Borosil

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Borosil
Company type Public
BSE:  543212
NSE:  BOROLTD
ISIN INE666D01022
Industry Houseware
Founded1962;63 years ago (1962)
Headquarters1101, Parinee Crescenzo, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), ,
India
Area served
Worldwide [1]
Key people
Revenue 619.76 crore (US$72 million) [3]  (FY17)
OwnersKheruka family (54.35%)
Website borosil.com

Borosil is an Indian glassware company based in Mumbai. The company is one of the largest glassware-producing companies in India, with a presence in the United States and the Netherlands.

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History

Borosil primarily manufactures laboratory glassware [4] and microwavable kitchenware in India. It was established in 1962 in collaboration with Corning Glass Works. [5] In 1988, Corning divested its shareholding to the current Indian promoters.

Products

The company's products include laboratory glassware, instruments, disposable plastics, liquid handling systems and explosion-proof lighting glassware for the education sector and for industries including microbiology, biotechnology, [6] photoprinting, process systems and lighting.

References

  1. "Worldwide Activities". Borosil. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. "Board of Directors & Committees". Borosil. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "54th Annual Report" (PDF). Borosil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. "The Global Laboratory Plasticware and Glassware Market to Grow at A CAGR of 5.17 Percent over the Period 2012–2016." Biotech Week. NewsRX. 2013. Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Lee-Wright, Peter (2013). Child Slaves. Routledge. ISBN   9781134067855.
  6. Saksena, Amita (2006). Text Book of Biochemistry. Discovery Publishing House. p. 94. ISBN   9788183561198.