Trivandrum Rubber Works is a

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manufacturing industry in

Thiruvananthapuram Thiruvananthapuram (; ), also known by its former name Trivandrum (), is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. It is the most populous city in Kerala with a population of 957,730 as of 2011. The encompassing urban agglomeration populati ...

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. Its manufactured products include, retreaded metals, bonding gum and unvulcanised sheets. It was promoted by Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC).

History

The factory was opened by Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the then King of

Travancore Kingdom The Kingdom of Travancore ( /ˈtrævənkɔːr/), also known as the Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor, was an Indian kingdom from c. 1729 until 1949. It was ruled by the Travancore Royal Family from Padmanabhapuram, and later Thiruvananthapuram. At ...

, to manufacture rubber sheets for tents for the soldiers of the

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. It is located on of land at Chakkai,

. Trivandrum Rubber Works was the first factory to be set up in the

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References

Companies based in Thiruvananthapuram 1963 establishments in Kerala State agencies of Kerala Indian companies established in 1963 Rubber industry Government-owned companies of Kerala {{kerala-stub