GRASIM INDUSTRIES LTD.
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1947 | Grasim Industries Ltd. was incorporated in 1947 as Gwalior Rayons and Silk Manufacturing (GRASIM), a textile company founded by G.D. Birla, to manufacture man-made fibres in the nascent days of Independent India. |
| 1951 | The Maharaja of Gwalior, Jivajeerao Scindia, offered the company land in Nagda to establish a Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) plant. |
| 1972 | Grasim established a mixed hardwood plant at Harihar based on the patented technology developed at Birla Research Institute for Applied Sciences. |
| 1998 | Grasim expanded its business abroad by acquiring AV Cell Pulp Mill in Canada. |
| 2005 | Grasim strengthened its global footprint by acquiring AV Nackawic Pulp Mill, Canada. |
| 2006 | Grasim acquired the VSF plant in China, which led to the formation of Birla Jingwei Fibres Company. |
| 2019 | Grasim sustainably expanded its portfolio by launching Livaeco, a high-quality fluid fabric with nature-based fibres. |
| 2024 | Birla Cellulose, the cellulosic fibres business of Grasim, partnered with Circ, a US-based textile-to-textile recycling innovator, to accelerate the scaling of recycling fibres within the textiles sector. |
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