Gujarat Chemical Association (GCA) was established in 1947 by a group of visionaries who envisioned the need for an association to boost the industrial economy of India after independence.
Over the last seven decades, GCA has provided a platform to the members of the chemical trade and industry to share information, work together for the export, import and manufacturing of chemical products.
GCA have continually looked back to our past with pride as the work of our predecessors has made our journey smoother. Our past becomes our guiding force to build our present and march towards the unknown and unforeseen future. Our present fraternity is leaving no stones unturned to uphold the rich tradition of the past and achieve more milestone in terms of tackle present challenges and endeavour to build a promising future for the members of chemical trade and business fraternity.
GCA’s philosophy is to promote and foster the Development of the Chemical Industry for the betterment of the society.
GCA’s aim is to work as a bridge between the chemical industry stake holders, Govt. Authorities, professionals, organizations, associations and apex bodies to create an ideal ecosystem for its members to grow in the chemical trade and industry.
Over the years, GCA’s role has evolved to become a movement embodying the holistic interests of Gujarat’s’ chemical industry, which is a key contributor to the state’s economy. Today, we have a membership of around 700 members supported by Chemical traders and manufacturers of chemicals and its allied products, petrochemicals, dyes & dyestuff, pharmaceuticals, pesticides and agrochemicals. Members can take the benefit of the services of GCA.
GCA has organized a number of key events and summits to further growth of the chemical industry in Gujarat like-
- Gujarat Chemical Conference and Guj-chem Expo-2006
- Asian Chemical Leaders’ Summit 2008.
- Global Chemical Conclave-2009, under the banner of “Vibrant Gujarat-2009”.
- Conducted Industry-Institute Academia Program, under which GCA has signed MOUs with various prestigious & premier Management and Technical Institute & Universities.
- GCLS – Global Chemical Leadership Summit – 2010
- Released a Book– “GOLDEN SAGA OF SUCCESS”, history of Gujarat Chemical Industries as suggested by The then Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Narendrabhai Modi, during the Global Chemical Leaders’ Summit-2010, held at Ahmedabad.
- Successfully organized “The International Chemical Conclave : Road Map to Global Competitiveness” – focused on Gujarat Emerging a Global Chemical Hub for major chemicals, Dyes & Intermediates, petrochemicals, speciality chemicals and pharma chemical sector.
- Actively participated with Government of Gujarat organized “VIBRANT GUJARAT 2013” at Mahatma Mandir, Gandinagar.
- Two days’ workshop on Quality Management System and Quality Management Tools on 8th& 9th Sept, 15 in Ahmedabad, with support from MSME-DI, Ahmedabad.
- Participated in India Chem 2015 held at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar from 28thto 30th October, 2015 as a supporting Association.
- Participated in ChemTech Gujarat 2016 held at University Grounds, Ahmedabad from 10 to 12 February, 2016 as a supporting Association
- Indian Chemical Security Assessment Workshop-2017with the support of CSP (Promoted by US department of State) & Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Unit of US Department) at Hotel Crown Plaza, Ahmedabad
- National Chemical conference 2022 held at Ahmedabad Management Association, Ahmedabad On 21.9.2021 Jointly with Deloitte, GDMA and Ganpat University
- Published book “A New Decade Ahead of Chemical Industries in India” on 21.9.2021
Now it is a great moment for all the members of the association, that we are celebrating our glorious 75th Anniversary. During all these years we can say with pride that we have come a long way, making significant achievements in every filed. My hearty congratulations to all the members of Gujarat Chemical Association.
