improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message tridentgroup type public bse 521064nse trident founded 1990 ; 26 years ago 1990 1 headquarters punjab india area served worldwide key people rajinder gupta chairman deepak nanda managing director pallavi shroff director abhishek gupta institution builder and member of the corporate advisory board products yarns terrycloth paper and chemicals revenue 3 358 crore us 500 million fy 2012 13 2 profit 4.29 billion us 64 million fy 2012 13 2 number of employees 12 000 2015 website http www.tridentindia.com tridentgroup bse 521064 nse trident is a diversified group of businesses headquartered in ludhiana punjab india . trident limited trident is the flagship company of tridentgroup a usd 1 billion indian business conglomerate . the group operates in five business segments yarn bed linen paper chemicals and captive power . 3 trident limited the flagship company of the group has its customer base in more than 100 countries across 6 continents . trident is one of the largest yarn spinners in india one of the world s largest terry towel manufacturers and the world s largest wheat straw based paper manufacturer . 4 contents 1 history 2 business segments 3 yarn 4 home textiles 5 paper and chemical 6 energy 7 merger of trident corporation 8 csr 9 references history edit the group was earlier known as abhishek industries . it was incorporated on april 18 1990 in the state of punjab . in 1992 the company started implementing its yarn spinning project in joint sector with psidc to set up manufacturing facilities for cotton yarn with an installed capacity of 24 960 spindles . subsequently the capacity was upgraded to 32 400 spindles . in the year 1998 psidc and the company set up another unit of 43 392 spindles at a capital outlay of rs . 9500 lacs out of which 36 288 spindles started commercial production from july 1 1999 . 5 6 1997 paper unit barnala punjab cumulative capacity 40500 tpa 1993 spinning unit 1 barnala punjab cumulative capacity 17280 spindles 1998 spinning unit 2 barnala punjab cumulative capacity 78072 spindles 1280 rotors 6825 tpa processed yarn 1998 towel unit 1 barnala punjab cumulative capacity 108 looms 1999 captive power 9.4 mw barnala punjab 1999 chemical recovery & cogeneration power plant barnala punjab 12647 tpa 2004 spinning unit 3 barnala punjab 78864 spindles 2004 towel unit 2 barnala punjab 208 looms 2006 spinning unit 4 barnala punjab 85776 spindles 1920 rotors 6825 tpa py 2007 spinning unit 125952 spindles captive power plant 20 mw towel plant 282 looms barnala punjab 2008 paper 2 barnala punjab 175000 tpa 2008 captive power plant 20 mw barnala punjab 2009 spinning unit budhni mp 176352 spindles towel unit 3 350 looms 2010 spinning unit yarn budhni 2 224448 spindles terry towel unit 374 looms 2011 terry towel unit 388 looms 2012 spinning unit yarn sanghera 1 punjab & spinning unit yarn budhni 3 madhya pradesh 2014 terry towel unit budhni madhya pradesh 300 looms 2015 commencement of its first bed linen unit at budhni madhya pradesh 5 million metres pa tpm policy with the objective to achieve zero breakdown zero accidents and zero defects tpm awards and accolades first prize at 20th kaizen conference a national level cii competition trident achieved opl awards at 12th tpm national conference trident received 1st runner up prize at 25th quality circle competition organized by cii northern region trident received 3rd prize at first m.p. state level kaizen competition organized by cii business segments edit the group operates mainly in five different segments namely home textiles yarn paper and chemical and energy . yarn edit trident yarn formerly known as abhishek yarns had a modest beginning in 1993 with just 17 280 spindles at barnala punjab . trident has one of country s largest single location spinning capacities . trident has imported machinery from rieter switzerland murata japan zinser germany and savio italy besides lmw india and has a wide range of product basket across cotton yarn blended yarn special open ended & other specialized yarns organic cotton and spun yarn categories . 7 8 trident limited has an installed capacity of 365 904 spindles and 5500 rotors capable of manufacturing 8 400 tonnes of cotton and blended yarn per month . the company also has yarn processing capacities of 6 825 tpa . yarn segment contributes 46 % to the company s aggregate revenues . yarn segment has export presence in 19 countries and witnessed 27 % exports contribution to the total yarn revenues of inr 16 837 million during fy13 . citation needed home textiles edit trident had installed capacity of 688 looms of different specifications namely jacquards air jet dobby and rapier dobby . company has strong exports market across 70 countries contributing 85 % to the segment s total revenues of inr 12 694 million . trident s home textiles products are sold under various established brands namely home essential classic kids & mom floral colors and indulgence . paper and chemical edit today trident is one of the chemical manufacturers and suppliers of paper for multi colour high speed printing and publishing and branded copier paper . trident is world s largest wheat straw based paper producer . trident draws 10 % of its paper segment revenues inr 7 248 million from exports across 35 countries including india middle east africa u.s. latin america and the u.k. through a strong network of 60 distributors . paper segment contributes 20 % to the company s total revenues . citation needed the company has per day production capacity of 450 mt of paper and 265 tonnes of pulp . during fy13 the company produced 152 811 mt of paper products and recorded sales of 153 028 tonnes which was 4.5 % higher than fy12 . citation needed among copier flagship brand is spectra copier . other brands include my choice trident natural royal touch and ecogreen copier . among maplitho brands trident produces platinum line diamond line silver line super line & prime line energy edit keeping in view the increasing requirements of trident s continuously expanding operations they generate captive power to meet the demands of the industry . with theme of energy conservation and green environment trident energy is producing steam and power using eco friendly process . the total black liquor effluent of pulp process along with biomass and coal is used to generate high pressure steam in cogeneration process . the first unit of 9.4 mw got commissioned in 1999 ; the production capacity of which has now been increased to 50 mw . the company is setting up a captive power plant at its budhni facility after which the captive power generation capacity will increase to 110 mw . merger of trident corporation edit the board of directors of trident limited tl and trident corporation limited tcl in their respective meetings held on 9 october 2013 approved the proposal to merge tcl into tl . the amalgamation is subject to statutory regulatory shareholder and creditors approvals as relevant . 9 csr edit some of the institutes established by the group include takshashila centre for excellence this is a vocational institute which was inaugurated in 2004 . 10 sacred heart school the group has adopted this school along with a grant of rs . 10 lakhs for the library and sports development and management for the school children . some family members mainly spouses of the trident employees teach at the school . 11 references edit abhishek industries . economic times . retrieved 19 november 2010 . a b bse plus . bseindia.com . retrieved 3 october 2013 . about tridentgroup . barnala.gov.in . retrieved 2014 06 02 . tridentgroup . indiantextilemagazine.in . retrieved 2014 06 02 . about tridentgroup history . economictimes.indiatimes.com . retrieved 2014 06 02 . about trident limited . profit.ndtv.com . retrieved 2014 06 02 . trident ltd set to ramp up yarn production at budhni plant . indiatimes.com . retrieved 2014 09 02 . trident achieves optimum plant pdf . 1 . retrieved 2014 09 02 . external link in publisher help trident india 3 october 2013 trident limited q2 fy 14 yarn sales surge 25 % retrieved 9 march 2013 http timesofindia.indiatimes.com home the vocational institute has been opened at the takshashila situated at trident group dhaula complex in barnala trident md rajinder gupta 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