Hindustan Pencils Ltd
510 Himalaya House, 79 Palton Road, 400 001 Mumbai, India
Phone : (+91)2222614505/06/07, Fax : (+91)2222626444
Website
Activities:
  1. Exporter
  2. Manufacturer
Brands:
  1. Apsara
  2. Colorama
  3. Nataraj

 MAIN PRODUCTS
Picture NATARAJ / APSARA BLACK LEAD PENCILS
Markets available: India, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Egypt, Australia, Malaysia, Phillipines, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Saudi Arbia, U.A.E., Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico.
Picture NATARAJ / APSARA ERASERS
Markets available: India, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Egypt, Australia, Malaysia, Phillipines, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Saudi Arbia, U.A.E., Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico.
Picture NATARAJ / APSARA SHARPENERS
Markets available: India, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Egypt, Australia, Malaysia, Phillipines, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Saudi Arbia, U.A.E., Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico.
Picture COLORAMA ART MATERIALS
Markets available: India, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Egypt, Australia, Malaysia, Phillipines, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Saudi Arbia, U.A.E., Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico.
Picture NATARAJ BALL PENS
Markets available: India, Russia, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Egypt, Australia, Malaysia, Phillipines, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Saudi Arbia, U.A.E., Bahrain, Oman, Yemen, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, Mexico.



 SUBSIDIARIES & OFFICES



 PRODUCTION & SHIPPING


Number of production sites : 5

Location(s) : Mumbai, India

Production description & Shipping features : Daily produce :
- 5.5 Million Pencils
- 2.00 Million Erasers
- 0.80 Million Sharpeners

Total number of employees : 2500


 SNAPSHOT
Overview :
Hindustan Pencils Limited is the largest Primary School Stationery manufacturing company in India. Established in 1958, we have mastered the art of making high quality stationery products. With the latest machinery set up, today our state-of-the art manufacturing units daily produce 5.5 Million Pencils, 2 Million Erasers, 0.80 Million Sharpeners, 0.125 Million Scales.

All our products confirm to European CE EN-71 [3] safety standards. We have always believed in manufacturing products of high quality. To be able to control quality better, we are backward integrated. Every little component like pencil lacquer, sharpener blades, screws etc. that goes into the making of our products is produced in-house.

In many countries around the world our brands Apsara and Nataraj have emerged as household names. In other words, Hindustan Pencils Ltd. has come to personify quality at a competitive price. Keeping up with our mission statement "Delighting consumers with globally recognized stationery" we are at present exporting our products to over 30 countries.

Type of company : Privately held company

Founded in : 1958

Main products :
  • Back to school
  • Writing
  • Art & graphic supplies

Annual turnover (€ total, year) : 48 Mio

Head office : Mumbai, India


 KEY CONTACTS
Mr. Bhowmik Sanghvi
Position : Director
Tel : +91-22-22614505 / 06
Email : export@hindustanpencils.com
Mr. Kumar Muchhala
Position : Senior Manager - Export
Tel : +91-22-22614505 / 06
Email : export@hindustanpencils.com
Mr. Nishith Goradia
Position : Manager Export
Tel : +91-22-22614505 / 06
Email : export@hindustanpencils.com



 IN DEPTH

Company history :
Hindustan Pencils Limited is the largest Primary School Stationery manufacturing company in India. Established in 1958, we have mastered the art of making high quality stationery products. With the latest machinery set up, today our state-of-the art manufacturing units daily produce 5.5 Million Pencils, 2 Million Erasers, 0.80 Million Sharpeners, 0.125 Million Scales.

All our products confirm to European CE EN-71 [3] safety standards. We have always believed in manufacturing products of high quality. To be able to control quality better, we are backward integrated. Every little component like pencil lacquer, sharpener blades, screws etc. that goes into the making of our products is produced in-house.

In many countries around the world our brands Apsara and Nataraj have emerged as household names. In other words, Hindustan Pencils Ltd. has come to personify quality at a competitive price. Keeping up with our mission statement "Delighting consumers with globally recognized stationery" we are at present exporting our products to over 30 countries.

For more details about our company and products, please visit our website: www.hindustanpencils.com

Core values & philosophy :
Our Mission:
Delighting consumers with globally recognised stationery

Our Values:
* Achieve customer satisfaction through quality products, competitive prices and good service
* Be fair and ethical in all our dealings at all times
* Ensure fair competition
* Provide an environment for employees to realise their full potential
* Treat our people with empathy and dignity
* Provide a fair return to shareholders
* Manage our operations with high concern for safety and environment
* Be a responsible corporate citizen
* Pursue excellence in all spheres

Strengths :
* Giving our consumers "Value for Money" is fundamental to us
* Completely backward intergrated to control quality
* Our R&D team constantly works on quality improvement and product upgradation
* Through our school promotion programmes, we connect with our young consumers
* We support our distributors in rotating stocks by focused market activities
* Our versatile manufacturing base allows us to honour our delivery schedule

Innovative aspects :
Hindustan Pencils is committed to manufacture and market quality products of international standards at competitive prices, in the stationery field. Constant effort will be made by the company to meet international safety standards and to prevent degradation of the environment.

Constant effort will be made by the company in improving processes and maximizing utilization of inputs to prevent degradation of environment. All ingredients used by the company are non-toxic in nature. Wood being one of the main inputs for pencils, efforts are being made to develop plantations to ensure renewal of this precious natural resource. Research & Development efforts are also being made to switch over to eco-friendly water based lacquers and PVC-free formulations.



Events attending
January 2009 Paperworld 2009 - Frankfurt


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