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  • Hindustan Unilever L - Trading Window-XBRL

    13 Mar 2025, 5:25PM Hindustan Unilever Limited has informed the Exchange about Closure of Trading Window

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Trading Window

    13 Mar 2025, 5:23PM Hindustan Unilever Limited has informed the Exchange regarding the Trading Window closure pursuant to SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Resignation

    13 Mar 2025, 12:51PM Hindustan Unilever Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Resignation of Mr Leo Puri as Non- Executive Independent Director of the company w.e.f.

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Resignation of Director

    13 Mar 2025, 12:45PM Resignation of an Independent Director

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Updates

    10 Mar 2025, 11:09AM Hindustan Unilever Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Intimation of Grant of Stock Options under HUL Performance Share Plan Scheme 2024'.

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Intimation Of Grant Of Stock Options Under HUL Performance Share Plan Scheme 2024

    10 Mar 2025, 11:05AM Intimation of Grant of Stock Options under HUL Performance Share Plan Scheme 2024

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

    5 Mar 2025, 9:33PM Schedule of Analyst/ Investor meet

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation

    5 Mar 2025, 9:31PM Schedule of Analyst/Investor Meet

  • Hindustan Unilever L - General Updates

    26 Feb 2025, 11:48AM Update - Change in Senior Management

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Update - Change In Senior Management

    26 Feb 2025, 11:46AM Update - Change in Senior Management

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

    5 Feb 2025, 10:39PM Schedule of Analyst/Investor meet

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation

    5 Feb 2025, 10:34PM Schedule of Analyst/Investor Meet

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

    30 Jan 2025, 10:54PM Schedule of Analyst / Investor Meet

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Analyst / Investor Meet - Intimation

    30 Jan 2025, 10:48PM Schedule of Analyst / Investor Meet

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

    29 Jan 2025, 10:21PM Transcript of the Earnings Call for the quarter ended 31st December, 2024

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Earnings Call Transcript

    29 Jan 2025, 10:16PM Transcript of Earnings Call for the quarter ended 31st December, 2024

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    29 Jan 2025, 10:07PM Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    29 Jan 2025, 10:02PM Announcement under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Integrated Filing- Financial

    29 Jan 2025, 5:19PM Integrated Filing (Financial)

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Integrated Filing (Financial)

    29 Jan 2025, 5:18PM Integrated Filing (Financial)

  • Hindustan Unilever L - De-merger-XBRL

    23 Jan 2025, 6:22PM Hindustan Unilever Limited has informed the Exchange regarding De-merger

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Acquisition-XBRL

    23 Jan 2025, 4:35PM Hindustan Unilever Limited has informed the Exchange regarding Acquisition

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

    23 Jan 2025, 9:28AM Audio / Video Recording of Earnings Call for the quarter ended 31st December, 2024

  • Hindustan Unilever stock declines nearly 4% after earnings disappoint investors

    23 Jan 2025, 12:42PM Shares of Hindustan Unilever Ltd declined nearly 4 per cent in the morning trade on Thursday after the FMCG major's December quarter earnings failed t

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Audio / Video Recording Of Earnings Call For The Quarter Ended 31St December, 2024

    23 Jan 2025, 9:26AM Audio/Video recording of Earnings Call for the quarter ended 31st December, 2024

  • Hindustan Unilever L Q3 net profit zooms 223.58% at Rs 8151.00 cr

    22 Jan 2025, 6:30PM The company reported standalone net profit of Rs 8,151.00 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2024 as compared to Rs 2519.00 crore in the same pe

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Financial Result Updates

    22 Jan 2025, 4:09PM Hindustan Unilever Limited has submitted to the Exchange, the financial results for the period ended December 31, 2024.

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Updates

    22 Jan 2025, 4:00PM Press Release-Acquisition of Palm Undertaking

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Acquisition

    22 Jan 2025, 3:56PM Approval for acquisition of shares of Uprising Science Private Limited

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Scheme of Arrangement

    22 Jan 2025, 3:50PM Approval for demerger of Ice Cream business

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Scheme of Arrangement

    22 Jan 2025, 3:50PM Approval for demerger of Ice Cream business

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Investor Presentation

    22 Jan 2025, 3:44PM Hindustan Unilever Limited has informed the Exchange about Investor Presentation

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Outcome of Board Meeting

    22 Jan 2025, 3:38PM Outcome of the Board Meeting held on 22nd January, 2025

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Results For Quarter Ended 31St December 2024

    22 Jan 2025, 4:05PM Results for quarter ended 31st December 2024

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Press Release

    22 Jan 2025, 3:59PM Press Release - Acquisition of Palm Undertaking

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Acquisition

    22 Jan 2025, 3:55PM Approval for acquisition of shares of Uprising Science Private Limited

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Investor Presentation

    22 Jan 2025, 3:42PM Investor Presentation for the quarter ended 31st December 2024

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Board Meeting Outcome for Outcome Of The Board Meeting Held On 22Nd January, 2025

    22 Jan 2025, 3:35PM Outcome of the Board Meeting held on 22nd January 2025

  • Hindustan Unilever L has submitted to BSE the Shareholding Pattern for the Period Ended December 31, 2024

    17 Jan 2025, 8:50PM As of December 2024, 61.90% is owned by Foreign Promoters and 38.10% by Public. <p align=justify> Institutional holds 26.16% (Insurance Companies 7.84

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Analysts/Institutional Investor Meet/Con. Call Updates

    16 Jan 2025, 9:46PM Intimation Of Earnings Conference Call for the quarter ended 31st December, 2024

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Certificate under SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018

    13 Jan 2025, 11:23PM Certificate under Regulation 74(5) of SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018 for the quarter ended 31st December, 2024

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Compliances-Certificate under Reg. 74 (5) of SEBI (DP) Regulations, 2018

    13 Jan 2025, 11:21PM Certificate under Regulation 74(5) of SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 2018 for the quarter ended 31st December, 2024

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Board Meeting Intimation

    9 Jan 2025, 3:53PM Hindustan Unilever Limited has informed the Exchange about Board Meeting to be held on 22-Jan-2025 to inter-alia consider and approve the Unaudited Fi

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Board Meeting Intimation for Notice Of The Board Meeting To Consider Unaudited Standalone And Consolid

    9 Jan 2025, 3:40PM HINDUSTAN UNILEVER LTD.has informed BSE that the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company is scheduled on 22/01/2025 ,inter alia, to consider

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    26 Dec 2024, 11:58PM Announcement under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations

    26 Dec 2024, 11:54PM Announcement under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Action(s) taken or orders passed

    19 Dec 2024, 11:09PM Announcement under Regulation 30 Of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

  • Hindustan Unilever L - Announcement Under Regulation 30 Of SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations

    19 Dec 2024, 11:03PM Announcement under Regulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

  • HUL

    30 Jan 2025 , 12:00PM According to media reports, Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is planning to bring hydration drink Liquid IV to India, which will compete directly with energy and sports drinks such as Prime, Red Bull and Gatorade. The plan to introduce Liquid IV is part of HULs wider strategy to grow the share of its premium product portfolio by 9% in the beauty and wellbeing business. Unilever acquired Liquid IV in 2020 and has since quadrupled growth to become the largest powdered hydration brand in the US. The brand was also launched in the UK, China, Canada, Australia, Mexico, and the Netherlands. In India, the hydration market is about $1 billion (~Rs. 8,500 crore) annually but is largely restricted to urban areas.

