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Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1948 |
Founder | Nandlal Kilachand family, DODWEL and Karsa Salem [1] |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Rajen A. Kilachand (Chairman & President) K. Surendran (CEO) |
Products | Trading & distribution, engineering, procurement and construction, mining, casual dining restaurants, manufacturing |
Owner | Rajen A. Kilachand |
Number of employees | over 25,000 [1] |
Website | www |
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