Grindwell Norton

#4038

Rank

$2.21B

Marketcap

India

Country

Leadership team

Mr. B. Santhanam (MD & Director)

Mr. Deepak Chindarkar (CFO and VP of Fin. & IT)

Mr. K. Visweswaran (Compliance Officer & Company Sec.)

Products/ Services

Manufacturing, Product Design

Number of Employees

1,000 - 20,000

Headquarters

Andheri, Maharashtra, India

Established

1941

Net Income

20M - 100M

Revenue

100M - 500M

Traded as

GRINDWELL.NS

Social Media

URL

https://www.grindwellnorton.co.in

Overview

Location

Recognition and Award

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Summary

Grindwell Norton Limited manufactures and sells abrasives, ceramics, and plastic products in India. The company offers bonded abrasives in the form of wheels and other shapes, such as segments, sticks, etc. for various applications, including lapping, honing, super-finishing, thread grinding, fluting, OD grinding, ID grinding, and surface grinding, as well as for rough applications comprising snagging, cutting-off, burr removal, and weld preparation. It also provides coated abrasives products in various shapes, such as discs, belts, wheels, and sheets and rolls for material removal and surface preparation; non-woven abrasives; super abrasives for precision applications, including diamond and cubic boron nitride; thin wheels used for cutting, deburring, and weld-removal; and cutting-edge abrasive products. In addition, the company offers silicon carbide grains primarily for use as raw material in the manufacture of abrasives and refractories, as well as for stone polishing; and performance ceramics and refractories for use in sanitary-ware, table-ware, ballistic armor protection, wear resistance systems, etc. Further, it produces and markets performance plastics comprising bearings, seals, tubing and hoses, films, fabrics, and foams for use in the automotive, oil and gas, life sciences, construction, energy, and general industrial applications. The company also exports its products. The company was founded in 1941 and is based in Mumbai, India. Grindwell Norton Limited is a subsidiary of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain.

History

Grindwell Norton Limited (GNIL) was incorporated as a public limited company in the year 1964 with Y.N. Dehlvi and V.T. Sunthankar as its promoters. However, the operations of the company first started as a partnership business in the year 1941 in Mumbai. In 1941, Y.N Dehlvi entered in to a partnership with Birla and Poddar for the production and sale of abrasive products. After the retirement of Birla and Poddar, V.T Sunthankar joined in as the partner of the business.

Mission

At Norton, we believe everyone has the right to explore this incredible world. Everything we do is focused on protecting that freedom and our explorers.

Vision

The vision at Grindwell Norton Limited (GNL) is not just about creating new products and ideas, but also about continuously making sure that every person associated with us is always working towards enhancing the customer’s experience.

Key Team

Mr. Krishna Kumar Prasad B.Sc. (ENGG.), PGDM (IIM) (VP of Ceramics, Plastics & Corp. Services and Whole-Time Director)

Jean-Marc Hess (Deputy Chief Information Officer)

Mr. Denis D'Silva (Mang. of Accounts)

Ms. Anwesa Sen (Head of HR)

Mr. Aju A. Varghese (Head of Information Technology)

Recognition and Awards

GNIL has won several awards in the recent times, including the Prime Minister’s trophy for being the largest exporter in 2007-2008 and the Golden Jubilee Commemorative Award for export excellence in the year of 2015-2016.