YEAR EVENTS 1957 - The Company was incorporated and converted into Public Limited Company on 2nd January, 1961. It manufactures electroplating salts and chemicals, buffing and polishing compositions & finished mops polishing, finishing mops, wheels, anodising plating & polishing plants, Equipments and accessories. 1970 - 47,500 shares issued to directors, etc., 82,500 Pref. and 1,20,000 No. of equity shares offered to the public. Arrears Rs 5,750. 1971 - Arrears: Rs.12,875. 1972 - 400 No. of equity shares forfeited in 1972 and reissued in 1973. 1982 - 28,000 Pref. shares redeemed. Dividend on 54,500 Pref. shares increased from 9.5% to 13.5% from 12.9.1982 and redemption date extended to 12.9.1989. 1985 - Div. on Pref. shares further increased to 15% effective from 18.5.1984. 1,27,700 bonus equity shares issued in prop. 1:2. 1986 - The Company entered into technical collaboration agreement with Hans Hollumuller Machineuban GmbH and Co. of West Germany for manufacture of wet processing plants for printed circuit boards. 1983 - The Company set up the unit for manufacture of intermediates for metal finishing industry production was started from the middle of February. 1989 - 54,500-15% Pref. shares redeemed at par on 11.9.1989. 1990 - 3,83,100 Bonus Equity shares allotted in prop. 1:1. 1991 - During the year marketing of electro-industrial inks, that find application in Printed Circuit Boards, was undertaken. 1992 - During September, the Company offered 7,66,200-12.5% secured fully convertible debentures of Rs 100 each on Rights basis in the prop. 1 deb.: 1 equity shares held (all were taken up). - Simultaneously another 38,300-12.5% debentures were issued to the employees' on an equitable basis (only 38,150 debentures taken up). - Each debenture was converted into one equity share of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 90 per share on the expiry of 6 months from the date of allotment of debentures. 1993 - New products were introduced for use by the steel industry, particularly in cold rolling and Galvanizing Operations which were well accepted in the market. - 8,02,996 shares allotted at a prem. Rs.90 per share in conversion of 12.5% debentures. 1994 - The Company entered into a collaboration agreement with M/s. Union Inks & Graphics Pte. Ltd., Singapore for manufacture of Electro Chemical & other speciality inks. - 834 shares allotted out of 12.5% debentures. 1995 - The Company entered technology transfer agreement with M/s. Enthone-OMI Inc., USA for the manufacture of speciality chemicals, processes and additives for use in precious metal plating. - Another technology transfer agreement was entered with M/s. Aucos of Germany for state of the art automation system for electroplating plants. - One more technology-cum-distribution agreement was entered with M/s. Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Dacro Shamrock, Japan for Dacrotizing process, a new technology in the field of metal finishing for automobile industry. - A joint venture agreement was entered into with M/s. Goema GmbH, Germany to set up a new Company viz. `Growel-Goema (India) Private Ltd.' to manufacture and market effluent treatment plants and metal recovery system. Under the said agreement the Company would manufacture most of the equipments to be marketed by the joint venture Company. - 1,35,000 No. of Equity shares allotted to erstwhile shareholders of Growl Chromates Pvt. Ltd. on amalgamation. 1996 - Effective 1st January, Growel Chromates Pvt. Ltd. was amalgamated with the Company. As per the the Scheme of Amalgamation 1,35,000 No. of Equity shares of Rs 10 each of the Company would be allotted to the shareholders of erstwhile Growel Chromates Pvt. Ltd. - Poona Bottling Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Company. 1997 - The Company's turnover declined to Rs.65.79 crores due to industrial recession coupled with increasing competition. 1998 - The Company's turnover declined to Rs.59.52 crores due to industrial recession. 1999 - New products were introduced in the market specifically in Nickel and Chrome plating processes by offering advance technological products to match international quality for domestic and export markets. 2000 - Grauer & Weil (India) Ltd.'s board has proposed issue of bonus shares in the ratio of one equity share for every share held. 2005 -Grauer & Weil (India) has given the Bonus in the Ratio of 1:4 2011 -Company has splits its Face value of Shares from Rs 10 to Re 1 2012 -Grauer & Weil India Ltd has declared Dividend @ 0.15 paise per equity share of Re. 1/- each (i.e. @ 15%). -Mr. Vinod Haritwal has been appointed as CEO & Director of the Company 2013 - Board has recommended a Dividend of 12% i.e. Re. 0.12 paise per equity share of Re. 1/- each. 2014 - The Company has appointed Ms. Aarti Sunil Shah as a Director of the Company . 2016 -Lions Precious CSR Award 2016 2022 -The Company Informed Acquisition of 1,50,000 Equity shares of Kamtress Automation Systems Private Limited from Poona Bottling Company Private Limited. 2024 -The Company has issued Bonus Shares in the Ratio of 1:1.