  • Stock update: Hindustan Unilever Q3FY2025 (Standalone) result update

    24 Jan 2025 , 12:05PM Stock update: Hindustan Unilever Q3FY2025 (Standalone) result update – Soft Q3; multiple growth levers in long run

  • Hindustan Unilever

    13 Jan 2025 , 2:36PM The company has incorporated a new subsidiary – Kwality Wall’s India Ltd (KWIL) for the proposed demerger of the ice cream business of the company. HUL will own 100% of the issue and subscribed share capital of KWIL. HUL's shareholders will receive shares in the new entity in proportion to their shareholding in HUL. Ice cream business demerger with 3% revenue contribution and mid-single digit EBIDTA margin contribution is unlikely to have any impact on the financials of HUL.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    13 Jan 2025 , 2:32PM The company has incorporated a new subsidiary – Kwality Wall’s India Ltd (KWIL) for the proposed demerger of the ice cream business of the company. HUL will own 100% of the issue and subscribed share capital of KWIL. HUL's shareholders will receive shares in the new entity in proportion to their shareholding in HUL. Ice cream business demerger with 3% revenue contribution and mid-single digit EBIDTA margin contribution is unlikely to have any impact on the financials of HUL.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    6 Jan 2025 , 12:42PM According to media reports, HUL is in advanced talks to acquire direct-to-consumer (D2C) skincare brand Minimalist at a valuation of Rs. 3,000 crore. The Jaipur-based band sells a range of skin, body and hair care products. If the acquisition happens, it will allow HUL to improve its portfolio of new-age, digital first brands and is in line with its strategy to expand its product portfolio in high growth demand spaces. Positive.

  • Stock update: Hindustan Unilever

    3 Dec 2024 , 11:40AM Stock update: Hindustan Unilever – Strong growth aspirations

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    26 Nov 2024 , 10:26AM In continuation to the board’s decision on 23rd October, 2024, to separate the ice cream business to maximise value for all the shareholders, HUL’s board on 25th November (yesterday) has accorded in-principle approval to demerge the Ice Cream business into an independent listed entity. It is proposed that the shareholders of HUL will receive shares in the new entity in proportion to their shareholding in HUL. The decision of demerger will be placed before the Board early next year.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    16 Sep 2024 , 12:21PM The company has filed a writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging an assessment order worth Rs 963 crore, received in August 2024 from Income Tax Authorities, according to a statement to the exchanges. It had had received the Rs963 crore tax notice over the TDS dispute in the GSK deal.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    27 Aug 2024 , 10:16AM The company receives tax demand order of Rs962.8crore has been raised on the Company on account of non-deduction of TDS as per provisions of Income Tax Act, 1961 while making remittance of INR 3,045 Crore for payment towards acquisition of India HFD IPR from GlaxoSmithKline ‘GSK’ Group entities. As the Demand Order is appealable, the Company will be taking necessary actions in accordance with the law prevailing in India. the Company has an indemnification right to recover the demand raised by the Income Tax department and will undertake necessary steps in furtherance of the same – negative read through for the stock; however the company has indicated of strong case on merits of tax not withheld.

  • Stock update: Hindustan Unilever (HUL) Q1FY2025 (Standalone) result update

    24 Jul 2024 , 1:07PM Stock update: Hindustan Unilever (HUL) Q1FY2025 (Standalone) result update – Volume growth on recovery path

  • Hindustan Unilever

    16 Jul 2024 , 11:13AM The company has sold its water purification business to AO Smith’s India arm for an enterprise value of Rs601crore ($72mn). Deal is value at EV/sales of ~2x. The move is to sharpen its focus on the core categories in the near future – long term positive for the stock.

  • HUL announces sale of Water Purification business, Pureit

    16 Jul 2024 , 10:30AM Divestment of Water Purification business of the Company carried under the brand "Pureit"

  • Stock update: Hindustan Unilever

    28 Jun 2024 , 11:38AM Stock update: Hindustan Unilever – Subdued year gone by; on a comeback trail

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL)

    13 Jun 2024 , 10:30AM HUL and appliance washing machine maker Whirlpool of India have announced a new marketing alliance for Surf Excel, HUL's laundry brand. As per the alliance, both brands will have joint marketing initiatives. Positive read thru for the stock.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    5 Apr 2024 , 11:42AM According to media reports, the company is exploring the option of turning ice cream business into a separate unit in the possible preparation for eventual sale. This comes in the wake of parent Unilever's decision to spin off its ice-cream unit to focus on segments that have a similar operating model and supply chain.

  • HIndustan Unilever

    15 Feb 2024 , 12:00PM The Andhra Pradesh Government and Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) are looking to collaborate on palm oil production in the state. HUL seeks to partner with more than 15,000 farmers in Andhra Pradesh to create at least 30,000 hectares of oil palm plantations. The proposed plan involves setting up sapling nurseries, palm fresh fruit bunch collection centres and a state-of-the-art palm oil mill in the state, leading to investments of over Rs 300 crore over the project development period. Long term positive for HUL.

  • Stock update: Hindustan Unilever Q3FY2024

    20 Jan 2024 , 11:40AM Stock update: Hindustan Unilever Q3FY2024 (Standalone) result update

  • Hindustan Unilever

    2 Jan 2024 , 10:35AM The company has received tax demands from five states amounting to Rs450crore. It includes tax demands of Rs 372.8 crore and a penalty of Rs 39.9 crore from the Joint Commissioner, CGST and Central Excise, Mumbai East, on salaries including allowances paid to expats. The company indicated that there is no material impact on the financial and operations of the company. The orders are appealable, and the company will make an assessment to exercise its right to appeal.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    4 Dec 2023 , 11:54AM The company is bifurcating its beauty & personal care (BPC) division into dedicated businesses of beauty & well being (B&W) and personal care (PC). The divisions will be headed by two executive directors – Harman Dhillon for B&W vertical and Kartik Chandrashekar for PC division. Both will join HUL’s management committee from April 1, 2024.

  • Stock update: Hindustan Unilever

    6 Jul 2023 , 10:53AM Stock update: Hindustan Unilever – Resilient FY2023; focusing on better growth ahead

  • HUL; Jyothy Labs

    14 Jun 2023 , 11:35AM Chemical companies have reduced the caustic soda and soda ash prices in the recent times. Tata Chemical and GHCL reduced the soda ash prices by Rs2,300 tonne while Nirma has reduced it by Rs2,000 per tonne. View: Soda Ash and Caustic soda are some of the key inputs in the manufacturing of Detergents. Decline in the domestic prices of both components will reduce the pressure on the margins of the detergent manufacturers such as HUL and Jyothy labs in the coming quarters.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    6 Jun 2023 , 11:03AM The company is betting on the growth opportunity in the 'masstige' beauty segment and is eyeing acquisitions in the space. The masstige beauty segment sits just above the premium segment and Tiwari categorises this as a segment of beauty & personal care products priced above Rs 250. It has already been growing presence in this segment having launched five brands including brands built organically like Novology and brands like Love Beauty Planet, which it brought from Unilever’s global portfolio to India. View: Positive read for the stock. HUL has a strategy of entering into premium niche category to drive consistent growth in long run

