Vesuvius at a Glance

Brief History

Vesuvius India Limited is a subsidiary of Vesuvius Group Limited, U.K. and was one of the earliest to be given approval by the Central Government (Secretariat for Industrial Approvals) under the Liberalized Industrial Policy of 1991, and the first green-field project to come up in West Bengal in the then changing economic scenario. The equity shares of the Company are listed on the Bombay and National Stock Exchanges.

The Company was incorporated on September 6, 1991 and commercial production started in its first factory at Kolkata from July 1, 1994. At present the company has factories at Kolkata, Visakhapatnam and Mehsana and one manufacturing arrangement at Salem. 

The Kolkata factory manufactures Continuous Casting Refractories including slide gate equipment’s and porous plugs, the Visakhapatnam factories manufacture monolithic , pre-cast shapes and taphole clay and the Mehsana factory manufactures crucibles for non-ferrous industry. The manufacturing arrangement at Salem supplies basic monolithic for tundish application.

Vesuvius Group Limited, U.K, is the holding company presently holding 55.56% shares of Vesuvius India Limited. The ultimate holding company is Vesuvius plc, UK whose shares are traded on London Stock Exchange.