Nirma
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Nirma Limited | |
Type | Public |
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Founded | 1969 |
Headquarters | Ahmedabad |
Key people | Karsanbhai Patel (CMD) |
Industry | FMCG |
Products | Nirma detergent, Nima soaps |
Revenue | Rs. 2500 crores (2005) |
Net income | ??? |
Employees | 14000 |
Website | www.nirma.co.in |
Nirma is a group of companies based in the city of Ahmedabad in western India manufacturing products ranging from cosmetics, soaps, detergents and salt. Karsanbhai Patel, a well known businessman, industrialist and philanthropist of Gujarat, started Nirma as a one-man operation. Today Nirma has 14000 employees and a turnover of Rs. 2500 crores. In 2004, Nirma's annual sales touched 800,000 tonnes.
[edit] Major plants
- Soda Ash
- Linear Alkyl Benzene
- Packaging
- Soaps
- Detergents
- Industrial Salt
- Alfa Olefin Sulfonate
- Sulfuric Acid
- Glycerin
- Single Super Phosphate
[edit] See also
- Karsanbhai Patel
- Institute of Management, Nirma University of Science & Technology
- Nirma University of Science & Technology