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Dai-ichi Karkaria Ltd

NSE: DAICHIKARK BSE: 526821

₹325

(1.66%)

Mon, 28 Sept 2026, 04:22 am

Company History

1960

  • Dai-Ichi Karkare Limited was set up as a private limited company for the manufacture of speciality chemicals.

1963

  • The company commenced commercial production.

1973

  • The company was awarded a certificate of merit by the Industrial Research Development Corporation for import substitution work.

1984

  • The company was awarded a certificate by the Indian Merchants Chamber for original research in the vital area of oil field chemicals.

2002

  • The company forfeited 5,11,000 equity shares due to non-payment of allotment/call monies.
  • Kishor Baxi was designated as Compliance Officer of Dai Ichi Karkaria.

2005

  • Dai-Ichi Karkaria signed a Memorandum of Understanding with GVK Biosciences on May 10, 2005.

2006

  • GVK Biosciences and Dai-Ichi Karkaria entered into an 80:20 equity stake joint venture to form Inogent Laboratories.

2007

  • The company set up an email ID for investors at [email address].

2009

  • The company changed its subsidiary company name from 'Baker Oil Treating (India) Ltd' to Champion Dai-chi Technologies India Ltd'.

2012

  • The company purchased a plot at Dahej.

2013

  • The Board recommended a dividend of Rs.2.50 per equity share of Rs.10 each.

2014

  • The Board recommended a dividend of Rs.2.50 per equity share of Rs.10 each for the year 2014.

2018

  • Dai-ichi Karkaria Ltd. was selected as India's Best Company of the Year 2017 among the Top 50 companies of India.