Dongyue.

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