Synopsis:
Big Indian corporations are releasing worth to the market via demergers. Deepak Fertilisers, HUL, Apollo Hospitals, and Vedanta are some of the companies divesting their business segments.
In this article, we will look at four significant companies, namely, Deepak Fertilisers, HUL, Apollo Hospitals, and Vedanta, that are separating their core businesses to release value, make the units more focused, increase transparency, and give shareholders a more straightforward way to participate in the growth segments.
Deepak Fertilisers & Petrochemicals Corp
Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation Limited is a key player in India’s fertiliser and industrial chemicals market. The company operates across several segments, including chemicals, bulk fertilisers, and real estate. Their product lineup features ammonia, methanol, nitric acid, TAN, and a variety of fertilisers such as DAP and potash. Additionally, they’re involved in agricultural products, mining consultancy, and the construction of malls and design centres.
Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals Corporation (DFPCL) is undergoing a demerger to separate its core fertiliser and mining chemicals businesses into distinct corporate entities, namely Deepak Mining Solutions Ltd (DMSL), which handles mining chemicals, and Mahadhan Agritech Ltd (MAL), which focuses on crop nutrients. The official demerger is expected within 2–3 years. According to Emkay, demerging them could boost their worth, letting each stand out more clearly in the eyes of investors.
Hindustan Unilever
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) is a top-tier Fast-Moving Consumer Goods company that provides various products in the categories of Home Care, Beauty & Wellbeing, Personal Care, Foods, and Refreshments. The company’s product offerings cover the gamut of detergents, skincare, haircare, soaps, oral care, tea, coffee, nutrition products, ice-creams, and frozen desserts, besides exports.
Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has announced that its demerger with Kwality Wall’s (India) Ltd will become effective on 1 December 2025, following NCLT approval. The record date is set as 5 December 2025, and the eligible HUL shareholders will receive one KWIL share for every one HUL share held.
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited is a leading healthcare provider operating in India and internationally. It primarily offers speciality care, including cardiac sciences, orthopaedics, oncology, neurology, and transplants. The company also provides health insurance, medical education, research, and digital health services via Apollo 24/7. It also operates pharmacies, diagnostic centres, speciality clinics, and home healthcare services.
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd is planning to separate its subsidiary Apollo Healthco Ltd through a demerger involving omni-channel pharmacy distribution, digital health (Apollo 24/7), and telehealth business.
The new company is expected to be listed on the BSE and NSE in the period from January to March 2027. According to the plan, the shareholders of Apollo Hospitals will be given 195.2 shares of Apollo Healthco for every 100 shares that they hold, thus creating value for shareholders.
Apollo HealthCo is the pharmacy and digital health platform of Apollo Hospitals that provides medical retail services both online and offline. Through a network that spans the entire country, it offers medicines, diagnostics, telehealth, and healthcare solutions.
Vedanta
Vedanta Limited is a diversified natural resources company involved in oil, gas, metal and power mining and processing. The company is headquartered in India and operates worldwide. It manufactures zinc, aluminium, copper, iron ore, and steel alongside power plants and port operations. The company manufactures ferro alloys, glass substrates, and ductile iron pipes. Its energy and infrastructure business supports its vision of sustainable resource development.
Vedanta’s demerger plan, announced in September 2023, aims to split the company into six independent listed entities focused on different businesses. These include Vedanta Aluminium (aluminium and BALCO stake), Vedanta Oil & Gas (Cairn Energy and Cairn India), Vedanta Power (power assets), Vedanta Steel and Ferrous Materials (iron ore and ESL Steel), Vedanta Base Metals and Vedanta Limited. For every 1 share of Vedanta Ltd, the shareholders will receive 1 share of each of the 5 newly listed companies.
Vedanta’s plan for a demerger is waiting for the final green light. The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had rejected the portion of the demerger plan related to Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd impugned by non-disclosure of a Rs 1,251 crore liability, but the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) had stayed this order after Vedanta had cleared the issue. While fresh objections from the Petroleum Ministry were also raised during the process. It is now back at the NCLT, which, after completing the hearings, has kept the matter for its final verdict.
Written by Satyajeet Mukherjee
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