  • Hindustan Unilever

    5 Jun 2023 , 11:00AM According to media reports, HUL has commenced price cuts in certain categories such as laundry products, skin cleansers, soaps and tea with the correction in commodity prices of palm oil, tea and crude oil. HUL took a cumulative 18% price increase during FY22 and FY23 to mitigate the impact of high raw material inflation. Besides, more price cuts are likely to follow as commodity prices have significantly cooled from their highs. Price cuts will help the company to see gradual improvement in the volume growth. Positive for the stock.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    13 Mar 2023 , 12:04PM Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL): The company appointed Mr.Rohit Jawa as new MD & CEO for next five years; will takeover from Retiring CEO Mr.Sanjeev Mehta

  • Hindustan Unilever

    20 Feb 2023 , 12:25PM The company has entered into definitive documents for sale and divestment of “Annapurna” and “Captain Cook” brands in the “Atta & Salt” categories of the foods business of the Company including the trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual properties and any exclusive assets and contracts associated with the brands to Uma consumer products ltd for Rs60.4cr. View: HUL’s decision to divest is in line with its strategy of exiting from non-core categories while continuing to drive its growth agenda in the packaged foods business of dressings, scratch cooking and soups. The divestment of brands is unlikely to have any impact on the financials of the company.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    9 Dec 2022 , 10:28AM The company forayed into the ‘Health & Wellbeing’ category through strategic investments in Zywie Ventures Private Limited (OZiva) and Nutritionalab Private Limited (Wellbeing Nutrition) at total cash consideration of Rs. 334 crore. Both these transactions are expected to be completed in the next 1-3 months. HUL aims to scale-up both the businesses through its R&D, market development, distribution capabilities and Unilever’s global Health & Wellbeing expertise. Both the brands have higher gross margins at 55% compared to HUL EBIDTA margins of around 50%. Health & Wellbeing category in India has a total potential market size of Rs. 30,000 crores in the next 4-5 years.

  • Stock update: HUL

    6 Dec 2022 , 10:22AM Stock update: HUL - Better growth outlook ahead

  • Hindustan Unilever

    14 Oct 2022 , 12:15PM According to media reports, Hindustan Unilever (HUL) have cut prices of its leading soaps and detergents this month by 2-19%. The latest price cuts by the company includes those of Surf Excel Liquid (to Rs 112 from Rs 115 for a 500-ml pack) and Rin detergent powder (to Rs 99 from Rs 103 for a1-kg pack). View: The cut in the product prices was in-line with expectation as the companies would focus on regaining the loss volumes in the backdrop correcting input prices. If raw material prices continue to remain, we should expect the OPM and sales volume to improve in the coming quarters.

  • Stock Update: HUL

    19 Sep 2022 , 12:16PM Stock Update: HUL - Steady leadership in core biz to power earnings

  • Hindustan Unilever

    29 Aug 2022 , 12:00PM The company’s distributors in MP call for mass resignation as they are upset over HUL expansion of the distribution network in Madhya Pradesh and called for mass resignations. The existing distributors of HUL are fearing to lose half of their investments in retail trade, if new distributors are appointed, said their umbrella body AICPDF. However, on the other hand HUL has indicated that it will be not removing anyone of its current distributors and value relationships with them. The company has invited people willing to invest up to Rs 1-3 crore and can arrange a godown with required infrastructure – We expect HUL to resolve the issue and provide steady visibility for the existing distributors in Madhya Pradesh.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    9 Jun 2022 , 10:30AM Kharif Crop MSP hike in the range of 5-9% for 2022-23 season augurs well for rural economy; if monsoons are normal it will lead to better agri production which will further boost the agri income, which will lead to better rural demand. On the other hand Indonesia has issued permit of 4,52,391 tonnes of Palm oil, which will reduce supply constraints for consumer goods companies (especially for soap manufacturers). Further improved supply will help palm oil prices to stabilise in the coming months.

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    9 May 2022 , 11:20AM According to the media report, the company has undertaken price increases in the range of 2-15% price increase in its key segments. The price of Sunsilk shampoo has been increased by Rs8-10 across variants, while 100ml clinic plus shampoo increased by 15%. The price of Pears 125 gm soap has been hiked by 2.4% and multi-pack by 3.7%. Lux soaps have seen an increase of 9% while Glow & lovely cream has increased by 6-8%.

  • HUL; GCPL

    25 Apr 2022 , 10:07AM Indonesia bans exports of edible oils from April,28 2022. It is one of the world’s largest producers and exports of palm oil. International palm oil prices (including Malaysian Palm oil) is trading at its peak close to Malaysian 5000 ringgits. Ban on exports of palm oil from Indonesia will further fuel the spike in the international palm oil prices. This is negative for soaps manufacturers in India as palm oil is one of the key inputs in soaps

  • Stock update: Hindustan Unilever

    4 Apr 2022 , 10:18AM Stock update: Hindustan Unilever - Near term headwinds persists, valuation turning favourable

  • Hindustan Unilever

    22 Mar 2022 , 11:44AM According to media reports, Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is in talks with Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH) Spices to buy a majority stake. Spice and Condiments market in India is around Rs1,62,500crore with branded penetration of just 10%. Shift from non-branded to branded products provides good opportunity for Pan India player like MDH to scale up its revenues through market share gains. Deal is expected to be valued between Rs10,000-15,000crore given its strong brand preposition and Pan India presence (which will be around 10-15x its revenues). Two years back ITC acquired Sunrise foods for Rs2150crore (valuing it at 4-5x revenues).

  • Stock update: HUL Q3FY22 results update

    21 Jan 2022 , 11:19AM Stock update: HUL Q3FY22 results update - Muted Q3 with moderation in volume growth

  • HUL;GCPL

    6 Jan 2022 , 9:55AM Malaysia's palm oil inventories at the end of December likely shrunk to their lowest in five months to 1.73million tonne (fall of 4.9% over the previous month). Production is pegged to plunge 8.6% to 1.49 million tonnes, the lowest since March, as severe flooding across the country disrupted harvesting activities. This resulted in crude palm oil prices move above 5000 Malaysian ringgits/tonne and expected to further rise in the near term.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    5 Jan 2022 , 10:59AM HUL: Distributors to resume supply of HUL products in Maharashtra – positive read through for the stock

  • Hindustan Unilever

    3 Jan 2022 , 2:35PM The company has provided clarification sought by exchanges on news of Maharashtra distributors to stop distribute HUL products Jan,1 2022. The Company remains committed to ensuring that distributors earn a fair return on their investments and enhancing capabilities in their general trade. We would like to clarify that the Company had no engagements with the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation. There is no material impact of the news article, and the Company will ensure that supply of its products remains uninterrupted in Maharashtra.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    21 Dec 2021 , 11:44AM According to media report, the company raises prices of certain products by 7-10% to reduced stress on the margins led by significant raw material inflation; the company took average price increase of 6.5% in H1FY22. Price increase were undertaken in products such as Lifebuoy, Lux, Surf Excel detergent cake and Rin soap. Lifebuoy multipack price increased to Rs124 from Rs115 earlier, Lux soap pack price raised to Rs150 from Rs140, Lux single 100gm price raised to Rs30 from Rs28, Surf Excel cake bundle prices raised to Rs108 from Rs98 and Rin 250 gm soap price raised to Rs18 from Rs16.

