Torrent Group
Indian multinational conglomerate company
Torrent Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, based in Ahmedabad. It was founded by Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta, and now run by his sons, Sudhir and Samir Mehta. The core businesses of the group are gas, pharmaceuticals and power. As of September 2024, it has market capitalization of $25 billion.
Subsidiaries
The various companies under the Torrent banner are:
Torrent Cables - cable manufacturing company based in Ahmedabad.
Torrent Pharmaceuticals – One of the largest pharmaceutical companies of India. It has four manufacturing plants: (a) Chhatral, Gujarat (b) Baddi, Himachal Pradesh (c) Gangtok, Sikkim and (d) Dahej, Gujarat. It has a research centre at Bhat, near Ahmedabad in Gujarat.
Torrent Power – Responsible for generation, transmission and distribution of power to the cities of Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat. The company has taken up distribution of electricity in Bhiwandi, Maharashtra and Agra and Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
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