--- title: Metals, Chemicals and Textiles Workplaces India 2026 url: https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/sectors/metals-chemicals-and-textiles publisher: WCRC Culture Crest note: Plain-text copy of the page for agents. The HTML page is canonical. --- Founding Edition 2026 ยท WCRC sector group # Metals, chemicals, agrochemicals and textiles workplaces in India: the 2026 ranking 13 organisations in [India's Most Loved 250 Workplaces 2026](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250) fall in this WCRC sector group. Their average composite score is 62.3, 6.9 points below the 69.2 cohort average, and 0 sit in the A bands. Trust & Belonging is their strongest pillar on average (65.5) and Psychological Safety the weakest (53.8). | Rank | Organisation | Sector | Score | Band | P.Safety | Rep & Inc | Eq.Opp | Transparency | Trust | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 99 | [Pidilite Industries](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/pidilite-industries) | Chemicals / Adhesives | 72 | B1 | 61 | 65 | 75 | 68 | 76 | | 107 | [Tata Steel](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/tata-steel) | Metals / Steel | 72 | B1 | 59 | 61 | 74 | 65 | 79 | | 109 | [JSW Steel](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/jsw-steel) | Metals / Steel | 71 | B1 | 58 | 60 | 73 | 64 | 78 | | 111 | [Hindalco Industries](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/hindalco-industries) | Metals / Aluminium | 70 | B1 | 58 | 60 | 72 | 64 | 76 | | 112 | [Bayer CropScience India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/bayer-cropscience-india) | Agrochem / Life Sciences | 70 | B1 | 67 | 74 | 73 | 68 | 71 | | 114 | [BASF India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/basf-india) | Chemicals / Materials | 69 | B1 | 59 | 64 | 73 | 70 | 68 | | 143 | [Page Industries (Jockey)](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/page-industries-jockey) | Textiles / Apparel | 66 | B1 | 64 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 64 | | 183 | [Tata Chemicals](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/tata-chemicals) | Chemicals | 60 | B2 | 51 | 54 | 63 | 56 | 64 | | 195 | [Syngenta India](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/syngenta-india) | Agrochem / Seeds | 58 | B2 | 49 | 54 | 62 | 59 | 57 | | 227 | [Rain Industries](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/rain-industries) | Chemicals | 51 | B3 | 43 | 46 | 54 | 47 | 55 | | 228 | [Chambal Fertilisers](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/chambal-fertilisers) | Fertilisers & Agrochem | 51 | B3 | 43 | 46 | 54 | 47 | 55 | | 244 | [KPR Mill](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/kpr-mill) | Textiles | 50 | B3 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 47 | 53 | | 250 | [Tata Metaliks](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250/companies/tata-metaliks) | Metals / Castings | 50 | B3 | 40 | 42 | 52 | 44 | 56 | Rank is position among all 250. Pillar columns show scores from 0 to 100. [How the ranking was built](https://www.culturecrest.work/india-most-loved-250-methodology). ## Pillar averages against the full ranking | Pillar | Group average | All 250 | Difference | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Psychological Safety | 53.8 | 63.8 | -10 | | Representation & Inclusion | 57.2 | 69.7 | -12.5 | | Equitable Opportunity | 65.1 | 73.3 | -8.2 | | Transparency & Accountability | 59 | 68.5 | -9.5 | | Trust & Belonging | 65.5 | 70.9 | -5.4 | ## What this group includes The sector labels recorded in the ranking that WCRC placed in this group, with the number of organisations under each. - Chemicals 2 - Metals / Steel 2 - Agrochem / Life Sciences 1 - Agrochem / Seeds 1 - Chemicals / Adhesives 1 - Chemicals / Materials 1 - Fertilisers & Agrochem 1 - Metals / Aluminium 1 - Metals / Castings 1 - Textiles 1 - Textiles / Apparel 1 ## Questions about this list ### Which metals, chemicals, agrochemicals and textiles organisation ranks highest in India's Most Loved 250? Pidilite Industries, at position 99 of 250 with a composite score of 72 (B1). ### How many metals, chemicals, agrochemicals and textiles organisations are ranked? 13 of the 250: 9 Indian companies and 4 multinationals' India operations. 0 of them are in the A bands. ### How do metals, chemicals, agrochemicals and textiles organisations compare with the full ranking? Their average composite score is 62.3, which is 6.9 points below the 69.2 average for all 250. Trust & Belonging is their strongest pillar on average (65.5) and Psychological Safety the weakest (53.8). ### How was this sector group formed? The ranking records each organisation under a sector label. WCRC sorted the 158 labels into 19 groups, so the group follows the recorded label, not a judgement about one company. This group includes: Chemicals (2), Metals / Steel (2), Agrochem / Life Sciences (1), Agrochem / Seeds (1), Chemicals / Adhesives (1), Chemicals / Materials (1), Fertilisers & Agrochem (1), Metals / Aluminium (1), Metals / Castings (1), Textiles (1), Textiles / Apparel (1). By secondary research only: published employee-sentiment evidence, a public disclosure audit, WCRC analyst evaluation and third-party validation, scored on the five-pillar WCRC Equity Index. 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