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Company type | Public Company |
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Industry | Chemical, metals & mining |
Founded | 1858 |
Founders | Dr. David Waldie |
Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal |
Key people | Dr. David Waldie ( Founder) Deepak Ojha ( Managing Director) Sameer Agarwal ( Chairman) Sushil Ojha ( CEO) |
Products | Manufacturing of
red lead, Manufacturing of PVC stabilizers |
Number of employees | 100-500 |
Parent | Ananthaksha Chemical Products Ltd. |
Website |
www |
Waldies Compound Limited (Waldies) ( ISO – 9001; ISO – 14001 & OHSAS – 18001 certified) is Indian chemical company It is India's oldest manufacturer of lead oxides. [1] It is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal.
The company produces red lead, litharge, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) stabilizers and lubricants across India.
Waldies was established in 1858 by Dr. David Waldie, a Scottish chemist who moved to India. [2] It has been suggested that Waldie was responsible for the original formulation of chloroform. [3] [4] [5] Waldies were frontrunners in the development of the chemical industry in India and were the first to manufacture 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.
The company produces red lead, litharge, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) stabilizers and 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]
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Company type | Public Company |
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Industry | Chemical, metals & mining |
Founded | 1858 |
Founders | Dr. David Waldie |
Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal |
Key people | Dr. David Waldie ( Founder) Deepak Ojha ( Managing Director) Sameer Agarwal ( Chairman) Sushil Ojha ( CEO) |
Products | Manufacturing of
red lead, Manufacturing of PVC stabilizers |
Number of employees | 100-500 |
Parent | Ananthaksha Chemical Products Ltd. |
Website |
www |
Waldies Compound Limited (Waldies) ( ISO – 9001; ISO – 14001 & OHSAS – 18001 certified) is Indian chemical company It is India's oldest manufacturer of lead oxides. [1] It is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal.
The company produces red lead, litharge, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) stabilizers and lubricants across India.
Waldies was established in 1858 by Dr. David Waldie, a Scottish chemist who moved to India. [2] It has been suggested that Waldie was responsible for the original formulation of chloroform. [3] [4] [5] Waldies were frontrunners in the development of the chemical industry in India and were the first to manufacture 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.
The company produces red lead, litharge, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) stabilizers and 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]