As India builds chips and batteries, one chemical firm is betting on both

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• Subscribe now India’s ambitions to localize semiconductors and batteries hinge on an unglamorous but critical input: high-precision chemicals.
• As the country pushes to reduce dependence on imports across strategic supply chains, one mid-sized chemical company is quietly attempting something rare - leveraging its pharmaceutical chemistry roots to position itself at the intersection of both industries.
• That company is Acutaas Chemicals, traditionally known for advanced pharmaceutical intermediates.
• Today, it is expanding into semiconductor-grade photoresist chemicals and battery electrolyte additives, two niches that demand extreme purity, deep process control, and long qualification cycles.