With need to prove quality, lack of domestic customers pushes firms to seek tie-ups abroad
While some Indian chemical companies are betting on a Tata Electronics-built fab in the state of Gujarat to develop their customer base and prove their quality, other companies are looking to foreign joint ventures to speed up the process. © Reuters
ANANTA AGARWAL
October 19, 2026 15:00 JST
BENGALURU -- A slew of Indian chemical companies have announced their entry into the semiconductor industry on the back of the country's multibillion-dollar chip supply chain push. But meeting the exacting standards of chip fabrication plants requires purification technology and access to customers that Indian businesses don't have, pushing some to turn to foreign partnerships.