Nirma Limited (NL) is engaged in the business of manufacturing detergents, soaps, and edible salt. It has backward integrated its manufacturing processes by producing a variety of chemicals used as inputs in detergent manufacturing. The company has manufacturing plants in Searles Valley (USA), Mehsana, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, and Porbandar in Gujarat. NL is a soda ash producer in India and also manufactures other products such as caustic soda, LAB, and bromine. It is the second-largest player in the edible salt business in the country. In 2008, Nirma acquired the California-based natural soda ash producer, Searles Valley Minerals Inc. The company was incorporated in 1980 and has its registered office located in Ahmedabad. Gujarat.