Chemicals manufacturers brace for drop in revenues: CRISIL SME Tracker

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) engaged in the manufacture of chemicals are expected be hit hard as the industry braces for a decline in volume and realisations in the next fiscal year (2020-21), following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.

SMEs account for 30-35 per cent of the industry (in value terms), and are clustered around Gujarat, Maharashtra and the Delhi-NCR region. Gujarat alone houses over 400 chemical units.
 

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