Enso Group

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Enso Group
Company typeDiversified
Industry Conglomerate
Founded2005;20 years ago (2005)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Vinay Maloo
(Chairman)
Vaibhav Maloo
(Managing Director)
ProductsEnergy, Mining, Technology, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Solar [1]
Website ensogroup.com
Enso Care Radiology Facility Ensocarecenter.jpg
Enso Care Radiology Facility

Enso Group is a multinational diversified conglomerate. [2] [3] [4] [5] The group was founded in 2005 by Chairman Vinay Maloo. [6] [7] It was started with a cluster of oil and gas exploration and production companies in Jordan, Nigeria, Georgia, Australia and India. [8] The group has consultancy arms in the UK and Singapore with operational offices globally. [9] [10] Most of the group companies are privately held. [11] Vaibhav Maloo holds the position of managing director of the group. [12]

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Potash mining

The group has expanded horizontally into a potash mining project in Saskatchewan, Canada, an area which has one of the highest reserves of potash in the world. [13] [14]

Energy

Enso Group has stake in a major gas block in Siberia, near Irkutsk. [15] The group sold its stake in Ensearch Petroleum, which had its holdings in 14 oil and gas blocks to Sahara India Pariwar in 2011. [16] [17]

Healthcare

Enso Healthcare LLP is acting as an aggregator for manufacturing of Sputnik V and Sputnik Light vaccines in India, [18] [19] for Russian sovereign fund RDIF. [20] [21] [22]

Infrastructure

The 12.1 km Gurgaon metro rail, called Rapid Metro Gurgaon, was created in JV with Enso Group and a consortium of DLF and IL&FS. The group exited the project, however, soon after operations began. The joint venture SPV was called ITNL Enso Rail Systems Ltd. The metro runs today and has 11 hauls. [23] [24]

Internet of Things (IoT)

Enso Webworks, a part of Enso Group, in 2025, launched InfoProfile, a social media application and website and a VOIP chat software called InfoPhone. [25]

International Trade

Enso Oils & Lubricants is the Indian partner for Gazprom Neft engine oils. [26] Enso Global Trading is a trading house based out of Dubai. [27] Enso Global Trading deals with trade of physical bullion and is one of the biggest exporters of rough diamonds from UAE and biggest supplier to India. [28]

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References

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  13. "Vinay Maloo Enso Chairman and Former RCF Chairman R.G. Rajan Join the Board of Encanto Potash Corp". Newswire Canada. 21 December 2017.
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  18. "Wockhardt, Enso Health join hands for Sputnik jabs". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  19. "Wockhardt partners with Enso Healthcare to manufacture 620 million doses of Sputnik vaccines". cnbctv18.com. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  20. "Strides' biopharma arm partners RDIF to supply COVID-19 vaccine". 19 March 2021 via Business Standard.
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  25. https://www.outlookindia.com/announcements/news-media-wire/enso-webworks-unveils-infoprofile-infophone-revolutionizing-professional-networking [ bare URL ]
  26. "Gazpromneft-Lubricants, Enso Global Trading expand partnership to supply lubricants in India". 11 September 2023.
  27. "Enso Group expands its portfolio with entry into commodity trading". gulfnews.com. 27 March 2023.
  28. https://www.exchange4media.com/marketing-news/enso-groups-vaibhav-maloo-on-driving-growth-diversification-in-b2b-sectors-138520.html [ bare URL ]