sources . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . may 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message hinduja foundries ltd type public industry foundry founded 1959 headquarters chennai india products grey iron aluminum sg iron castings net income rs . 5 billion number of employees 2500 approx parent hinduja group website 1 hinduja foundries ltd hfl formerly known as ennore foundries ltd is a part of the 12 billion hinduja group . hinduja foundries is india s largest casting maker . hinduja has three facilities in chennai and hyderabad which put together manufacturer s 100 000 mt of castings in the form of cylinder blocks heads housings manifolds brake drums etc. made of aluminum cast iron and sg iron . hinduja foundries has three plants . the parent company is in ennore chennai one in sriperumbudur and the other in hyderabad . contents 1 history 2 products 3 holdings 4 external links history edit hinduja foundries was established in 1959 as ennore foundries . it was named so because it was founded in ennore a fishermens hamlet situated app .15 km north of chennai . initially promoted by british leyland ennore foundry began commercial production in 1961 . since then the castings manufactured at its plant has been supplied to automobile industries across india . hinduja foundries was established to cater to the needs of ashok leyland and became the largest casting maker in india . ennore foundries acquired ductron castings in hyderabad and to set up a green field foundry in sreeperumbudur . hinduja is the largest automotive jobbing foundry in india with production capacity of nearly 100 000 mt of grey iron casting and 3000 mt of aluminum gravity die casting . products edit products from hinduja foundries range from 10 kg to 300 kg in grey iron and 0.5 to 16.5 kg in aluminum gravity die castings . product ranges include cylinder blocks cylinder heads flywheels flywheel housings transmission casings clutch plates brake drums intake manifolds and clutch housings for hcv lcv and car segments . holdings edit lrlih limited uk earlier a part of a british leyland group uk was acquired by hindujas and iveco limited in 1987 . iveco a part of fiat group in italy . hinduja group was founded by shri paramnand deepchand hinduja in 1914 at mumbai . today hinduja group is a conglomerate with a presence in 25 countries and employs over 25 000 personnel worldwide . hg includes transport energy information technology agri business project development banking and finance and trading . the company s promoters and their share holding details are lrlih limited uk 59.09 % ashok leyland 21.01 % and public and financial institution 19.90 % . external links edit hinduja foundries website hinduja group website ashok leyland website hinduja foundries plans investments worth 3.5 bln rupees . reuters india . tue may 6 2008 6 25pm ist hinduja foundries is back in dividend list . hinduja foundries limited formerly known as ennore foundries limited will pay equity dividend after a gap of 10 years . news post india . tuesday 6th of may 2008 hinduja foundries new facility at sriperumbudur commences production retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hinduja foundries & oldid 734679330 categories companies established in 1959manufacturing companies based in chennai1959 establishments in indiafoundrieshinduja groupmetallurgical industry in indiahidden categories articles lacking sources from may 2008all articles lacking sourcespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 16 august 2016 at 00 23 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view