Hexamine, also known as methenamine, is a white crystalline solid with chemical formula C6H12N4. It has applications in medicinal uses, as a fuel, and in other industries. India is a net importer of hexamine, primarily sourcing it from China, Russia, and Saudi Arabia. The two main Indian manufacturers are Simalin Chemical Industries and Kanoria Chemicals & Industries. Indian demand for hexamine has been increasing in recent years, reaching an estimated 16,700 metric tons in 2014-2015. Some of the major Indian importers and users of hexamine are Shubham Chemicals & Solvents, Ashoka Marketing Agencies, and Esterkote Private Limited.

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1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
1.1 Product Characteristics and specification
Alternate name Methenamine; Hexamethylenetetramine;
Urotropine; 1,3,5,7- tetraazaadamantane,
Appearance White crystalline solid
Chemical formula C6H12N4
Molar mass 140.186 g/mol
Melting point 280 °C (536 °F; 553 K)
Solubility in water 85.3 g/100 mL
Flash point 250 °C (482 °F; 523 K)

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1.2. Product application
End user sector Derivative product Application of derivative product
Medicinal uses Methenamine hippurate Used as antiobiotic to treat urinary
tract infection
Fuel Primary ingredient in Esbit® fuel
tablets
These fuel tablets have a very high
energy density, burn smokeless
and leave no ashes which also do
not liquefy.
They are used for cooking
purposes by campers and military
organizations
Other uses
Used in production of Eamine tablets are used by fire-protection laboratories as a clean and
reproducible fire source to test the flammability of carpets and rugs.
Organic chemists use hexamine as a chemical agent in several chemical reactions which are quite
complex and is often used for teaching purposes. Very often they are used for purposes of chemical
analysis to determine the identity of an unknown solute (particles that are dissolved into a solution) in a
solution.
Hexamine is also used in rubber and textile adhesives, in paints and lacquers, in the photographic
industry, in the production of deodorants and hair fixers

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2. INDIAN TRADE STATISTICS
2.1. Import
Annual import
2120 2064
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Countrywise imports
Portwise import 2014-2015
CHINA
11%
RUSSIA
29%
SAUDI ARABIA
23%
UNITED ARAB
22%
OTHERS
15%
DELHI ICD
38%
NHAVA
52%
OTHERS
10%

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2.2 Export
Annual export
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Countrywise export 2014-2015
Portwise export 2014-2015
UNITED STATES OF
97%
OTHERS
3%
ANKLESH
61%
OTHERS
39%

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3. INDIAN SUPPLY SCENARIO
3.1. Indian Manufacturer of Hexamine
Company Name
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Location
Simalin Chemical Industries Ltd Vadodara, Gujarat
Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd., Kolkata

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4. DEMAND ANALYSIS
4.1. Indian demand
Capacity, Production, Sales and Demand
Particulars Unit 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015
Capacity MT 17600 17600 17600 17600
Production MT 12660 12273 12977 14000
Domestic sales MT 11550 11849 11819 12098
Demand MT 13661 13661 16500 16700

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4.2 Hexamine Indian Importers/Users
1) Shubham Chemicals & Solvents Ltd., Delhi
2) Ashoka Marketing Agencies, Chennai
3) Esterkote Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
4) Gargi Huttens P. Ltd -Albertus Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
5) Saket Chemicals, Mumbai
6) Dujowala Paper Chem, Mumbai
7) IVP. Ltd., Jamshedpur
8) T.R. Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., Rajganpur, Orissa
9) HPL Industries Pvt. Ltd., Faridabad
10) Shivam Adhesives Pvt. Ltd., Hanumangarh Jn, Rajasthan
11) IVP. Ltd., Palghar, Thane
12) Foseco India Ltd., Pune
13) National Chemical Industries, Kota
14) Rajasthan Coatings & Chemicals, Jodhpur
15) Demaco Polymers P. Ltd., Faridabad
16) Indogulf Industries Ltd., New Delhi
17) Getwell Chem, Mumbai
18) Modichem Plast Materials P. Ltd., Mumbai
19) Rupani Chemical Agencies, Chennai
20) X ‘Pro India Ltd., Faridabad
21) Ordnance Factory Nagpur
22) S.R.Plastics, Delhi
23) Resins & Plastics Ltd., Mumbai
24) Pragati Chemicals P. Ltd., Ankleshwar, Gujarat
25) D.C.Chemicals, Kolkata
26) Promis Industries, Jamshedpur
27) P.Kumar & Co., Kolkata
28) Techno Waxchem P. Ltd., Kolkata
29) Dujadwala Paperchem, Mumbai
30) National Techno Industries, Kota
31) A.V.M. Sales Corpn., Kolkata
32) Goodwill Rasayan, Mumbai
33) United Meta Chem Pvt. Ltd., Pune