Hardcastle & Waud Manufacturing Company Ltd.( Hawco) is a public limited company incorporated on October 15,1945 under the Indian Companies Act, 1913. Its registered office is at Netivli Baug, Kalyan Thane District, Maharashtra. Hawco is a multi-product company engaged in manufacturing and/or marketing of insulating varnishes, synthetic resins, pre-colour coated steel coils and profiles, sealants and maintenance products and metal processing chemicals. It has a factory at Kalyan and regional offices in all four metro cities. The shares of the company are listed at the Stock Exchange, Mumbai.
Decades earlier, in mid- twenties of the twentieth century, an honest business firm busied itself importing paints, industrial oils, heat treatment chemicals and metal processing chemicals from reputed companies in UK, USA, Germany and Austria.
Specialty products were manufactured for metal working industries, synthetic resins for printing and like industries, insulating varnishes for the electrical industry, compressed asbestos jointing’s for engineering and other industries as also industrial laminator and protective paints.
The company grew from strength to strength, always maintaining its commitment to consistent expansion, diversification and growth.
HAWCO’s products aid in the revolutionising of India’s Industrial, Construction, Automobiles, Electronics and Hardware sectors. This is an on-going task, which will continue with earnest into this millennium. Research facilities at Kalyan and Sarigam will work overtime, readying HAWCO to fully utilise the attractive opportunities presented by the open market scenario. HAWCO is busying itself today working towards shaping a far more successful tomorrow.
Product range of the company includes:
Sealants & Maintenance Division
- Holdtite
- Rustolene
- WD 40
Synthetic Resins Division
- Phenolic
- Alkyds
- Amino/Amides
Metal Processing Division
- Fluid Power
- Heat Treatment Products
- Cutting Coolants
- Cleaners
- Metal Forming Drawing
- Rust Preventives
- Rolling Oils
- Petrofer Brands (now available in India)