Balmer Lawrie was founded as a partnership firm on 1 February 1867 in Calcutta, British India, by two Scotsmen: George Stephen Balmer and Alexander Lawrie.[1][2][3] It became a private limited company in 1924 with a paid-up share capital of ₹40 lakhs, a public limited company in 1936 and then a Government of India Enterprise in 1972.[4][5][non-primary source needed] BL is classified as a category-I Miniratna company.[6]
Joint ventures and subsidiary
Balmer Lawrie has joint ventures in both Indian and abroad and a subsidiary in India.
Joint Ventures in India
Balmer Lawrie - Van Leer Ltd.
AVI-OIL India Pvt. Ltd.
Joint Ventures abroad
PT. Balmer Lawrie Indonesia
Balmer Lawrie (UAE) LLC
Subsidiary
Visakhapatnam Port Logistics Park Limited
Service
It has eight strategic business units: Industrial Packaging, Greases & Lubricants, Chemicals, Travel & Vacations, Logistics Infrastructure, Logistics Services, Cold Chain and Refinery & Oil Field Services, with offices spread across the country and abroad.[citation needed] BL is present in eight businesses: Travel and Vacations, Industrial Packaging, Greases and Lubricants, Leather Chemicals, Logistics, Logistics Infrastructure, Logistics Services, and Refinery and Oil Field.[1]
Recent developments
Today, Balmer Lawrie is a government sector enterprise with a turnover of ₹1,612 crores and a profit of ₹232 crores as of 31 March 2020. During FY 2020–21, the PSE earned a revenue of ₹1,528 crore (US$180 million).[7]