A large variety of glycerine is produced, exported, and supplied by Needs Chemicals. It is mostly used as a solvent and in the production of chemicals, pharmaceutical intermediates, and colour intermediates. In Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Needs Chemicals maintains a GMP and GLP manufacturing plant.

Name of Chemical: Glycerine

CAS Number: 56-81-5

C3H8O3, the molecular formula

Weight in molecules: 92.09

The structure of glycerol is a triol, with hydroxyl groups replacing propane at positions 1, 2, and 3. Aside from being an osmolyte, it also functions as a solvent, detergent, human, algal, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Escherichia coli, and mouse metabolite.It is both a triol and an alditol.