PGP Glass

PGP Glass[2] (formerly known as Piramal Glass Ltd and Gujarat Glass Pvt. Ltd.) is an Indian glass packaging company providing packaging for pharmaceutical and perfume industries.

PGP Glass
FormerlyPiramal Glass Limited
Gujarat Glass Private Limited
TypePrivate
IndustryContainers & Packaging
Founded1984
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India[1]
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsCosmetics and Perfumery, Pharmaceuticals, Specialty Food and Beverages, Decorations
ParentPiramal Group (1984–2021)
The Blackstone Group (2021–present)
Websitewww.pgpfirst.com

History

Prior to its acquisition by the Piramal Group in 1984, the company's manufacturing plant was located in Kosamba, Gujarat. In 1990, Gujarat Glass Pvt. Ltd. merged with its parent company Nicholas Piramal India Ltd. to become one of its many divisions.[3][4]

In 2020, The Blackstone Group announced that it would acquire Piramal Glass for US$1 billion. After the acquisition was completed in March 2021, the company was renamed to PGP Glass.[5][6]

Operations

The company sells glass packaging for the pharmaceuticals, Food and Beverages (F&B) and the cosmetics & perfumery (C&P) industries.[7]

The Specialty Food and Beverage segment provides bottles for wine, liquor and food industry. This segment is primarily catered by the Sri Lanka and US operations serving customers such as Cadbury Schweppes, Diageo, Pernod Ricard, UB Group etc. [8]

The company has its manufacturing facilities in India (Kosamba and Jambusar), Sri Lanka and the United States. The Kosamba facility has six furnaces – one for Pharma and five for C&P -- with a combined capacity of 330 TPD. The Jambusar facility is one of the world's largest installed capacities for pharmaceutical packaging in amber glass. It has 3 furnaces with a combined capacity of 520 TPD. [9]

In Sri Lanka, the company has 1 furnace in Horana with a capacity of 250 TPD for producing both flint and amber bottles.[10]

In February 2011, Piramal Glass stated that they would be investing Rs.100 crore on capacity expansion at its Jambusar unit in Gujarat through a greenfield project. The project was deemed to be completed by 2011-12.[11][12] Furthermore, the company proposed to transfer 75 tonnes of its current capacity in the pharmaceutical segment to the C&P business. It also stated its plans to streamline its global operations in the countries like USA and Sri Lanka.[13]

References
  1. "Contact Information of Piramal Glass: the Leading Glass Manufacturer India". Piramal Glass. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. "Piramal Glass Begins A New Journey With Blackstone". Forbes India. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  3. Glass, Piramal. "History".
  4. "About Us". www.piramalglass.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. "Blackstone to buy Piramal Glass for $1 billion". The Hindu Business Line. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  6. "Piramal Glass renamed to PGP Glass". Glass International. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. "CCI nod for Blackstone's acquisition of Piramal Glass". The Hindu Business Line. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. Glass, Piramal. "History".
  9. "Piramal Glass Ltd". Economic Times.
  10. "Glass - Mumbai".
  11. Standard, Business. "Piramal Glass to invest Rs 100 cr in greenfield project". {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  12. Hindu, The (17 February 2011). "Piramal Glass to invest Rs.100 cr in greenfield project". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011.
  13. "Piramal Glass to invest Rs 100 cr in greenfield project". OneIndia.
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