meet wikipedia s quality standards . the specific problem is improper punctuation and may contain wrong spellings . please help improve this article if you can . august 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message murugappa type private industry conglomerate founded 1900 ; 116 years ago 1900 headquarters chennai key people a. vellayan executive chairman m.v. subbiah products cycles general insurance fertilizers abrasives automotive chains car door frames & steel tubes revenue us 4.5 billion 2014 as on 31 march 2015 number of employees 32 000 parent murugappa holdings limited 1 new ambadi estates private limited ambadi enterprises private limited eid parry india limited group main flagship company website www.murugappa.com founded in 1900 the 2 murugappa group 3 is one of india s leading business conglomerates founded managed and largely owned by the murugappa family . the group has 28 businesses including eleven listed companies actively traded in nse & bse . headquartered in chennai the major companies of the group include carborundum universal ltd cholamandalam investment and finance company ltd. cholamandalam ms general insurance company ltd. coromandel international ltd. coromandel engineering company ltd. eid parry india ltd. parry agro industries ltd. tube investments of india limited and wendt india ltd. active in several segments including abrasives auto components bicycles sugar farm inputs fertilizers plantations bioproducts and nutraceuticals the group has forged strong alliances with leading international companies like groupe chimique tunisien foskor cargill mitsui sumitomo morgan crucible and sociedad qu mica y minera de chile sqm . the group has a wide geographical presence spanning 13 states in india and five continents around across the globe . brands like bsa hercules ballmaster ajax parry s chola gromor and paramfos are from the stables of murugappa . the organisation has a workforce of over 32 000 employees . contents 1 history 1.1 1901 1910 1.2 1921 1930 1.3 1941 1950 1.4 1951 1960 1.5 1961 1970 1.6 1971 1980 1.7 1981 1990 1.8 1991 2000 1.9 2001 2010 1.10 2011 2020 2 products offerings 3 board of directors 4 group promoters holding organization 5 group companies 6 references 7 external links history edit this article contains embedded lists that may be better presented using prose . you can help by converting the list or lists to prose if appropriate . editing help is available . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message 1901 1910 edit the foundation for this group was laid by dewan bahadur a m murugappa chettiar who established a money lending and banking business in 1900 . 4 the business was first set up in burma now myanmar and then spread to malaysia sri lanka indonesia and vietnam . 1921 1930 edit in the 1930s the business was moved back to india to start all over again from the scratch . 1941 1950 edit 1947 established coromandel engineering company limited 1949 established ti cycles of india limited present day tube investments of india limited in association with tube investments limited uk present dayti group 1951 1960 edit 1954 carborundum universal of madras india limited present day carborundum universal ltd was established in madras tamil nadu as a tripartite collaboration between the murugappa group the carborundum company limited usa and the universal grinding wheel co. limited u.k 1955 tube investments of india limited established tube products of india limited in association with tube products old bury limited uk 1960 tube investments of india limited established ti diamond chains limited in association with diamond chain company usa tube investments of india limited established ti miller in association with miller uk 1961 1970 edit 1965 established ti metal forming 1968 purchased kadamane estates 1971 1980 edit 1978 carborundum universal ltd acquired eastern abrasives limited 1981 1990 edit 1981 murugappa group took over eid parry 1983 murugappa morgan thermal ceramics limited is established as a jv between morgan thermal ceramics division of morgan crucible plc. uk and carborundum universal ltd cumi of murugappa group murugappa group established polutech limited in association with epi usa 1990 tube investments of india limited acquired press metal 1991 2000 edit 1991 the house of khataus group divested its share in wendt india limited wil to carborundum universal ltd cumi prodorite anticorrosives limited becomes a subsidiary of carborundum universal ltd 1993 tidc india acquired satavahana chains eid parry merged murugappa electronics limited with itself as murugappa industrial & technical services division 1994 chevron corporation group california chemical company now called chevron chemical company divested its share in coromandel international to eid parry carborundum universal ltd acquired cutfast abrasive tools limited and cutfast polymers limited 1995 january eid parry de merged murugappa industrial & technical services as mel systems and services electronics limited june carborundum universal ltd acquired sterling abrasives limited december murugappa group exited from electronics business after eid parry divested mel systems and services electronics limited 1999 tube products of india acquired steel strips and tubes limited international minerals and chemical corporation imc divested its share in coromandel international to eid parry . following this sale coromandel fertilisers limited present day coromandel international became a group company . november murugappa corporate board formed . 2001 2010 edit 2001 tube investments of india limited acquired cholamandalam investment and finance company limited established cholamandalam ms general insurance company ltd 2003 july government of andhra pradesh divested its share in godavari fertilizers & chemicals limited to coromandel international november indian farmers fertiliser cooperative limited iffco divested its share in godavari fertilizers & chemicals limited to coromandel international . thus godavari fertilizers & chemicals limited became a murugappa group company 1 december godavari fertilizers & chemicals limited merged with coromandel international 2006 coromandel fertilizer present day coromandel international acquired ficom organics limited 2008 carborundum universal ltd cumi acquired foskor zirconia pty limited 2009 coromandel fertilizer changed to its present name coromandel international with new logo 2010 tube investments of india limited acquired sedis chain france 2 2011 2020 edit 2011 october eid parry india limited completed the acquisition of u. s. nutraceuticals llc valensa international a company based in florida usa december coromandel international limited completed the acquisition of sabero organics a leading player in crop protection products 2013 january coromandel international limited acquires liberty phosphates india s leading single super phosphate producer products offerings edit the murugappa group has diverse interests in engineering precision tools finance agro products and biotechnology . the group s products are primarily divided into the following sectors 5 agriculture and farm inputs fertilisers pesticides plantations sugar and bio products nutraceuticals engineering tubes chains and metal forms material sciences consumer durables bicycles fitness equipment services financial services insurance services it travel board of directors edit murugappa group corporate board 6 a. vellayan executive chairman m m murugappan vice chairman n srinivasan director finance ramesh kb menon director hr v. ravichandran lead director fertiliser & sugar uday khanna non executive external director sridar iyengar non executive external director ishaat hussain non executive external director group promoters holding organization edit murugappa & sons murugappa holdings limited new ambadi estates private limited ambadi enterprises limited dare investments limited udevar property development co. pvt. ltd. a m m vellayan sons private limited mm muthiah sons private limited m a murugappan holdings pvt ltd. amm foundation murugappa educational and medical foundation m m muthiah research foundation ar lakshmi achi trust m v seetha subbiah benefit trust valli subbiah benefit trust group companies edit tube investments of india limited 7 tube products of india ti cycles of india tidc india timf shanti gears 8 eid parry coromandel international limited cholamandalam ms general insurance references edit forbes india s richest . 29 september 2010 . the economist a rare south indian business house does things the difficult way . 1 june 2013 . raghunathan anuradha . forbes article on murugappa group . murugappa group history . murugappa group product offerings . murugappa group board of directors . murugappa group companies . http www.shanthigears.com external links edit official website of murugappa group v t e murugappa group group holding & administrative companies murugappa sons limited 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