Formation | 1920 |
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Founder | K.C. Das |
Type | Public |
Headquarters | India |
Location |
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Margo is a brand of soap manufactured in India. The soap has margosa as its main ingredient. [1] The soap was created and manufactured by the Calcutta Chemical Company [2] under the stewardship of its founder, K.C. Das, khogen Chandra Das and was launched in 1920. [3] In 1988, the soap was among the top five-selling brands in India, with a market share of 8.9%. [4] As of 2001, the brand was worth ₹75 crores and belonged to Henkel-SPIC. As of 2003, the brand was relaunching new products focused on the younger demographic, and had a market share of close to 2% of the premium-soaps segment in India. In 2011, Jyothy Laboratories acquired the rights to the brand following the acquisition of controlling stake in Henkel India. [5]
Formation | 1920 |
---|---|
Founder | K.C. Das |
Type | Public |
Headquarters | India |
Location |
|
Margo is a brand of soap manufactured in India. The soap has margosa as its main ingredient. [1] The soap was created and manufactured by the Calcutta Chemical Company [2] under the stewardship of its founder, K.C. Das, khogen Chandra Das and was launched in 1920. [3] In 1988, the soap was among the top five-selling brands in India, with a market share of 8.9%. [4] As of 2001, the brand was worth ₹75 crores and belonged to Henkel-SPIC. As of 2003, the brand was relaunching new products focused on the younger demographic, and had a market share of close to 2% of the premium-soaps segment in India. In 2011, Jyothy Laboratories acquired the rights to the brand following the acquisition of controlling stake in Henkel India. [5]