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'''Borosil''' is an Indian [[glassware]] company based in [[Mumbai]]. The company is one of the largest glassware producing companies in India with a significant presence in [[United States|USA]] and [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]].
'''Borosil''' is an Indian [[glassware]] company based in [[Mumbai]]. The company is one of the largest glassware-producing companies in India, with a presence in the United States and the Netherlands.


==History==
==History==
Borosil primarily manufactures laboratory glassware<ref>"The Global Laboratory Plasticware and Glassware Market to Grow at A CAGR of 5.17 Percent over the Period 2012-2016." Biotech Week. NewsRX. 2013. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-319888975.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154221/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-319888975.html |date=24 September 2015 }}</ref> and microwavable kitchenware in India. It was established in 1962 in collaboration with [[Corning Glass Works]] USA.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lee-Wright|first1=Peter|title=Child Slaves|date=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134067855|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vW77AQAAQBAJ&q=Borosil&pg=PT64}}</ref> In 1988, Corning divested its shareholding to the current Indian promoters.
Borosil primarily manufactures laboratory glassware<ref>"The Global Laboratory Plasticware and Glassware Market to Grow at A CAGR of 5.17 Percent over the Period 2012-2016." Biotech Week. NewsRX. 2013. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-319888975.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924154221/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-319888975.html |date=24 September 2015 }}</ref> and microwavable kitchenware in India. It was established in 1962 in collaboration with [[Corning Glass Works]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lee-Wright|first1=Peter|title=Child Slaves|date=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134067855|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vW77AQAAQBAJ&q=Borosil&pg=PT64}}</ref> In 1988, Corning divested its shareholding to the current Indian promoters.


== Products ==
== Products ==

Latest revision as of 12:19, 11 November 2024

Borosil
Company typePublic
BSE543212
NSEBOROLTD
ISININE666D01022
IndustryHouseware
Founded1962; 62 years ago (1962)
Headquarters1101, Parinee Crescenzo, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), ,
India
Area served
Worldwide[1]
Key people
Revenue619.76 crore (US$74 million)[3] (FY17)
OwnersKheruka family (54.35%)
Websiteborosil.com

Borosil is an Indian glassware company based in Mumbai. The company is one of the largest glassware-producing companies in India, with a presence in the United States and the Netherlands.

History

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Borosil primarily manufactures laboratory glassware[4] and microwavable kitchenware in India. It was established in 1962 in collaboration with Corning Glass Works.[5] In 1988, Corning divested its shareholding to the current Indian promoters.

Products

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The company's products include laboratory glassware, instruments, disposable plastics, liquid handling systems and explosion-proof lighting glassware for the education sector and for industries including microbiology, biotechnology,[6] photoprinting, process systems and lighting.

References

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  1. ^ "Worldwide Activities". Borosil. Archived from the original on 2 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Board of Directors & Committees". Borosil. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ^ "54th Annual Report" (PDF). Borosil. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. ^ "The Global Laboratory Plasticware and Glassware Market to Grow at A CAGR of 5.17 Percent over the Period 2012-2016." Biotech Week. NewsRX. 2013. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-319888975.html Archived 24 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Lee-Wright, Peter (2013). Child Slaves. Routledge. ISBN 9781134067855.
  6. ^ Saksena, Amita (2006). Text Book of Biochemistry. Discovery Publishing House. p. 94. ISBN 9788183561198.
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