  • Stock Update: HUL

    20 Oct 2021 , 11:35AM Stock Update: HUL - Q2FY22 standalone results review

  • First cut - Hindustan Unilever: Q2FY2022 (standalone) results

    19 Oct 2021 , 3:00PM Hindustan Unilever: Q2FY2022 (standalone) results – in-line with expectation; Domestic volume growth of 4%; margins remain lower due to raw material inflation

  • Stock Update: HUL

    13 Sep 2021 , 11:13AM Stock Update: HUL - Well strategies to achieve double digit growth in new decade

  • Hindustan Unilever (HUL): Result update

    23 Jul 2021 , 10:58AM Hindustan Unilever (HUL): Result update - Mixed quarter; eyeing competitive volume growth

  • Hindustan Unilever: Q1FY2022 (standalone) results

    22 Jul 2021 , 3:03PM Hindustan Unilever: Q1FY2022 (standalone) results – Volume growth of 9%; as anticipated margins remain lower due to raw material inflation

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    22 Jul 2021 , 2:43PM Unilever PLC in its press release indicated that South Asia region grew by double digit growth on low base. Fabric cleaner recovered in India. Ice creams sales grew in strong double digit. High tea inflation will have impact on the foods business margins

  • Godrej Consumer Products, HUL, Marico

    30 Jun 2021 , 9:42AM Government of India has cut import duty on crude palm oil by 5.5% to 30.25% from 35.75% and refined palmolein and refined palm oil have also been reduced to 37.5% from 45% earlier – Palm oil is one of the key inputs in manufacturing of soaps and hence the reduction in the import duties of palm oil will be beneficial for soap manufacturing companies such as HUL and Godrej Consumer Products. Marico is also likely to benefit as decrease in palm oil prices also helps in cooling off other edible oils which act as key inputs for Marico.

  • HUL appoints Kedar Lele to management committee

    10 Jun 2021 , 12:24PM HUL announces key appointment to its Management Committee

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL)

    28 May 2021 , 11:21AM Hindustan Unilever – Key highlights of annual report

  • Hindustan Unilever

    11 May 2021 , 11:48AM Hindustan Unilever: The company’s Foods and Refreshment; executive director Sudhir Sitapati is leaving the organisation and will be replaced by Srinandan Sundaram. Sudhir Sitapati was key architect behind the integration of GSK Consumer MFD business with HUL’s food busin

  • Hindustan Unilever

    6 May 2021 , 11:12AM Unilever CEO Mr.Alan Jope stated in the AGM that it will introduce products such Liquid IV, SmartyPants Vitamins, ONNIT to retail stores in India. These products will be launched under the health & nutrition category under the Food business. Further its CFO indicated that Unilever is not looking at buying rest of India stake at current juncture due to rich valuations.

  • HUL: Strong Q4

    30 Apr 2021 , 11:47AM HUL: Strong Q4; focus firm on volume led earning growth

  • HUL Q4FY2021 standalone results

    29 Apr 2021 , 2:29PM HUL Q4FY2021 standalone results: Strong operating performance

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    29 Apr 2021 , 12:49PM Hindustan Unilever: According Unilever PLC India and China registered double digit growth in Jan-March quarter. India & china led emerging market to grow over 9% in Jan-March quarter – Positive read through for Hindustan Unilever; Underlying volume growth is expected at around 14-15% for HUL in Q4FY2021

  • Hindustan Unilever: Demand recovery fuels Q3

    28 Jan 2021 , 11:06AM Hindustan Unilever: Demand recovery fuels Q3

  • Hindustan Unilever

    20 Jan 2021 , 11:16AM Hindustan Unilever: The Bombay High Court permitted Sebamed to continue with its advertising campaign for its cleansing bar with some modification. In the advertisements comparing Pears and Lux to Sebamed cleansing bar respectively, no reference shall be made to Rin detergent bar or any other detergent soap. HUL is reviewing high court's order will explore all options in this matter. According to HUL efficacy of soap is determined by compositon of its ingredients. The ad largely focuses on higher pH value in soap brands such as Lux, Dove and Pears

  • Hindustan Unilever

    12 Jan 2021 , 12:03PM The Bombay High Court restrained USV Pvt. Ltd., the distributor of German skincare brand SebaMed’s products in India, from running advertisements that Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) alleges disparage its products - sentimentally Positive for the company.

  • Hindustan Unilever: Winter products to make Q3 glow

    7 Jan 2021 , 11:07AM Hindustan Unilever: Winter products to make Q3 glow

  • Granules India: Q2FY2021 Result Update

    21 Oct 2020 , 11:21AM Granules India: Q2FY2021 Result Update - Stellar quarter; Promising outlook

  • Hindustan Unilever: Stock Update

    21 Oct 2020 , 11:15AM Hindustan Unilever: Stock Update- Essentials continue to do well; discretionary improving gradually

  • HUL Q2FY21 results

    20 Oct 2020 , 3:25PM HUL Q2FY21 results: Largely in-line with our expectation; Volume growth stood at 1% as against expectation of 2-3%

  • Hindustan Unilever

    11 Sep 2020 , 10:01AM Hindustan Unilever: Normalcy returns; 90% of portfolio performing well

  • Hindustan Lever

    10 Sep 2020 , 9:38AM According to the company's latest investor communication; operations have restored to 100% which was around 70-90% in April-May; 50+ new product were launched in quick time; 50% General trade business from smaller SKUs and access packs; 2x increase in order value through digital platforms; 97% of business is gaining volume market share; 90% business is increasing and maintaining spot; strong demand for health and hygiene products -

  • Emami; HUL

    19 Aug 2020 , 10:57AM Bombay High Court temporarily restrains Emami from using the trademark 'Glow & Handsome'. The court orders Emami to file reply in the next two weeks. Bombay High Court indicated that prima facie HUL appears to be a prior adopter and user of the mark "Glow & Handsome". HC suggest HUL an Ad-interim injunction at this stage. HUL has already launched the products under the brand while Emami is in the process of launching the goods under the trademark.

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    24 Jul 2020 , 11:25AM According to media reports The parent company Unilever stated that it will create a separate entity for its tea business globally but will exclude India and Indonesia business, as part of the review for the segment that began earlier this year. HUL is market leader (in value terms in the domestic tea business and control 1/5th of the branded tea segment. Indian tea segment continues to do well with higher growth than some of the mature markets.

