Tata Chemicals says Kenya arm fully complaint; seeks to resolve outstanding matters in Kenya after shutdown order

A day after it was reportedly asked to exit its Kenya operations Tata Chemicals on Friday said its subsidiary Tata Chemicals Magadi is fully compliant and the company is awaiting governmentrsquos review and further directionsThe Tata Group firm said it has played an important part in the East African nations economy and is committed to resolving outstanding issues according to a regulatory filing to the exchangesWe wish to reiterate that on August 11 2026 Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited TCML submitted all the required information reports and documentation and TCML is fully compliant with the regulatory requirements it saidTCML having provided a comprehensive response to the matters raised by the Ministry including information regarding its compliance with applicable regulatory requirements awaits the Ministrys review of our submissions and its further direction Tata Chemicals addedTata Chemicals has a presence through its subsidiary Tata Chemicals Magadi in Kenya which is Africas largest soda ash manufacturerCompany keen to resolve the matter with the governmentThe company further said Since 2005 when Tata Chemicals Limited acquired the Magadi plant it has played an important role in the Kenyan economy and continues to be an integral part of our business We respect the authority of the Government of Kenya and remain committed to constructive engagement through the appropriate legal and regulatory channels to resolve the outstanding mattersTata Chemicals said the wellbeing of its employees the Magadi community the stakeholders in Kenya and continued economic development of Kenya remained its priorityKenya President asks the company to goThe companyrsquos statement comes after Kenya President William Ruto reportedly on Thursday ordered Tata Group firm Tata Chemicals to stop its operations in the country saying there has been no benefit to their citizens according to news agency PTIAccording to multiple news reports Ruto has questioned whether the country is slave to others and has asked the company to pack and goThis Presidents statements came after the company was asked to suspend its operations in Kenya and halt exports of soda ash in JulyWith reference to the captioned subject we would like to inform you that Tata Chemicals Magadi Limited TCML the Kenyan subsidiary of Tata Chemicals Limited has received a Notice from the Ministry of Mining Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs Kenya on July 28 2026 directing the Company to suspend its mining operations until the compliance review and submission of evidence of compliance with all statutory documentation the company had earlier saidFurther the Ministry of Mining Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs State Department for Mining at Mombasa has directed the suspension of exports of Soda Ash by TCMLrdquo the July statement had saidTata Chemicals has operations across four continents with 17 manufacturing facilities and three RampD centresThe shares of Tata Chemicals were trading at Rs 627 apiece down 233 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange BSEWith inputs from PTI