Trivandrum Rubber Works

Trivandrum Rubber Works
Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1963
Headquarters	Thiruvananthapuram, India
Products	Tread rubber, Cycle tyres, etc.
Number of employees	163 (As on 2005)

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Trivandrum Rubber Works is a public sector manufacturing industry in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.^[1] Its manufactured products include, retreaded metals, bonding gum and unvulcanised sheets.^[2]^[3] It was promoted by Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC).^[4]

History[edit]

The factory was opened by Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the then King of Travancore Kingdom, to manufacture rubber sheets for tents for the soldiers of the Second World War.^[5] It is located on 13.28 acres (53,700 m²) of land at Chakkai, Thiruvananthapuram.

Trivandrum Rubber Works was the first factory to be set up in the public sector in Asia.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ Pillai, V. Gangadharan (1980). The public sector in Kerala: administrative problems.
↑ "TRIVANDRUM RUBBER WORKS LIMITED" (PDF). BPE Planning & Economic Affairs Department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
↑ Modern Technology of Rubber and Allied Industries. National Institute of Industrial Research, New Delhi. January 2000. ISBN 9788186623244.
↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 "Trivandrum Rubber Works on the verge of closure". The Hindu. 25 January 2006. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

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[1] Pillai, V. Gangadharan (1980). The public sector in Kerala: administrative problems.

[2] "TRIVANDRUM RUBBER WORKS LIMITED" (PDF). BPE Planning & Economic Affairs Department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

[3] Modern Technology of Rubber and Allied Industries. National Institute of Industrial Research, New Delhi. January 2000. ISBN 9788186623244.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[hindu_jan06-5] 5.0 ^5.1 "Trivandrum Rubber Works on the verge of closure". The Hindu. 25 January 2006. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2010.

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