Ashapura Minechem Ltd.. Ashapura Minechem Limited is a mine owner and exporter of bentonite. The primary products of the Company include bentonite, bauxite, kaolin, other minerals, value added products and iron ore. It operates through the segment of bulk minerals for industrial consumption and its derivatives, and other activities. The Company's bentonite products are used in the areas of drilling, metal casting, construction and pet litter. It offers activated bauxite for purification of lubricant oil and transformer oil. It offers minerals, such as barites, kaolin and attapulgite. Its products also include bleaching clay, clay catalysts, geosynthetic clay liners (GCL) and calcined bauxite. It has approximately 45 million tons of sodium and calcium bentonite reserves across the country. The Company has activation, milling and processing plants in various locations in India. The Company has interests in Antwerp, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Nigeria and Malaysia.