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    23 Jul 2020 , 9:11AM HUL: Key highlights of GSK Consumers merger conference call - HUL targets nutritional portfolio to grow in double digit and adds in 500-700 bps in terms of margin

  • Hindustan Unilever

    22 Jul 2020 , 9:16AM Hindustan Unilever: Stock Update - Better performance in an uncertain environment

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    20 Jul 2020 , 10:08AM 33 employees of its Haridwar facility tested positive for Covid-19; unit is temporarily closed till further orders from district magistrate

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    13 Jul 2020 , 11:09AM According to media reports, KKR, Cinven, Blackstone, Bain Capital and Advent International are all mulling bids for Unilever's tea business in a deal that could value the business at £5 billion (about $6.3 billion). Unilever said in January,20 that it would undergo a strategic review of the division, which includes Lipton and other brands. The company in consideration whether to hold on with the business in India and Indonesia

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    1 Jul 2020 , 11:21AM HUL Annual General Meeting Highlights: Capacity utilisation back at ~90%; innovations in the health and hygiene category to drive growth while cost efficiencies will help margins sustain

  • HUL completes Glenmark's brand acquisition

    26 Jun 2020 , 9:39AM Hindustan Unilever completes acquisition of VWash from Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

  • HUL to rebrand 'Fair & Lovely'

    25 Jun 2020 , 2:00PM HUL to rebrand 'Fair & Lovely'; new brand name to be announce after regulatory approvals

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    25 Jun 2020 , 1:46PM HUL: The company to remove word 'Fair' from 'Fair & Lovely' brand; it will announce new name for the brand after regulatory approval

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    23 Jun 2020 , 10:48AM HUL: key snippets of media interaction with Mr.Sanjeev Mehta - focus on improving performance in the coming quarters

  • Hindustan Unilever

    8 Jun 2020 , 12:32PM Key snippets of annual report 2019-20 - Near term outlook is uncertain; medium to long term growth prospects are promising; health and hygiene products gaining strong traction focusing on e-commerce for sustainable supply chain

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    4 Jun 2020 , 11:35AM The company witnesses some revival in demand for hair, skin care and colour cosmetic products but it was unsure by when it would return to normal levels. Its production had reached about 80-90% of the normal levels with all its factories and warehouses except one in Assam now functioning. Suppliers who had halted operations in the initial period of the lockdown are now back in business.

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    3 Jun 2020 , 9:13AM The company was operating at ~5% in pre-covid normative level but operations gradually improved to 70% by end of April and now been able to ramp production to 80-90% of normalise level. All factories/warehouses (except for one in Assam) are open with requisite government permission. Further all suppliers India, who were not operating during 1st phase of lockdown are now operating. The Company manufactures and supplies essential day-to-day products such soaps, hand sanitizers, laundry detergents, floor cleaners, disinfectants, foods, etc. The Company has collaborated, unlocked partnerships and implemented innovative delivery models to operate in conformity with the lockdown regulations. It stated that the coronavirus pandemic has imposed incremental operating costs on the business and there will be some impact on its profitability in the short term.

  • Hindustan Unilever

    11 May 2020 , 12:03PM Hindustan Unilever: Stock Update - Recent correction a good entry point

  • Hindustan Unilever

    7 May 2020 , 2:20PM GSK Group confirms selling 5.7% stake (13.37crore shares) at Rs1905 per share, which is at 5% discount to yesterday's closing; supply overhang is reduced and we retain our stance of accumulating quality stock like HUL at every correction from long term perspective. We have a Buy rating on the stock

  • GSK to sell 5.7% stake in HUL via block deals

    7 May 2020 , 10:55AM HUL slips by 5% to Rs. 1,902.3, after UK-based Glaxo-SmithKline (GSK) offload its stake in FMCG major via block deals

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL)

    7 May 2020 , 9:50AM Horlicks, GSK Group will be selling 13.37crore shares of HUL (5.7% stake) worth through open market operations at 3-8% discounted price of Rs1850-1950 per share and will be raising ~Rs25bn

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    4 May 2020 , 9:59AM HUL: Q4FY2020 Result Update - Supply disruption affected Q4; Recovery likely in FY2022

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    29 Apr 2020 , 10:54AM The company allotted 18.46crore equity Shares of Re. 1/- each to the shareholders of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer HealthCare which will start trading on bourses from today; the paid of capital of has increased to 234.9crore from 216.5crore

  • Hindustan Unilever

    24 Apr 2020 , 9:41AM Unilever's Asia business registered a decline by 3.2% largely affected by significant decline in China and lockdown in India (9% of sales) affecting production and supply products which led to decline in the revenues from Asia region - negative for HUL as its Q4FY2020 is expected to much lower than the street expectation

  • Hindustan Unilever

    23 Apr 2020 , 1:11PM Unilever Plc declared its Q1CY2020 results with flat revenues as developed markets grew by 2.8% while emerging markets registered decline of 1.8%; release highlights that growth in India was impacted by both the slowing market and the lock-down implemented at the end of March, which stopped production and shipping for a number of days; further negative pricing undertaken in previous quarter will also have impact on HUL's Q4 results - negative read through for HUL; the stock has already reacted negatively with 2% fall in price; any correction provides good opportunity to accumulate quality stock like HUL with strong balance sheet and acquisition of GSK Consumer provides synergistic benefits in the near term

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

    27 Feb 2020 , 11:03AM HUL had announced an all-equity merger of GSK Consumer Healthcare in December 2018. The scheme of amalgamation for the merger which had been earlier approved by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on 06th November, 2019, has now also been approved by the Chandigarh bench of the NCLT. The effective date of the merger shall be notified upon being finalised in accordance with the procedure specified by the Mumbai and Chandigarh NCLT – positive for HUL as the merger will add on to the overall earnings growth of the company

  • Hindustan Unilever

    26 Feb 2020 , 11:05AM Hindustan Unilever: Stock Update – Long-term growth prospects intact

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    25 Feb 2020 , 10:53AM The company is forming a new subsidiary with authorized share capital of Rs2000crore for setting up a manufacturing unit to avail the benefits of new tax regime – Positive read through for the company

  • HUL to set up new 100% subsidiary. Stock up

    25 Feb 2020 , 10:51AM HUL rises by 3% to Rs. 2,279, after company announces a new subsidiary with authorised share capital of Rs. 2,000 crore

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd

    1 Feb 2020 , 9:12AM HUL: Volume growth momentum sustains

  • Rising farm profits to benefit consumer, rural-facing automakers

    19 Dec 2019 , 1:50PM CRISIL study hints at rise in effective farm prices

  • Hindustan Unilever

    19 Dec 2019 , 1:19PM Hindustan Unilever: Stock Update – Recovery to take time, long-term growth story intact (Reco. – Buy, PT – Rs. 2,185)

  • Hindustan Unilever

    18 Dec 2019 , 2:41PM Unilever Plc, the world’s second-largest consumer goods company, has cut its sales guidance for calendar years 2019 and 2020 amid growth concerns and slowdown in India, its largest market by volume and second-largest by value. Also, as per media reports, GSK Plc is exploring its exit from HUL by selling its stake (~6%) on the completion of the merger of GSK Consumer Healthcare and Hindustan Unilever expected by Q4FY2020 – negative read thru for HUL

  • Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL)

    1 Oct 2019 , 12:26PM According to unilever PLC the relaunch of Ayush in ayurvedic space in the domestic market gave partial results and needs some tweaking to registered good growth in the near term. The brand did extremely well in the southern India but was unsuccessful in North India - Neutral for HUL as it will not have any impact on the earnings of the company due to lesser contribution to the overall revenues

  • HUL reduces prices of some of its soaps

    28 Aug 2019 , 12:04PM HUL slips by 2% to Rs. 1,824.15, on reports that the company cut prices of some of its soaps

  • HUL has undertaken price reductions in soap brands

    28 Aug 2019 , 10:44AM HUL: As indicated by the management in Q1FY2020 conference call; HUL has undertaken price reductions of 4-6% in its Lux and Lifebuoy soap brands (20-30% cut in some of the key SKUs) to pass on benefit of benign input prices (including palm oil and packaging cost); the positive impact of price cuts would be seen on the sales volume of both the brands in Q2FY2020– positive for the stock as price cut would help into clock better volume growth in Q2FY2020, but recent increase in the input prices might put some pressure on gross margins which the company will mitigate with judicious media spends.

