KS Oils

KS Oils Limited

Company type	Public
Traded as	NSE: KSOILS BSE: 526209
Industry	Fast-moving consumer goods Conglomerates
Founded	1985;40 years ago (1985) [1]
Headquarters	Morena, Madhya Pradesh, India
Key people	Ramesh Chand Garg, Chairman Davesh Aggarwal, Managing director
Products	Edible Oil Mustard oil Soybean Oil Palm Oil Vanaspati
Revenue	$4246.19 Million USD147.32%
Number of employees	~ 3,000 (2008)
Website	www.ksoils.com

KS Oils Limited is an Indian fast-moving consumer goods company in the edible oil market.

K S Oils has near to 3000 employees spread over its 7 manufacturing plants, marketing offices and plantations in India, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.

History

KS Oils was a privately held entity till 1990 when it became deemed public company. On 8 February 1993, the company became a public listed company. The main object of the company is manufacturing and dealing in oils, vegetable oils and fats, products of plantation, soaps and allied products. ^[2]

Brands

KS Oils owns some of the big brands in the mustard oil segments. Brands held by the company include:

• Kalash Mustard oil ^[3]
• Double Sher Mustard oil ^[4]

Indian Idol singers Amit Paul and Emon Chatterjee feature in the Double Sher TV Advt. ^[5]

• Crystal Clear (Soybean Oil)
• KS Soya and KS Gold refined oil ^[6]
• KS Gold Vanaspati
• KS Gold Plus Vanaspati

These brands have strong leadership position in their categories. ^[7]

Awards

• One of the India's most Investor Friendly Companies - Rankings by Business Today ^{[8] [9]}
• Featured among ET500 for the year 2007, 2008 - Rankings by The Economic Times ^[8]
• Fastest Growing Companies in India, 2007 - Ranking by Business Today, Rank 5. ^[8]
• Solvent Extractors Association of India's Award for Highest processor of Rapeseed Oil Cake in India for the years 1994-1995, 1999-2000, 2004–2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007–2008. ^[8]
• GLOBOIL India Awards - GLOBOIL Emerging Company of the year 2006 for KS Oils and Oilman of the year award for Mr. Rameshchand Garg. ^[8]

Controversy

KS Oils has defaulted on SBI loans worth Rs. 596 crores, and is second on SBI's loan write-off list. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. "Mustard oil, Rapeseed oil, healthy cooking oils manufacturer in India". www.ksoils.com.
2. "KS Oils > Company History > Edible Oils & Solvent Extraction > Company History of KS Oils - BSE: 526209, NSE: KSOILS". www.moneycontrol.com.
3. "Kalash is K S Oil's flagship premium brand in the mustard oil segment". ksoils.com.
4. "K S Oils' Double Sher is a leader in branded mustard oil". ksoils.com.
5. "- YouTube". www.youtube.com.
6. "K S Soya, the refined soya bean oil brand was introduced by K S Oils Ltd". ksoils.com.
7. "Latest Commodities News, Commodities Market News, News Commodities India, Commodity News, Commodity Prices, Share/Stock Market News, Business News". www.commodityonline.com.
8. "Mustard oil, Rapeseed oil, healthy cooking oils manufacturer in India". ksoils.com.
9. "India's most investor friendly companies - BusinessToday". Business Today. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
10. Rai, Dipu (16 November 2016). "DNA Exclusive: SBI writes off loans of 63 wilful defaulters". DNA India.
11. Quint, The (16 November 2016). "SBI Writes Off Loans Worth Rs 7,016 Cr; Mallya Among Defaulters". TheQuint.

External links

• Official Website of KS Oils Limited