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'''Pidilite Industries Limited''' is an [[India]]n [[adhesive]]s [[manufacturing]] company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pidilite.com/|title=Pidilite Website|accessdate=2017-09-02}}
'''Pidilite Industries Limited''' is an Indian [[adhesive]]s [[manufacturing]] company based in [[Andheri]] (East), [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pidilite.com/|title=Pidilite Website|accessdate=2017-09-02}}
</ref> It also sells art material, construction chemicals and other industrial chemicals. It manufactures products which can be segmented into consumer products: art materials & stationary, publications, food & fabric care, car products and adhesives & sealants, specialty industrial products: industrial adhesives, industrial pigments, industrial & textile resins and leather chemicals.<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/20411624</ref>
</ref> The company is the dominant and leading adhesives company in India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Somvanshi |first=Kiran Kabtta |date=1 December 2018 |title=Pidilite: Glued firmly to the growth path |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/pidilite-glued-firmly-to-the-growth-path/articleshow/66892279.cms |access-date=2022-05-08}}</ref> Pidilite also manufactures products across verticals such as art materials and stationery; food and fabric care; car products, adhesives, and sealants; and speciality industrial products like adhesives, pigments; textile resins, leather chemicals, and construction chemicals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/20411624|title=Salil Dalal, COO - Emerging India, Pidilite Industries Ltd|website=www.bloomberg.com}}</ref>


Pidilite markets the '''Fevicol''' range of adhesives. Its other brands are ''FeviKwik'', ''Dr. Fixit'', ''Roff'', ''Cyclo'', ''Ranipal'', ''Hobby Ideas'', ''M-seal'' and ''Acron''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kunal Kumar |url=http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/chemical/200805169584.htm |title=Pidilite launches first of its kind Heat Reducing Exterior Coating |publisher=Indiaprwire.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415212135/http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/chemical/200805169584.htm |archive-date=15 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Pidilite markets the [[Fevicol]] range of adhesives. Its other brands are FeviKwik, Dr. Fixit, Roff, Cyclo, Ranipal, Hobby Ideas, M-seal, and Acron. It also markets and manufactures [[WD-40]] in India.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kunal Kumar |url=http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/chemical/200805169584.htm |title=Pidilite launches first of its kind Heat Reducing Exterior Coating |publisher=Indiaprwire.com |date= |accessdate=2010-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100415212135/http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/chemical/200805169584.htm |archive-date=15 April 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Pidilite's corporate office is located in [[Andheri]] (East), [[Mumbai]]. The company has manufacturing facilities at various locations across [[India]], including [[Mahad]], ([[Maharashtra]]); [[Vapi]], ([[Gujarat]]); [[Baddi]] and [[Kala Amb]], both in ([[Himachal Pradesh]]).
The company has manufacturing facilities across [[India]] including in [[Mahad]] ([[Maharashtra]]), [[Vapi]] ([[Gujarat]]), [[Baddi]] and [[Kala Amb]] (both in [[Himachal Pradesh]]).
FeviKwik is a popular cyanoacrylate based instant adhesive in the [[Indian subcontinent|Indian Subcontinent]].


==History==
==History==
The company was founded in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot_article.asp?ticker=878761 |title=http://investing.businessweek.com about Pidilite Industries company |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |accessdate=2010-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003103602/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot_article.asp?ticker=878761 |archive-date=3 October 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
The company was founded in 1959.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot_article.asp?ticker=878761 |title=About Pidilite Industries company |publisher=BusinessWeek |accessdate=2010-09-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003103602/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/snapshot/snapshot_article.asp?ticker=878761 |archive-date=3 October 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Pidilite Industries Ltd |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/PIDI:IN |website=Bloomberg.com |access-date=October 26, 2021}}</ref>
 
In 2020, Pidilite acquired [[Huntsman Corporation|Huntsman Corporation's]] Indian subsidiary for Rs. 2,100 crore (US$ 283.38 million).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=May 2022 |title=Chemical Industry, Chemicals Manufacturers and Exporters in India - IBEF |url=https://www.ibef.org/industry/chemical-industry-india |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=India Brand Equity Foundation |language=en}}</ref> This acquisition was done to strengthen their adhesives and sealants portfolio, which will further complement the Pidilite's retail portfolio.<ref name=":0" />


== References ==
== References ==
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* [http://www.pidilite.com Official Website]
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* [http://www.pidiliteindustrialproducts.com Official Website for Industrial Products]
* [http://www.pidiliteindustrialproducts.com Official Website for Industrial Products]
* {{Twitter|PidiliteInd}}


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Latest revision as of 15:52, 14 June 2022

Pidilite Industries Limited
Traded as
IndustryChemicals
Founded1959
Founder(s)Balvant Parekh
Headquarters,
Key people
ProductsAdhesives, Construction Chemicals
RevenueIncrease ₹7,443 crore (US$1.0 billion) (2020)[1]
Increase ₹1,500 crore (US$210 million) (2020)[1]
Increase ₹1,119 crore (US$160 million) (2020)[1]
Total assetsIncrease ₹6,535 crore (US$920 million) (2020)[1]
Total equityIncrease ₹4,393 crore (US$620 million) (2020)[1]
OwnerMadhukar Parekh and family (70%)[2]
Number of employees
6,064 (2020)[1]
Websitewww.pidilite.com

Pidilite Industries Limited is an Indian adhesives manufacturing company based in Andheri (East), Mumbai.[3] The company is the dominant and leading adhesives company in India.[4] Pidilite also manufactures products across verticals such as art materials and stationery; food and fabric care; car products, adhesives, and sealants; and speciality industrial products like adhesives, pigments; textile resins, leather chemicals, and construction chemicals.[5]

Pidilite markets the Fevicol range of adhesives. Its other brands are FeviKwik, Dr. Fixit, Roff, Cyclo, Ranipal, Hobby Ideas, M-seal, and Acron. It also markets and manufactures WD-40 in India.[6]

The company has manufacturing facilities across India including in Mahad (Maharashtra), Vapi (Gujarat), Baddi and Kala Amb (both in Himachal Pradesh).

History[edit | edit source]

The company was founded in 1959.[7][8]

In 2020, Pidilite acquired Huntsman Corporation's Indian subsidiary for Rs. 2,100 crore (US$ 283.38 million).[9] This acquisition was done to strengthen their adhesives and sealants portfolio, which will further complement the Pidilite's retail portfolio.[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Pidilite Industries Ltd. Financial Statements". moneycontrol.com.
  2. ↑ "Madhukar Parekh & family". Forbes. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pidilite Website". Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Somvanshi, Kiran Kabtta (1 December 2018). "Pidilite: Glued firmly to the growth path". The Economic Times. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Salil Dalal, COO - Emerging India, Pidilite Industries Ltd". www.bloomberg.com.
  6. ↑ Kunal Kumar. "Pidilite launches first of its kind Heat Reducing Exterior Coating". Indiaprwire.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "About Pidilite Industries company". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  8. ↑ "Pidilite Industries Ltd". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Chemical Industry, Chemicals Manufacturers and Exporters in India - IBEF". India Brand Equity Foundation. May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

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