Trivandrum Rubber Works
Appearance
Industry | Manufacturing |
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Founded | 1963 |
Headquarters | , |
Products | Tread rubber, Cycle tyres, etc. |
Number of employees | 163 (As on 2005) |
Trivandrum Rubber Works is a public sector manufacturing industry in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.[1] Its manufactured products include, retreaded metals, bonding gum and unvulcanised sheets.[2][3] It was promoted by Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC).[4]
History
[edit]The factory was opened by Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the then King of Travancore Kingdom, to manufacture rubber sheets for tents for the soldiers of the Second World War.[5] It is located on 13.28 acres (53,700 m2) of land at Chakkai, Thiruvananthapuram.
Trivandrum Rubber Works was the first factory to be set up in the public sector in Asia.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Pillai, V. Gangadharan (1980). The public sector in Kerala: administrative problems.
- ^ "TRIVANDRUM RUBBER WORKS LIMITED" (PDF). BPE Planning & Economic Affairs Department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ Modern Technology of Rubber and Allied Industries. National Institute of Industrial Research, New Delhi. January 2000. ISBN 9788186623244.
- ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Trivandrum Rubber Works on the verge of closure". The Hindu. 25 January 2006. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2010.