Standard Fireworks (India)

Standard Fireworks is a company based in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India which manufactures safety matches, firecrackers, and other fireworks.

Standard Fireworks
TypePrivate
IndustrySafety matches, fireworks
Founded1942 (1942) Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, India
FounderN.R.K. Rajarathnam
Headquarters
Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu
,
India
Key people
Shri. K.A.A. Sankaralingam, Shri. K.A.A. Arunachalam, Shri. A. Chelladurai and Shri. Yennarkay.R. Ravindran
ProductsMatches, sparklers, fireworks
Websitestandardfireworks.in

Standard Fireworks was founded by N. R. K. Rajarathnam in 1942 in the town of Sivakasi. The company started by manufacturing match sticks but later expanded to fireworks.[1]

First directors of standard fireworks are Shri.K.A.A.Sankaralingam, Shri.K.A.A.Arunachalam, Shri.A.Chelladurai and Shri.Yennarkay.R.Ravindran

Standard Fireworks has also established collaborations with China-based manufacturers.[2]

The company's reports a 45% market-share in India and 5% of global exports. Standard Fireworks' Sivakasi facilities are spread over 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) land, using only 10% of the total land area out of environmental and safety concerns. The company employs over 10,000 personnel.[3]

Notes
  1. Karim Winata; Reed Darmon (2008). Made in India. Chronicle Books. pp. 172. ISBN 978-0-8118-6502-9.
  2. A. H. Advani (2005). Business India, Issues 720-725.
  3. "Infrastructure". Standard Fireworks. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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