Waldies

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.

Waldies Compound Limited
TypePublic Company
IndustryChemical, metals & mining
Founded1858
FoundersDr. David Waldie
HeadquartersKolkata, West Bengal
Key people
Dr. David Waldie
(Founder)
Deepak Ojha
(Managing Director)
Sameer Agarwal
(Chairman)
Sushil Ojha
(CEO)
ProductsManufacturing of red lead,
Manufacturing of PVC stabilizers
Number of employees
100-500
ParentAnanthaksha Chemical Products Ltd.
Websitewww.waldies.com

The company produces red lead, litharge, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) stabilizers and lubricants across India.

History

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.

Operations

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]

See also

References
  1. "Waldies Griffin Brand products conform to Indian, British & American specifications". Gillanders Arbuthnot.
  2. 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.
  3. "Credit due over chloroform find". The Scotsman. 18 January 2002.
  4. "David Waldie - From Chloroform to Calcutta". Annet House Museum.
  5. "The Discovery of Chloroform: Has David Waldie's Role Been Exaggerated?". ASA Publications. April 2011.
  6. "Gillanders Arbuthnot & Company's board meeting On March, 9Th 2017". Moneycontrol.com. 1 March 2017.
  7. "ACharya Prafulla Chandra Ray - ISICAL" (PDF). ISICAL. p. 235.
  8. "ACharya Prafulla Chandra Ray - ISICAL" (PDF). ISICAL. p. 235.
  9. "Outcome of Board Meeting". Business Line.
  10. "Scheme of Arrangement - Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co. Ltd" (PDF). Calcutta Stock Exchange.


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