  • HUL: Stock update

    24 Jul 2019 , 11:26AM HUL: Stock update - Better performance in a tough environment

  • Future Group plans to cut shelf space of HUL

    11 Jul 2019 , 1:06PM HUL: Future Group plans to cut shelf space of Hindustan Unilever (HUL) and Procter & Gamble (P&G) by nearly a third in the laundry segment to make space for its own line of detergent liquid and powder products – No material impact for HUL, as modern trade contributes just 5-8% of total revenue for the FMCG companies.

  • HUL sees stable demand in FY2020

    4 Jun 2019 , 12:16PM HUL: The Company expects stable in FY2020 due increased focus by government in the rural markets; below normal monsoon and commodity inflation remains key headwinds in the near term – positive read through for the stock as the company is hoping for stable demand outlook

  • Unilever appoints Mr.Nitin Paranjpe as COO

    15 Mar 2019 , 12:14PM HUL: Unilever appoints Mr.Nitin Paranjpe as COO of the company with responsibilities of developing go-to-market strategies, co-ordinating with various regions; further Unilever elevated Mr.Sanjiv Mehta (current CMD of HUL) to president of Unilever South Asia – sentimentally positive for HUL as two Indian getting into top post will help improving in India business growth prospects in near future

  • The Delhi High Court has stays an order given by the National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA) against Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL)

    17 Jan 2019 , 11:06AM Delhi HC stays on Rs 383-crore fine on Hindustan Unilever for GST profiteering – neutral for HUL as court has put a stay on the order and will go into to details of matter as various petition have been filed by different companies against NAA petition

  • HUL dips after NAA fines penalty

    26 Dec 2018 , 10:33AM HUL slips over 2% to Rs. 1742, as investors reacted to a penalty being imposed on the company

  • Unilever to merge with GSK Consumer

    3 Dec 2018 , 7:01PM Unilever board has agreed to take over GlaxoSmithKline Plc's nutrition business in a deal worth $3.8 billion.

  • HUL to merge with GSK Consumer

    3 Dec 2018 , 3:34PM HUL will merge with GSK Consumer Healthcare in a transaction that values the total business at Rs. 31,700 crore

  • Unilever emerges as leading bidder for GSK's

    29 Nov 2018 , 11:27AM Unilever is front-runner in acquiring GSK Consumer’s nutrition business for $3.4billion; will enhance HUL’s domestic food business – long term positive for HUL (media report suggest deal is likely to conclude in coming days, but management is yet to confirm the same)

  • HUL shares gain by 2% as palm oil prices fall

    26 Nov 2018 , 12:15PM HUL rise over 2% to Rs. 1712.45, after the recent fall in prices of palm oil

  • HUL signs agreement with Vijyakant Dairy

    6 Aug 2018 , 3:01PM HUL signs agreement with Vijyakant Dairy and Food Products to acquire its ice cream and frozen desserts business

  • HUL signs agreement with Vijyakant Dairy

    6 Aug 2018 , 3:00PM HUL: The company signs agreement with Vijaykant Diry to acquire its ice cream business - positive read through for the stock

  • HUL: Q1FY2019 result update: Results in-line

    17 Jul 2018 , 11:27AM HUL: Q1FY2019 result update: Results in-line; volumes grew in double digit (Reco. – Buy; TP – Rs1950)

  • HUL reports strong all-round performance

    15 May 2018 , 11:01AM We maintain our Buy recommendation on the stock with a revised price target (PT) of Rs. 1,650 (in-line with increased earnings estimates)

  • Correction offers a good opportunity for Hindustan Unilever

    26 Mar 2018 , 11:27AM This along with the recent correction in the stock price provides a good entry opportunity to investors. Hence, we upgrade our rating on the stock to Buy from Hold earlier. The stock is currently trading at 39.6x its FY2020E earnings.

  • Hindustan Unilever pays Rs.119 cr as GST benefit

    9 Feb 2018 , 4:35PM Neutral for the stock as it will have no major impact on earnings or balance sheet.

  • Hindustan Unilever receives a notice from the DGS

    17 Jan 2018 , 2:03PM Sentimentally negative for the stock as the notice includes order directing companies reduction in prices or refund of benefits availed to consumers.

  • Hindustan Unilever Q2 result update shows recovery in volume growth

    26 Oct 2017 , 12:33PM In Q2FY2018, domestic business revenue of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) grew by ~10% (on like-to-like basis), ahead of our as well as street expectation. Read details below:

  • HUL's parent company, Unilever sees sales improvement in India - positive

    23 Oct 2017 , 8:55AM Unilever, parent company of HUL is seeing improvement in India (contributes ~9% to unilever’s overall sales) with higher demand-led growth driven by price cuts due to the transition to GST regime.

  • HUL to exit JV with Kimberly-Clark

    3 Oct 2017 , 12:41PM Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has signed an agreement to divest 50% stake in joint venture Kimberly-Clark Lever Pvt Ltd (KCLL) to its partner Kimberly-Clark Cooperation (KCC) – neutral for HUL; will not have any significant impact on earnings.

  • HUL enters e-commerce business with premium tea and teaware

    27 Sep 2017 , 12:03PM Hindustan Unilever plans to sell premium tea through its own portal, marking its entry into the ecommerce business in India – positive for HUL’s foods business.

  • HUL Q2 results will be impacted due to confusion over GST

    27 Sep 2017 , 8:54AM Rural growth is yet to recover from demon effect and Agri crisis; Q2 results will be impacted by confusion amongst the traders/wholesalers related to implementation of GST - sentimentally negative for stock;

  • HUL's new unit in Assam starts commercial production

    7 Sep 2017 , 12:22PM Hindustan Unilever's new unit at Doomdooma in Assam starts commercial production – positive read through.

  • Hindustan Unilever's Chief Financial Officer quits the board

    16 Aug 2017 , 9:00AM P B Balaji , Hindustan Unilever's Chief Financial Officer, has resigned and also quit the board – sentimentally negative for HUL.

