Nirma is a group of companies based in the city of

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, that manufactures products ranging from

detergent A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with cleansing properties when in dilute solutions. There are a large variety of detergents, a common family being the alkylbenzene sulfonates, which are soap-like compounds that are more ...

soap Soap is a salt of a fatty acid used in a variety of cleansing and lubricating products. In a domestic setting, soaps are surfactants usually used for washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping. In industrial settings, soaps are use ...

cement A cement is a binder, a chemical substance used for construction that sets, hardens, and adheres to other materials to bind them together. Cement is seldom used on its own, but rather to bind sand and gravel ( aggregate) together. Cement mix ...

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, salt, soda ash, LAB and injectables.

Karsanbhai Patel Karsanbhai Khodidas Patel (born 1945, Ruppur, Patan, Gujarat) is an Indian billionaire businessman, industrialist and founder of the Nirma group a company with major business interests in cements, detergents, soaps and cosmetics. As of 2021 ...

, an entrepreneur and philanthropist, started Nirma in 1969 as a one-man operation.

History

In 1969, Dr. Karsanbhai Patel, a

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at the Gujarat Government's Department of Mining and Geology manufactured phosphate-free synthetic detergent powder, and started selling it locally. The new yellow powder was priced at ₹3.50 per kg, at a time when HUL's Surf was priced at ₹13. Nirma sold well in Ruppur (

), Patel's hometown. He started packing the formulation in a 10x10 ft room in his house. Patel named the powder Nirma, after his daughter Nirupama. He was able to sell about 15-20 packets a day on his way to the office on bicycle, some 15 km away. By 1985, Nirma washing powder had become one of the most popular household detergents in many parts of the country. By 1999, Nirma was a major consumer brand, offering a range of detergents, soaps and personal care products. The group also set up a healthcare subsidiary called Nirlife to manufacture

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s. In November 2007, Nirma purchased American raw materials company Searles Valley Minerals Inc., making it among the top seven soda ash manufacturers in the world. Nirma Group started cement manufacturing in 2014 from a single plant in Nimbol. In 2016, Nirma acquired

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India's cement assets for $1.4 billion. In February 2020, Nirma acquired Emami Cement for .

Major products

* Soda ash * Linear alkyl benzene * Soaps * Detergents * Edible & industrial salt *

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* Sulfuric acid * Glycerin * Infusions * Injectables * Critical care products * Medical disposables * Sugar * Cement * Single super phosphate * Castor oil * Multilayer tubes * Seamless tubes * Tube laminate * Flexible laminate * Paper & plastic cups * Tarpaulin * Injection molding * Bromine * Phosphoric acid

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External links

Official Nirma company website
Chemical companies of India Manufacturing companies based in Ahmedabad Laundry detergents Chemical companies established in 1969 Manufacturing companies established in 1969 Indian companies established in 1969 Companies formerly listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Indian brands 1969 establishments in Gujarat

History

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