Standard Fireworks (India)
Standard Fireworks is a company based in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India which manufactures safety matches, firecrackers, and other fireworks.
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Native name | sivakasi employer |
|---|---|
| Private | |
| Industry | Safety matches, fireworks |
| Founded | 1942 Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Founder | Sri NRK Rajarathnam |
| Headquarters | Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu , India |
| Products | matches, sparklers, fireworks |
| Website | www |
Standard Fireworks was founded by Sri NRK Rajarathnam in 1942 in the town of Sivakasi. The company started by manufacturing match sticks but later expanded to fireworks.[1]
Standard Fireworks has also established collaborations with China-based manufacturers.[2]
The company's reports a 45% market-share in India and 5% of global exports. Standard Fireworks' Sivakasi facilities are spread over 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) land, using only 10% of the total land area out of environmental and safety concerns. The company employs over 10,000 personnel.[3]
Notes
- Karim Winata, Reed Darmon (2008). Made in India. Chronicle Books. pp. 172. ISBN 0811865029.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- A. H. Advani (2005). Business India, Issues 720-725.
- Archived February 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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