SRF Limited

The company was established in 1970, as Shri Ram Fibres Limited, by DCM Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary. Its initial focus was on the manufacture of tyre cord fabrics. Its first manufacturing plant was set up in Manali, near Chennai, in 1973.In 1986, the company set up a joint venture with Denso, SRF Nippondenso, for the manufacture of automotive components. This was later spun off as a separate company in 1993. Another subsidiary, SRF Finance, started in 1986 was sold to GE Capital in 1997. SRF also had a health-care division which manufactured plastic optical lenses, which was spun off as a separate company in 1997.In 1989, the company entered the Chemicals Business to manufacture refrigerants. Consequently, in 1990, it changed its name to SRF Limited.The company started its Packaging Films Business in 1995 when it acquired a BOPET film plant at Kashipur in India from M/s Flow more. SRF has since then grown beyond the national boundaries and become one of the leading manufacturers of both BOPET and BOPP films globally.With deep knowledge of Fluorine since the early 1980s, the company entered the Specialty Chemicals Business in 2004 as a supplier of fine chemicals to the agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals industry. The business has a rich experience of close to three decades in Custom Synthesis, Contract Research and Manufacturing.SRF Limited was listed in the 2011 Asia's Best under a Billion list by Forbes magazine.