  • Stock Update HUL: Better-than-expected performance

    19 Jul 2017 , 2:17PM HUL revenue and PAT rises by 5% YoY and 15% YoY, respectively, beating ours as well as street is expectations for the quarter

  • HUL slips on ex-dividend

    22 Jun 2017 , 12:23PM HUL falls by 2% to Rs1101.8, after stock turns ex-dividend today
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Key fundamentals

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Name March-24 March-23 March-22 March-21 March-20
Assets 50973 50221 48760 47434 8031
Liabilities 50973 50221 48760 47434 8031
Equity 235 235 235 235 216
Gross Profit 14190 13632 12503 11324 9600
Net Profit 10114 9962 8818 7954 6738
Cash From Operating Activities 14884 9626 8964 8957 7305
NPM(%) 16.72 16.84 17.22 17.29 17.37
Revenue 60469 59144 51193 45996 38785
Expenses 46279 45512 38690 34672 29185
ROE(%) 19.91 19.61 17.36 15.66 13.27

Shareholding Pattern

Corporate Action

XD-Date Dividend-Amount Dividend-% Dividend Yield(%GE) Price on that day
06 Nov 2024 10 1000 1.93 2783.2
06 Nov 2024 19 1900 1.93 2754.7
14 Jun 2024 24 2400 1.93 2260.25
02 Nov 2023 18 1800 1.93 2519.55
19 Jun 2023 22 2200 1.93 2468.95
01 Nov 2022 17 1700 1.93 2599.7
15 Jun 2022 19 1900 1.93 2145.1
26 Oct 2021 15 1500 1.93 2686.2
14 Jun 2021 17 1700 1.93 2407.6
28 Oct 2020 14 1400 1.93 2139.35
30 Jul 2020 9.5 950 1.93 2265.25
19 Jun 2020 14 1400 1.93 2195
23 Oct 2019 11 1100 1.93 1948
20 Jun 2019 13 1300 1.93 1693.55
25 Oct 2018 9 900 1.93 1642.3
21 Jun 2018 12 1200 1.93 1503.55
01 Nov 2017 8 800 1.93 1218.05
22 Jun 2017 10 1000 1.93 990.25
01 Nov 2016 7 700 1.93 842.25
22 Jun 2016 9.5 950 1.93 845.5
19 Oct 2015 6.5 650 1.93 809.8
19 Jun 2015 9 900 1.93 895.2
31 Oct 2014 6 600 1.93 730.6
11 Jun 2014 7.5 750 1.93 581
31 Oct 2013 5.5 550 1.93 602.7
10 Jul 2013 6 600 1.93 497.35
01 Nov 2012 12.5 1250 1.93 575.6
04 Nov 2011 3.5 350 1.93 333.9
08 Jul 2011 3.5 350 1.93 284.75
01 Nov 2010 3 300 1.93 299.15
08 Jul 2010 3.5 350 1.93 230.55
06 Nov 2009 3 300 1.93 289.2
12 Jun 2009 4 400 1.93 227.15
04 Aug 2008 3.5 350 1.93 211.7
17 Mar 2008 3 300 1.93 192.5
07 Nov 2007 3 300 1.93 215.75
07 Aug 2007 3 300 1.93 204.85
20 Apr 2007 3 300 1.93 199.6
08 Aug 2006 3 300 1.93 240.05
28 Apr 2006 2.5 250 1.93 224.45
08 Aug 2005 2.5 250 1.93 165.5
07 Jun 2005 2.5 250 1.93 155.45
13 Aug 2004 2.5 250 1.93 121.8
14 May 2004 3 300 1.93 192.8
14 Aug 2003 2.5 250 1.93 163.45
04 Apr 2003 3 300 1.93 172.35
07 Aug 2002 0 250 1.93 192.6
08 Apr 2002 2.5 250 1.93 211.25
20 Jun 2003 0 276 1.93 227.35
16 Jul 2001 2.5 250 1.93 205.4
27 Mar 2001 0 200 1.93 220.55
0 150 1.93 236.4
0 170 1.93 2875.9
0 120 1.93 2588.8
0 96 1.93 1700.9
0 95 1.93 1380.35
0 75 1.93 1537.9

