1981
Ashapura set up an 800 sq. ft. office in Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
1981
Ashapura's marketing hub was set up at Nariman Point, Mumbai.
1982
Ashapura Minechem Pvt. Ltd. was formed, marking the corporatisation of the business.
1983
Ashapura acquired a 10,000 sq. meter plot at Chitra Industrial Estate, GIDC, Bhavnagar
1984
Ashapura loaded its first Bentonite rake from Bhuj.
1984
Ashapura acquired 26 acres of land at Madhapar, Bhuj, for Bentonite processing.
1987
Ashapura gained a foothold by becoming a preferred supplier to ONGC.
1992
Ashapura Foundation was established for social amelioration.
1993
Ashapura Minechem Ltd. was listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
1996
Ashapura’s first foray in Bauxite. First shipment of 25,000 tons to RUSAL.
1996
Ashapura Claytech Ltd. is formed at Dharur, Andhra Pradesh, for making Attapulgite-based granules for pesticides.
1998
Ashapura inducts AMCOL, U.S.A. (the world’s largest Bentonite company), into Ashapura
Minechem Ltd.
1998
Chetan Shah officially takes charge of the Ashapura Group as Joint Managing Director.
2001
Ashapura inaugurates its Bleaching Clay Plant at Ler.
2001
Ashapura crosses Rs. 100 crores in turnover for the first time.
2001
Ashapura acquires Bauxite mining leases in Western Ghats, Maharashtra.
2001
Ashapura provides relief after the devastating earthquake in Kachchh; Kutch Navnirman Trust builds a colony for resettlement of locals with over 110 dwellings.
2002
Ashapura acquires Bombay Minerals Ltd.
2003
Ashapura Balmandir and Primary School are established in Bhuj.
2004
Ashapura Minechem (UAE) FZE is established in Dubai.
2004
The Clay Catalyst business is inducted in the Bleaching Clay processing complex at Ler.
2006
The Mineral Processing Complex in Belgium was established.
2006
Ashapura invests in a Bleaching Clay company in Malaysia.
2006
The concept of Mobile Medical Clinics set into motion to cover 104 of the remotest villages in Kachchh.
2007
Strategic investment by Ashapura into Bedi Port.
2008
Ashapura Women’s Academy was established for the welfare, education and reskilling of women.
2010
Oman mineral processing complex established.
2011
The Beijing, China office established.
2013
Ashapura acquires 18% stake in Orient Abrasives Ltd.
2014
Ashapura further acquires 20% in Orient Abrasives Ltd.
2015
Silica sand, Calcined Kaolin and Ground Calcium Carbonate processing plants commissioned.
2016
A brand-new plant for Geosynthetic Clay Liners was commissioned.
2016
Ashapura pioneers the manufacturing of Proppants in India.
2017
The Vande Mataram Memorial was inaugurated.
2017
Offices & distribution hubs in Malaysia & Indonesia established.
2017
Acquisition of Houda Bauxite mines in Guinea.
2017
Establishment of a company in Guinea.
2018
Acquisition of Boffa mines in Guinea.
2019
Acquisition of Fako mines in Guinea.
2020
Yomboli, Guinea Iron Ore project acquisition with a 3 million T.P.A. beneficiation plant.
2021
Establishment of Konta Port in Guinea.
2024
Establishment of Boffa Port in Guinea.
2025
Establishment of GSM Port in Guinea.
