English Indian Clays Ltd. is part of the erstwhile Thapar Group with diverse interests in specialty minerals and Starches and Modified Starches. The Company was initially incorporated in 1963 in technical & financial collaboration with English China Clays Ltd., U.K, the pioneer and world leader in Kaolin processing.

This collaboration with ECC ceased in the year 1992. EICL has two key Divisions, viz., Clay & Starch Divisions. The Clay Division, located in Kerala, specialises in mining and processing of high end kaolins. The Starch Division has two manufacturing units, one located at Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, manufacturing Starch and its derivatives, Modified Starches and Corn Syrups and the other located at Puducherry exclusively specializing in the manufacture of value added Modified Starches for various Industrial applications.

The Starch Division was started under the name of Bharat Starch Industries, which was subsequently taken over by English Indian Clays Ltd., Thiruvananthapuram in the year 2001. All the Divisions of EICL have grown to be market leaders in their respective fields. This growth has been chiefly driven by the vision and foresight of the EICL management which has prudently invested in world class R&D facilities for research in Kaolins and Starches, enabling these Divisions to be specialized solution providers for various applications spanning diverse Industries.