Mr. Chandrakant V. Gogri is a name synonymous with resilience, foresight, and trailblazing leadership in India’s chemical industry. As the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the $1 Billion Aarti Group of Industries, he has played a pivotal role in transforming India’s specialty chemicals landscape, making it globally competitive and innovation-driven.
With an illustrious career spanning over five decades, Mr. Gogri’s entrepreneurial journey began in 1975, when he established a small manufacturing unit in a Mumbai suburb to produce dimethyl sulphate. With deep technical knowledge, unwavering business ethics, and an eye for long-term value creation, he laid the foundation of what would become one of India’s most respected chemical conglomerates.
Under his leadership, the Aarti Group expanded exponentially—diversifying into benzene derivatives, which find applications in:
Today, the Group is a global exporter and supplier, with strong R&D, backward integration, and process engineering capabilities, serving Fortune 500 companies across the world.
Mr. Gogri’s invaluable contributions to India’s industrial growth and innovation have been acknowledged through several prestigious awards: