Waldies
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Waldies Compound Limited (Waldies) (
Kolkata, West Bengal
.
The company produces
lubricants across India
.
History
Waldies was established in 1858 by Dr. David Waldie, a
oxides of lead
on a large scale.
On November 1967, the company was incorporated under the name D. Waldie & Company (Lead Oxides) Ltd'[1] renamed in 1968 to Waldies Limited. Previous to being purchased by Ananthaksha Chemical Products Ltd. in 2017 their parent company was Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co.
Operations
The company produces
lubricants.[1] Waldies has offices in Rajasthan, New Delhi, West Bengal and manufacturing facilities in West Bengal and Odisha.[6][7] The company has been praised several times over the years for its role in the development of the industrial chemicals industry in India.[6][8]
Waldies is headquartered in
Kolkata, West Bengal.[9] The managing director is Deepak Ojha, who succeeded D.K. Sharda of Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co. Ltd.[2] The company owns Griffin and Ducatus and recently launched D'Wall, a brand aimed at the construction industry.[10]
See also
- Chemical industry
- List of companies of India
- Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
- Vivimed Labs
- Pescafresh
References
- ^ a b c "Waldies Griffin Brand products conform to Indian, British & American specifications". Gillanders Arbuthnot.
- ^ a b Menon, Shailesh (20 September 2018). "Waldies Compound remains the only supplier of a critical component used for making glass panels in nuclear reactors". The Economic Times.
- ^ "Credit due over chloroform find". The Scotsman. 18 January 2002.
- ^ "David Waldie - From Chloroform to Calcutta". Annet House Museum. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019.
- ^ "The Discovery of Chloroform: Has David Waldie's Role Been Exaggerated?". ASA Publications. April 2011.
- ^ Moneycontrol.com. 1 March 2017.
- ^ "ACharya Prafulla Chandra Ray - ISICAL" (PDF). ISICAL. p. 235.
- ^ "ACharya Prafulla Chandra Ray - ISICAL" (PDF). ISICAL. p. 235.
- ^ "Outcome of Board Meeting". Business Line.
- ^ "Scheme of Arrangement - Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co. Ltd" (PDF). Calcutta Stock Exchange.
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