Kerala Soaps[1] is a state-owned soap-manufacturing company in the state of Kerala, India, producing the erstwhile brands, manufactured by Kerala Soaps and Oils Limited. The company was founded in 1914, and reconstituted as a state-owned company in 1963 in the Kozhikode district of Kerala.[2] The company operates as a subsidiary of Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Limited. After four decades of operation, the company was locked down in 2002 owing to heavy losses, and in a general atmosphere of state divestment. After remaining closed for eight years, aimed at tapping on the popularity of its legacy brands, operations restarted on 1 January 2010, under a new management.[3] The original company Kerala Soaps and Oils Limited was known for its legacy brands, including Kerala Sandal, a bathing bar made of sandalwood extract harvested from the forest of Kerala.[1][3][4]
References
- [http://www.ksie.net/index.php/units/pro/6/Kerala-Soaps.html Kerala State Industrial Enterprises Official Website. Kerala Soaps.]^
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20121015181923/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=82690262 Bloomberg BusinessWeek. 'Kerala Soaps Limited, Company Overview'.]^
- Kerala Soaps gets a new lease of life after 8 years The Hindu, 29 December 2009, retrieved 7 August 2019^
- ExpressIndia.com 'Kerala Soaps and Oils scouting for partners to meet capacity utilisation'. retrieved 9 September 2011^