RPG Group facts for kids
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RPG House, group headquarters, in Mumbai
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| Private | |
| Industry | Conglomerate |
| Founded | 1820, in Calcutta, India |
| Founder | Ramdutt Goenka |
| Headquarters | RPG House, Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai, India |
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Key people
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Harsh Goenka (Chairman) |
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| Revenue | ₹25,500 crore (US$4.3 billion) (2018−19) |
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Operating income
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₹2,660 crore (US$450 million) (2018−19) |
| ₹1,085 crore (US$180 million) (2018−19) | |
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Number of employees
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30,000+ (2018) |
| Subsidiaries | CEAT KEC International Zensar Technologies RPG Life Sciences Raychem RPG Harrisons Malayalam Ltd RPG Ventures |
The RPG Group is a big Indian business group. It has its main office in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The group started a long time ago, in 1820, with Ramdutt Goenka.
Later, in 1979, Rama Prasad Goenka officially created RPG Enterprises. It started with a few companies like Phillips Carbon Black and Asian Cables. Rama Prasad Goenka was the chairman until he passed away in 2013. Now, his oldest son, Harsh Goenka, is the chairman.
Today, the RPG Group has more than fifteen companies. They work in different areas like making tyres, building infrastructure, and in information technology. Some of their well-known companies include CEAT Tyres, Zensar Technologies (an IT company), and KEC International (an infrastructure company). They also own RPG Life Sciences, which makes medicines, and Harrisons Malayalam, a company that grows plants.
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Companies of the RPG Group
The RPG Group has many companies. They are divided into four main types of businesses.
Tyres
Tyres are the rubber wheels on cars, bikes, and other vehicles.
CEAT Tyres
CEAT is a very important company for RPG Group. It makes many different kinds of tyres in India. CEAT also sends its tyres to over 100 countries around the world. This makes it the biggest tyre exporter in India. The company has factories in places like Mumbai, Nashik, and Halol.
CEAT in Sri Lanka
In 1992, CEAT started working in Sri Lanka. They teamed up with local companies to make and sell CEAT tyres there. This partnership created CEAT Kelani Associated Holdings. Today, this company is the largest tyre maker in Sri Lanka. They have three factories in the country.
CEAT in Bangladesh
In 2017, CEAT also started a partnership in Bangladesh. They built a factory in Bhaluka with a local company. CEAT owns most of this new company.
Infrastructure
Infrastructure means the basic structures and facilities needed for a country to work. This includes roads, bridges, and power lines.
KEC International
KEC International is one of the biggest companies in the world for building power lines. They also work on railways, city buildings, solar power, and oil pipelines. KEC has built power structures in over 70 countries. These countries are in places like South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas.
SAE Towers
In 2010, KEC International opened a huge tower testing station in Nagpur, India. This station helps them test very large towers for new power networks. Later that year, KEC bought SAE Towers. This company has offices in the United States, Mexico, and Brazil. By buying SAE Towers, KEC became the second largest maker of steel towers in the world.
Information Technology and Business Services
Information Technology (IT) is about computers and software. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is when one company hires another company to do some of its work.
Zensar Technologies
Zensar Technologies is a global IT and BPO company. Its main office is in Pune, India. Zensar helps big companies around the world with their computer systems and software. They offer services like creating new software and managing existing computer programs.
Zensar has offices and customers all over the world. They have software development centers in India, Gdańsk, Poland, and the Middle East. Zensar helps companies in many different areas. These include retail, banking, and manufacturing.
Specialty Businesses
Raychem RPG
Raychem RPG Limited is a company that works with engineering products and services. It is a joint company between RPG and a US group called TE Connectivity. They make products for power, telecommunications, and oil and gas industries. For example, they make special parts for electrical cables. They also do research on new materials for electrical uses.
RPG Life Sciences
RPG Life Sciences (RPGLS) is an Indian company that makes medicines. It used to be called Searle (India) Ltd. The company makes raw materials for medicines (called API), finished medicines, and uses biotechnology. They work in over 30 countries through partnerships. RPGLS also helps other companies with things like developing new medicines. In 2012, it was named one of India's best places to work.
Harrisons Malayalam Limited
Harrisons Malayalam is an old farming business. It has been around for over 150 years. The company grows crops on its own land and also processes products from nearby farms. Their main products are rubber, tea, and pineapple. They also grow bananas, cardamom, coffee, and other crops.
Harrisons Malayalam is the biggest producer of pineapples in India. It is also the largest tea producer in South India. The company employs about 13,000 people in rural Kerala. More than 100,000 people depend on this company for their living.
Venture Capital
RPG Ventures
RPG Ventures is the part of the RPG group that invests in new, creative companies. They invest in different areas like health, technology, and cars. For example, in 2016, they invested in a company called ShieldSquare. In 2017, they invested in Seniority, an online store for elderly care. They also supported an online pharmacy called Medsonway Solutions.
