Sudarshan operates 19 sites and starts SAP integration

Sudarshan operates 19 manufacturing facilities across 11 countries and began standardising the combined business in Q2 FY27, when its first One SAP wave for legacy Sudarshan and Heubach India went live with minimal disruptions. The platform serves more than 4,000 customers in over 100 countries and includes about 1,600 pigment products.

How large is Sudarshan’s combined pigment platform?

Sudarshan’s combined platform consists of 19 manufacturing facilities, about 1,600 pigment products and about 60 brands. The company says it serves all major industry segments, has more than 200 people in technology roles and reports annual turnover of about EUR 10,000 crore. Management also identifies an earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, or EBITDA, plan intended to boost profitability.

The customer network extends beyond the 19 production sites. Sudarshan reports more than 4,000 global customers in over 100 countries, supported by 12 technical marketing centres and a global marketing and innovation team of more than 250 people. The presentation says the commercial team identifies market trends, while global and regional technical teams support innovation projects and customer developments.

The current 19-site network is larger than the 17-site manufacturing footprint attributed to the Heubach legacy in 2022. Sudarshan’s own history in the presentation starts with its 1951 manufacturing units in Pune and Roha, Maharashtra, while the united pigment businesses are shown in 2025. The comparison shows that the present platform has two more sites than the historical Heubach network cited in the presentation.

Where are Sudarshan’s 19 manufacturing sites located?

Sudarshan’s 19 sites span the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa, with manufacturing in 11 countries. The listed facilities are in Mexico, the United States, Germany, India, China, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, Chile and South Africa. The company states that all 19 plants are operating well.

India is Sudarshan’s largest listed manufacturing cluster, with facilities at Nagda, Ankleshwar, Dahej, Cuddalore, Mahad and Roha. Roha includes two manufacturing plants, taking the India count to seven. Outside India, Germany has sites at Langelsheim and Frankfurt, China has Tianjin and Hangzhou, and the remaining locations each account for one site in the presentation’s map.

The site network covers inorganic pigments, organic pigments and preparations, according to the manufacturing legend. Sudarshan specifically identifies Langelsheim, Germany, with anticorrosives. Its 12 technical marketing centres are distributed across the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, South Africa, China, India and Japan, including Mumbai, Pune, Shanghai, Frankfurt and Shizuoka.

How is Sudarshan integrating the combined operations?

Sudarshan completed the first One SAP wave for legacy Sudarshan and Heubach India with minimal disruptions in Q2 FY27. The company says it is making good progress toward later go-lives, but the presentation does not disclose the dates, locations or business scope of those subsequent waves.

Management also reports a value-capture funnel for FY27, with major savings expected from operational excellence and procurement. The stated manufacturing mechanism is yield improvement, while procurement is the other identified savings area. Sudarshan does not provide a rupee target, a percentage savings target or a timetable for recognising the expected FY27 benefits.

Integration is occurring alongside customer and product work across the roughly 1,600-product portfolio. Q2 FY27 updates include Agrocer for microplastic-free seed coating, Violet 3040 or PV23 for water-based coatings, printing and latex, and Viscofil LY for Lyocell mass coloration. The company also cites near-infrared black and OK compost projects for recycled plastics, supported by the 250-plus global marketing and innovation team.

Which transactions will affect Sudarshan’s next integration steps?

Sudarshan completed the sale of VP4 Frankfurt GmbH on November 2, 2026, receiving EUR 758 crore from Celanese US Holdings LLC. VP4 included the Diketene and CKP plant, and Sudarshan says only 10% of the facility’s production was used by the company. The presentation describes VP4 as a non-core asset and says the proceeds will primarily be used to prepay acquisition debt.

The transaction followed definitive agreements executed on August 31, 2026. Sudarshan says it completed carve-out and transfer work before closing, including a new Infraserv lease contract and information-technology setup. Management says debt prepayment from the EUR 758 crore proceeds will bring the group closer to a net debt-zero position, which is a stated objective rather than a reported balance-sheet outcome.

Sudarshan also has an Alu dyes asset transfer under way with Clariant for CHF 70 crore on an “as is, where is” basis. The Muttenz facility makes specialty dyes for transparent aluminium coloration used in consumer goods, including electronic devices, and architectural coatings. The company expects closing in January 2027 after the relevant contract manufacturing agreement ends in December 2026.

Initial site visits and value-capture ideation for Alu dyes were under way in Q2 FY27. Sudarshan says the process involves six-stage synthesis and difficult-to-treat effluent, while the business serves a specialty niche with limited competition. The disclosed operational work means the January 2027 closing, if completed as expected, would add another carve-out and integration task alongside the wider FY27 SAP and savings programme.

Conclusion

Sudarshan has moved from assembling a global pigment footprint to integrating it operationally: the business now combines 19 sites, more than 4,000 customers, about 1,600 products and 12 technical marketing centres. The first One SAP go-live in Q2 FY27 is the disclosed evidence that common-system implementation has started, while the comparison with the 17-site Heubach footprint cited for 2022 shows the larger scale of the current network.

The next disclosed milestones are subsequent One SAP go-lives, conversion of the FY27 procurement and operational-excellence funnel into reported savings, and the expected January 2027 Alu dyes closing for CHF 70 crore. Investors can also watch how Sudarshan applies the EUR 758 crore received from the VP4 sale toward acquisition-debt prepayment and progress toward management’s net debt-zero objective.