| Waldies Compound Limited | |
| Type: | Public Company |
| Industry: | Chemical, metals & mining |
| Founded: | 1858 |
| Founders: | Dr. David Waldie |
| Location: | Kolkata, West Bengal |
| Key People: | Dr. David Waldie (Founder) Deepak Ojha (Managing Director) Sameer Agarwal (Chairman) Sushil Ojha (CEO) |
| Num Employees: | 100-500 |
| Products: | Manufacturing of red lead, Manufacturing of PVC stabilizers |
| Parent: | Ananthaksha Chemical Products Ltd. |
Waldies Compound Limited (Waldies) (ISO – 9001; ISO – 14001 & OHSAS – 18001 certified) is Indian chemical company It is India's oldest manufacturer of lead oxides.[1] It is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal.
The company produces red lead, litharge, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) stabilizers and lubricants across India.
Waldies was established in 1858 by Dr. David Waldie, a Scottish chemist who moved to India. It has been suggested that Waldie was responsible for the original formulation of chloroform.[2] [3] [4] Waldies were frontrunners in the development of the chemical industry in India and were the first to manufacture oxides of lead on a large scale. On November 1967, the company was incorporated under the name D. Waldie & Company (Lead Oxides) Ltd'[1] renamed in 1968 to Waldies Limited. Previous to being purchased by Ananthaksha Chemical Products Ltd. in 2017 their parent company was Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co.
The company produces red lead, litharge, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) stabilizers and lubricants.[1] Waldies has offices in Rajasthan, New Delhi, West Bengal and manufacturing facilities in West Bengal and Odisha.[5] [6] The company has been praised several times over the years for its role in the development of the industrial chemicals industry in India.[7] [8]
Waldies is headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal.[9] The managing director is Deepak Ojha, who succeeded D.K. Sharda of Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co. Ltd.[10] The company owns Griffin and Ducatus and recently launched D'Wall, a brand aimed at the construction industry.[11]