Torrent Group
{{About|the Indian conglomerate|other uses or companies|Torrent (disambiguation)}}{{Short description|Indian multinational conglomerate company}}
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| type = Corporate group
| industry = Conglomerate
| founded = {{start date and age|1959}}
| founder = Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta
| location = Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{plainlist|
- Samir Mehta (Chairman){{cite press release|title=Board of Directors|url=https://torrentpharma.com/index.php/site/aboutBoard}}
- Sudhir Mehta (Chairman emeritus)}}
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- Torrent Pharmaceuticals
- Torrent Power
- Torrent Cables
- Torrent Gas}}
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Torrent Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, based in Ahmedabad. It was founded by Uttambhai Nathalal Mehta,{{Cite press release|title=U N Mehta - Founder|url=https://torrentgas.com/frontend/web/index.php/site/info/aboutfounder|publisher=Torrent Gas}} and now run by his sons, Sudhir and Samir Mehta. The core businesses of the group are gas, pharmaceuticals and power.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Torrent-brothers-divide-business/articleshow/34903104.cms|title=Torrent brothers divide business|work=The Times of India|access-date=2021-02-11}} As of September 2024, it has market capitalization of $25 billion.
Subsidiaries
The various companies under the Torrent banner are:
- Torrent Pharmaceuticals – One of the largest pharmaceutical companies of India. It has four manufacturing plants: (a) Chhatral, Gujarat and (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. The company has taken up distribution of electricity in Bhiwandi Maharashtra, Agra and Kanpur Uttar Pradesh. Torrent Cables, which was formed by taking over from ailing Mahindra Electricals, was merged with Torrent Power in 2015. It manufactures up to 132KV XLPE cables.
- Torrent Gas – Torrent Gas is engaged in city gas distribution business in 16 geographical areas spread across 32 districts in 7 states and 1 union territory in India.
- Gujarat Titans - IPL Team
Charity
In 2020, Torrent Group contributed a total of {{INR}}100 crore to the PM CARES Fund to fight against the coronavirus pandemic.{{Cite news|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/torrent-group-commits-rs-100-crore-to-fight-coronavirus-pandemic/story/399668.html|title=Torrent Group commits Rs 100 crore to fight coronavirus pandemic|work=Business Today|access-date=2021-02-11}}
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External links
- {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506091821/http://www.torrentlimited.com/index.htm|date=6 May 2006}}
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Category:Companies based in Ahmedabad
Category:Indian companies established in 1959
Category:1959 establishments in Bombay State
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