What started off as a small venture with an oil refinery in Mumbai in 1993 is today a multi-product, multi-location, multi-billion group 
of companies in diverse activities such as oils & petroleum specialities, coals & mines, shipping & logistics, and infrastructure & projects. The group companies are managed by the enterprising Parekh family of industrialists and technocrats.
Gandhar Oil Refinery India Ltd. is the flagship company of the group with two state-of-the-art plants, one at Taloja in Maharashtra and the other at Silvassa, bordering Gujarat. It has a combined production capacity of 150,000 MT per annum and a most modern R&D Centre which not only keep a tab on the quality but are also credited for innovation and customised formulations.
Performance par excellence
The performance of any company is judged by its growth. And what could be better than an almost 50 per cent growth over the previous year, even when the economy has been a little sluggish. Gandhar Oil’s passion for innovation, providing customised products of international quality consistently and on time has paid rich dividends.
The company’s state-of-the-art plants and R&D Centre are being upgraded periodically to keep pace with the changing technology as well as to meet the demands of its customers. The Ministry of Science & Technology has accorded its official recognition to the company’s in-house R&D unit at the Silvassa plant. The R&D lab has also been granted the Certificate of Registration.
Gandhar products, marketed under the brand name ‘Divyol’, are made to international quality and approved by REXROTH, ELECON (Gear Box), Lloyds, RDSO, FDA, ERDA, CPRI, BIS, etc. Gandhar Oil is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, Six Sigma Compliance and FDA approved for manufacturing pharmaceutical grade mineral oils and petrolactums.
Gandhar Oil Refinery has today established itself as one of the world’s leading manufacturers of industrial & automotive lubricants as 
well as greases, rubber process oils, mineral oils, transformer oils, petroleum jelly, liquid paraffin and a variety of specialities for providing customized and international quality products under the brand name ‘Divyol’. The Divyol range of products are widely used in industries such as automobiles, rubber (tyres & non-tyres), general engineering, ink, glass, pharma, cosmetics, electrical & power generation, textiles, steel, etc. The company’s trading division deals in imported and domestic base oils. It has large storage facilities for ensuring regular supplies.
Automotive oils
Divyol offers a very wide range of oils, fluids and greases to meet the needs of the automotive industry. They are engine oils that meet international specifications, reduce wear & tear, extend engine life and are available in various grades and pack sizes; passenger car oils with excellent oxidation stability, engine efficiency, sludge control and fuel efficiency; four-stroke engine oils manufactured to meet API SL / SJ / SM and JASO–MA2 specifications for smoother engine performance, reduced fuel consumptions and keeping the engine clean; gear oils made to international standards for manual & synchromesh transmissions of automobiles and earth-moving machinery; shock absorber oils with excellent damping effect, chemical stability and seal compatibility in all weather conditions; brake fluid DOT 3 with exceptional thermal stability, chemical stability, good water tolerance and fluidity at low temperature; MP3 grease with excellent structural, oxidation and thermal stability; and pump set oils for agricultural pumps.
The company is recognised as a Star Export House by the Government. Its products are exported to South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Far East and Australia.
The company received the prestigious Chemexcil First Award 2010-11 in the Large Scale Sector in recognition of its excellent export performance. This Award reaffirms Gandhar Oil’s pursuit of consistent quality and reliability.