Walchandnagar Industries

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Walchandnagar Industries Limited
Type Public company
BSE:  507410
NSE:  WALCHANNAG
Industry Energy
Defense
Aerospace
Nuclear power
Industrial & Marine Transmissions
Propulsion systems
Founder Walchand Hirachand Doshi
Headquarters,
Products Boilers
Power Generation
Services EPC
Turnkey projects
Revenue9.64 billion (US$120 million) (2010–11) [1]
169 million (US$2.1 million) (2010–11)
Website www.walchand.com

Walchandnagar Industries Limited (WIL) (NSE: WALCHANNAG, BSE: 507410) is a heavy engineering products and EP&C services company, based in Mumbai, India.

History

Walchandnagar Industries was founded by Walchand Hirachand Doshi in 1908. [2]

WIL was subject to sanctions by the United States following Pokhran-II [3] for its involvement in India's nuclear and space programs. [4] [5] The sanctions were dropped in 2001. [6]

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References

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