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The chemical industry of India is a major industry in the Indian economy and as of 2022, contributes 7% of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP).[1] India is the world's sixth largest producer of chemicals and the third largest in Asia, as of 2022.[2] The value of the Indian chemical industry was estimated at $100 billion dollars in 2019.[3] The chemical industry of India generates employment for five million people.[4] The Indian chemical industry produces 80,000 different chemical products. India was also the third largest producer of plastic in 2019. As of September 2019, the alkali chemical industry produced 71% of all chemicals produced in India.[5] India's chemical industry accounts about 14% of production in Indian industries.[6]