About
Ester India: innovators in chemical insight
EsoDant is the preservative range of Ester India, a family-run fine-chemicals manufacturer at Nandesari, Vadodara, with more than forty years in hydantoin chemistry.
Our story
Ester India was established in 1980 as a small-scale unit manufacturing fine chemicals. The first product was an ester, and hence the name. The plant is in the established chemical estate at Nandesari, about 16 km north of Vadodara in western India.
From the beginning the emphasis has been on developing in-house technology for high-value products. The hydantoin molecule was developed in 1982, making us pioneers of this chemistry in the country. Today three halogenated derivatives of the hydantoin molecule – dibromo-, dichloro- and bromochloro-dimethylhydantoin – are manufactured and marketed alongside DMDM Hydantoin, the backbone of the EsoDant range.
We work in three verticals: pharmaceutical intermediates, water-treatment biocides and plastic and paint chemicals, and, most recently, cosmetic preservatives and ingredients. We supply multinational and Indian companies on a regular basis, act as toll manufacturer for several of them, and now export cosmetic chemicals to North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South-East Asia and Australia.
Our mission is to develop unique molecules through simple, efficient and sustainable processes, using safe, eco-friendly and readily available raw materials, with the health of our team and the environment ahead of everything else.
1980
Established at Nandesari, Vadodara
1982
Hydantoin molecule developed in-house – a first in India
3 verticals
Pharma intermediates, biocides and cosmetic preservatives
5 continents
Exporting to the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia
How we work
Always available
No customer is ever too late. We pick up the phone, and we answer the same day.
Every size of customer
From a start-up ordering a 25 kg drum to multinationals on annual contracts, the service is the same.
Swift, direct communication
A close-knit team means quick answers on availability, documents and technical questions.
One point of contact
You deal with one person who knows your account, your specifications and your history with us.
Competitive pricing, top quality
Our own manufacturing and our own process technology let us price keenly without compromising the product.
Uncompromised quality
Every batch is released against a written specification and ships with a certificate of analysis.
Sustainability
Pioneering sustainable solutions in chemical manufacturing
We consider sustainability in every business decision, from product design to raw-material sourcing and production. Three things guide us: naturally derived products where the chemistry allows, sustainable practices in how we source and make them, and a steadily shrinking carbon footprint.
Zero liquid discharge by 2027
We already recover about half of our effluent for recycling and are working towards zero liquid discharge at Nandesari.
60 – 70 % renewable energy by 2028
Solar power runs a growing share of the plant. Our upcoming facility at Saykha, Dahej is being designed for 80 % renewable energy.
Greener chemistry
We minimise industrial solvents through green alternatives and solvent-recovery systems, and design processes around safe, readily available raw materials.
Lower carbon footprint
Reducing our carbon footprint is becoming a beauty-industry standard, and our customers' supply-chain audits increasingly ask for it. We treat it as a product requirement.
Certified for quality and sustainability
ISO 9001:2015
Quality management system covering development, manufacturing and release of every product.
ISO 14001:2015
Environmental management system for the Nandesari site.
EcoVadis Silver
Silver medal, ranking in the top 25 % of companies assessed for environment, labour, ethics and sustainable procurement.
Work with us
Samples, quotations, toll manufacturing or a new product you need developed – tell us what you are working on.
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