Pudumjee Industries Limited, formerly Pudumjee Agro Industries Limited, was incorporated on December 31, 1965 as a private limited company with the object of running a paper mill at Bombay under the name and style of F Pudumjee & Co Pvt Ltd. It became a deemed public limited company on May 4, 1977 and subsequently was converted into public limited company on January 31, 1986. The name of the company was changed to its present one on March 4, 2008. The company's registered office is at Thergaon, Pune. It is an India-based company and is engaged in the manufacture and sale of various types of papers such as crepe tissue, M G Kraft, carbon based tissue, poster papers, etc. and is a member of the M P Jatia Group of Companies, which includes Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills Limited, the flagship company and manufacturer of specialty papers. The company`s equity shares are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India.
History of the company:
March 1976
The company made an application to the government for permission to import a second-hand paper machine. However, before the sanction was received, the mill was completely destroyed by fire. Meanwhile, the company received a licence to import a second-hand paper machine. Since the land where the paper mill was located was acquired by the municipal corporation, the company decided to install the imported machinery at Thergaon at Pune.
April 1977
- The company became a subsidiary of Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills Limited (PPPML).
- In January 1985, S.M. Jatia was appointed as the managing director of the company and after the disinvestment of shareholding by PPPML in the company, he acquired control of the company along with his associates.
1985
- The company expanded its capacity to 11000 TPA with the installation of one or more imported paper machine.
1987
- The imported machinery was commissioned with a total capacity of 3000 TPA.
- In February 1987, the company ceased to be a subsidiary of PPPML.
1991
The company installed its fourth paper machine having a capacity of 10500 TPA with further increased its installed capacity to 21,500 TPA.
Products offered:
- Carbon Tissue
- M G Tissue bleached/unbleached
- Crepe Tissue
- Crepe Tissue Bleached /Unbleached /Natural shade & colored/Wet strength/High wet strength.
- Kraft Paper
- M G Kraft
- Poster Paper
- M G Poster.
Subsidiary Company:
Pudumjee Hygiene Products Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company and it is engaged in the business of distribution of hygiene related paper products and other products.
Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills Ltd , Pudumjee Plant Laboratories Ltd, Pudumjee Investments & finance Company (PIFCO) are associate companies of Pudumjee Industries Limited.