1940s |
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Binani Metal Works Limited founded on 25th of February, 1941 near Howrah, in Kolkata by the Founder Chairman Late Seth Govardhandas Binani. |
1950s |
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Binani’s sets up its establishments in London, UK, for international trading, indenting of non-ferrous metals, investments, leasing and other activities |
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The company went public for the first time in 1953. |
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Binani earned recognition as the largest importer and distributor of non-ferrous metals in the country. |
1960s |
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In 1962 Binani entered into a technical and financial collaboration with Cominco Limited Canada to form Cominco Binani Zinc Limited. |
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It was the first Indian company to manufacture high-grade electrolytic zinc at Binanipuram, Kerala in 1967. |
| 1970s |
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By leveraging technology and keeping up with a burgeoning market, Binani Zinc Limited successfully increased its capacity from 12 kty to 20 kty |
1980s |
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Binani Zinc Limited further upgraded its technology with assistance from M/s. Lurgi, Germany |
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Binani Zinc Limited commenced production of special high-grade electrolytic zinc ingots with 99.995% purity |
| 1990s |
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Cominco Binani Zinc was re-christened as Binani Zinc Limited on 3rd March 1991. |
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Two Public Issues, one in February 1994 and the other in February 1995, were undertaken to raise funds for the implementation of new projects – namely Glass Fibre & Cement.Both the issues were oversubscribed. |
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The company was re-christened as Binani Industries Limited in 1996 reflecting its status as a multi-divisional, multi-product and multi-locational company driven by technology and professionalism |
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In 1995 Binani Zinc entered into collaboration with M/s U.M. Engineering Limited to adopt its state-of-the-art technology and increased its capacity to 30 kty |
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The Glass Fibre Division of Binani Industries Limited commenced commercial production at Colvale, Goa in March 1996 and was then the single largest glass fibre plant in India |
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Binani Cement Limited commenced commercial production in November 1997 at Pindwara, Rajasthan |
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The Cement division was hived off in November 1997 and transferred to Binani Cement Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary |
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Goa Glass Fibre Limited received an ISO 9002 accreditation from Bureau Veritas Quality International Certification, UK in 1998 |
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Binani Glass Fibre was hived off and transferred to Goa Glass Fibre Limited on 1st October 1998 as a wholly owned subsidiary of BIL |
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Binani Cement Limited received an ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 Certification from KPMG in January 1999 and October 1999 respectively |
| 2000-01 |
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Binani Zinc Limited received an ISO 14001 and an ISO 9001:2000 Certification from Bureau Veritas Quality International for their Environment Management System and Quality Management System respectively |
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Binani Zinc Limited adopted the '5s' housekeeping management practice and tagged it with the international accreditation ISO 14001:1996. |
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In April 2001, voluntary commitment to quality was demonstrated by getting the international accreditation on quality ISO 9001:2000. Leveraging people potential, Binani Zinc Limited became the first company in the manufacturing sector to go for international accreditation |
