Bombay Dyeing Explained

The Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Ltd
Type:Public
Traded As:
Parent:Wadia Group
Location:Neville House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai, India
Key People:Nusli Wadia (Chairman)
Jeh Wadia
Industry:Textiles
Products:Bed linen, Towels, Furnishings

Bombay Dyeing & Manufacturing Company Limited is an Indian textile company headquartered in Mumbai, India.[1] It operates as a subsidiary of the Wadia Group and is one of India's largest producers of textiles.[2]

Its current chairman is Nusli Wadia.[3] In March 2011, Jehangir Wadia, the younger son of Nusli, was named the managing director of the company, while the elder son, Ness Wadia resigned from the post of joint MD of the company.[4] Ratan Tata, the ex-chairman of Tata Group was on the board of directors till 2013. He resigned and Cyrus Mistry took over.[5]

Bombay Dyeing was often in the news, apart from other things, for various controversies surrounding its tussle with the late Dhirubhai Ambani of Reliance Industries Limited and with Calcutta-based jute baron late Arun Bajoria.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-09-13 . Bombay Dyeing plans to sell 22-acre Worli land for Rs 5,200 crore, become debt-free . 2024-02-01 . CNBCTV18 . en.
  2. Web site: Bombay Dyeing – Bombay Dyeing India – Bombay Dyeing Group Profile – History of Bombay Dyeing . Iloveindia.com . 21 July 2007 . 2010-09-03.
  3. News: Wadias-raise-Bombay-Dyeing . Economictimes.indiatimes.com . 11 February 2010 . 2010-09-03.
  4. News: Nusli springs Jeh elevation surprise. The Times of India .
  5. News: Press Trust of India. Ratan Tata steps down as Director of Bombay Dyeing, Cyrus Mistry steps in. 20 February 2013. The Financial Express. 20 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140219202737/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/ratan-tata-steps-down-as-director-of-bombay-dyeing-cyrus-mistry-steps-in/1071490. 19 February 2014. dead.
  6. Web site: Dhirubhai Ambani rewrote India's corporate history . rediff.com . 7 July 2002 . 2010-09-03.