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Company Info

1888 - Sunlight soap introduced in India. 1895 - Lifebuoy soap launched; Lever Brothers appoints agents in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Karachi. 1902 -Pears soap introduced in India. 1903 - Brooke Bond Red Label tea launched. 1905 - Lux flakes introduced. 1913 -Vim scouring powder introduced. 1914 - Vinolia soap launched in India. 1918 - Vanaspati introduced by Dutch margarine manufacturers like Van den Berghs, Jurgens, Verschure Creameries, and Hartogs. 1922 - Rinso soap powder introduced. 1924 - Gibbs dental preparations launched. 1925 - Lever Brothers gets full control of North West Soap Company. 1926 - Hartogs registers Dalda Trademark. 1930 - Unilever is formed on January 1 through merger of Lever Brothers and Margarine Unie. 1888, less than four years after William Hesketh Lever launched Sunlight Soap in England, his newly-founded company, Lever Brothers, started exporting the revolutionary laundry soap to India. By the time the company merged with the Netherlands-based Margarine Unie in 1930 to form Unilever, it had already carved a niche for itself in the Indian market. Coincidentally, Margarine Unie also had a strong presence in India, to which it exported Vanaspati (hydrogenated edible fat). 1931 - ndustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Company registered on November 27; Sewri factory site bought. 1932 - Vanaspati manufacture starts at Sewri. 1933 - Incorporated on 17th October, under the name of a Lever Brothers (India) Pvt., Ltd. (LBIL) was the wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever Ltd. London, UK. - 1933 Lever Brothers India Limited (LBIL) incorporated in India to manufacture Soaps. 1934 - Soap manufacture begins at Sewri factory in October; North West Soap Company's Garden Reach Factory, Kolkata rented and expanded to produce Lever brands. 1935 - On 11th May a subsidiary Co. was incorporated under the name United Traders Pvt. Ltd. for marketing the products of the Co. or imported from the parent Co. 1937- Mr. Prakash Tandon, one of the first Indian covenanted managers, joins HVM. 1939 - Garden Reach Factory purchased outright; concentration on building up Dalda Vanaspati as a brand. 1941 - Agencies in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Karachi taken over; company acquires own sales force. 1942 - Unilever takes firm decision to "train Indians to take over junior and senior management positions instead of Europeans". 1943 - Personal Products manufacture begins in India at Garden Reach Factory. 1944 - Reorganisation of the three companies with common management but separate marketing operations. 1947 - Pond's Cold Cream launched. 1951 - Mr. Prakash Tandon becomes first Indian Director. Shamnagar, Tiruchy, and Ghaziabad Vanaspati factories bought. 1955 - 65% of managers are Indians. 1956 - On 27th October, the Co. was converted into a Public Ltd. Co. - On 1st November, Hindustan Vanaspati Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd., William Gossage & Sons (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Joseph Crosfield & Sons Unilever Ltd. were amalgamated with LBIL and the name was changed to Hindustan Lever Ltd. From 23rd october onwards activities of subsidiary Co. were taken over by its holding Co. - On 17th November Unilever Ltd. Offered to the public 557,000 No. of equity shares of Rs.10 each. 1957 - Unilever Special Committee approves research activity by Hindustan Unilever. 1958 - Research Unit starts functioning at Mumbai Factory. 1959 - Surf launched. 1961- Mr. Prakash Tandon takes over as the first Indian Chairman; 191 of the 205 managers are Indians. 1962 - Formal Exports Department starts. 1963 - Head Office building at Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai, opened. 1964 - Etah dairy set up, Anik ghee launched; Animal feeds plant at Ghaziabad; Sunsilk shampoo launched. 1965 - Signal toothpaste launched; Indian shareholding increases to 14%. 1966 - Lever's baby food, more new foods introduced; Nickel catalyst production begins; Indian shareholding increases to 15%. Statutory price control on Vanaspati; Taj Mahal tea launched. 1967 - Hindustan Unilever Research Centre, opens in Mumbai. 1968 - Mr. V. G. Rajadhyaksha takes over as Chairman from Mr. Prakash Tandon; Fine Chemicals Unit commissioned at Andheri; informal price control on soap begins. 1969 - Rin bar launched; Fine Chemicals Unit starts production; Bru coffee launched 1971 - Mr. V. G. Rajadhyaksha presents plan for diversification into chemicals to Unilever Special Committee - plan approved; Clinic shampoo launched. 1973 - Mr. T. Thomas takes over as Chairman from Mr. V. G. Rajadhyaksha. 1974 - Pilot plant for industrial chemicals at Taloja; informal price control on soaps withdrawn; Liril marketed. 1975 - Ten-year modernisation plan for soaps and detergent plants; Jammu project work begins; statutory price control on Vanaspati and baby foods withdrawn; Close-up toothpaste launched. 1976 - Construction work of Haldia chemicals complex begins; Taloja chemicals unit begins functioning. 1977 - On February synthetic detergents plant in Jammu was commissioned. Plant for manufacture of linalool from betapinere, pheneyl ethyl alcohol and eaters commissioned at Jammu. 1978 - Indian shareholding increases to 34%; Fair & Lovely skin cream launched. 1979 - In October, the company set up a new industrial undertaking at Haldia for the manufacture of sodium tri-polyphosphate, phosphoric acid and sulphuric acid. 1980 - In order to reduce the non-resident holding in the Co. to 51%, Uniliver Ltd. offered for sale during Feb. out of its shareholding in the Co. 4239523 No. of equity shares of Rs.10 each at a premium of Rs.9.50 per share in the following manner; - i) 10,00,000 shares to public financial institutions. - ii) 25,12,702 shares to the existing resident Indian shareholders on a pro-rata basis in the ratio of 1:4. - iii) 726,821 shares to employees and Indian directors. 1982 - Government allows 51% Unilever shareholding. 1983 - A new plant for synthetic detergents in Chindwara district of M.P commissioned Co. took on lease a detergent and toilet soap factory at the request of Punjab govt. owned by a joint sector Co. Stephans Chemicals Ltd. - A new fine chemical unit was commissioned. - As consideration, Indian shareholders of HL Ltd. were offered 62,20,576 No. of equity shares of Rs.10 each of Lipton India Ltd., at par in proportion of 2:8. ie 2 Lipt:8 HL equity. 1984 - Foods, Animal Feeds businesses transferred to Lipton. 1985 - A project for the manufacture of 500 tonnes per day of diammonium phosphate was commissioned. 1986 - Lux toilet soap was launched. - Agri-products unit at Hyderabad starts functioning - first range of hybrid seeds comes out; Khamgaon Soaps unit and Yavatmal Personal Products unit start production. 1987 Lifebouy Personal and Breez soaps launched. 1988 - Company in collaboration with National Starch Corporation USA, undertook to set up a new facility at pondicherry for the manufacture of functionalised biopolymers. - The Co. took on lease cum purchase basis the detergents undertakings of Union Home Products Ltd. Mangalore. 1989 - Synthetic Detergent plant at Sumerpur in UP & Tiolet soap plant in Orai in UP were commissioned. - Cracking catalyst plant at Haldia commissioned. - Vegetable oil plant commissioned at Kandla free trade zone. 1991 - Seed and Tissue culture projects commissioned at Hyderabad. - Company proposed to set up a 17,000 tpa. film sulphonation plant at Taloja to manufacture a range of detergent actives. - Company signed a collaboration and 100% buy back agreement with Sawyer of Napa, California, USA to produce wool-on-leather garment and wool-on-leather products. - Commissioned a plant for manufacture of 10,000 tonnes per annum of toilet preparations at Pondicherry. 1992 - Entered in dental product market by introducing Pepsodent, Mentadent G etc. - A factory to manufacture leather garments and other leather based products including wool-on-leather garments and wool-on-leather was set up in Chennai. - The Company undertook to set up a large scale acquaculture centre at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu for farming and processing catfish for the U.S. markets in technical collaboration with FFDA, Florida, USA who also provide a full buy-back guarantee. 1993 - Temporary shut down of Haldia Plant due to duty free import of DAP. Entered skin product market by introducing fair & lovely. Also entered hair care product by introducing sunsilk salon treatment & clinic super gel. Close-up confident toothbrush also introduced on the same year. - During the year Company entered into joint selling agreement with Ponds India Ltd. for distributing their products. - Company set up rice millong facilities in the free trade zone of Kandla. - Company obtained all permissions and approvals for acquiring 80% of the equity capital of Nepal Lever Ltd. The company was also taking steps to set up an effective distribution system in Nepal to distribute and market the products of the Co. - Tata Oil Mills Co. Ltd. (TOMCO) was merged with Hindustan Lever Ltd with effect from 1st April. As per the scheme of amalgamation, shareholders of TOMCO were allotted without Payment in cash 2 equity shares of Rs.10 each of HL for 15 equity shares of Rs.10 each held in TOMCO. After the amalgamation Unilever PLC London were allotted on a preferencial basis 29,84,347 equity shares of Rs.10 each at a premimium of Rs.95 per share for maintain their share holding at 51% in the Co. -1993 HLL's largest competitor, Tata Oil Mills Company (TOMCO), merges with the company - Erstwhile Brooke Bond India acquires Kissan Business from the UB Group and Dollops icecream business from Cadbury - Doom Dooma and Tea Estates Plantation divisions merged with Brooke Bond - Brooke Bond and erstwhile Lipton India merge to form Brooke Bond Lipton India Limited 1994 HLL and US-based Kimberley-Clark Corporation form 50:50 joint venture, Kimberley-Clark Lever Ltd. 1994 - Company entered male toiletries segment with the launch of Denim after shave & Ean Dee Toilette. - Co. set up Hot Melt Adhesive manufacturing facilities at Taloja. And also entered SSP business and trading. - Wool-on-leather and wool-on-garment plant was commissioned. - The Company entered into joint venture agreement with Kimberly-Clark Corporation, USA to promote a joint company `Kimberly-Clark Lever Ltd.' with 50% equity participation by the company. 1995 - In technical collaboration with Shinto Corporation, a subsidiary of Toya Suisan, Japan, the Co. undertook to set up a Surimi (Fish Paste) project at an initial cost of Rs.15 crores near Veraval in Gujarat State. The collaborators provided 100% buy-back guarantee for the output of this unit which seeks to upgrade the hitherto wasted fishery resources of the country. The plant was commissioned in the second quarter. - The Company entered into joint venture agreement with Lakme Lever Ltd. to undertake the manufacturing and distribution of colour cosmetics and other personal care products. - The Company also entered into an agreement with S C Johnson & Son USA, for manufacture and sales of insecticides such as insect repellents, disinfectants and similar products in India. - The Company received the President's Award for Outstanding performance in Agri Commodities for the year 1994-95. - 1995 HLL and Indian cosmetics major, Lakme Ltd, form 50:50 joint venture, Lakme Lever Ltd. HLL acquires Kwality and Milkfood 100% brandnames and distribution assets. - HLL and US-based S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. form 50:50 joint venture, Lever Johnson (Consumer Products) Pvt. Ltd.HLL Soaps and Detergent sales cross one million tonnes. 1996 - Brooke Bond India Ltd. was amalgamated with the Company. As per the scheme of amlgamation, the Company allotted 533,28,713 equity shares to the share holders of Brooke Bond India Ltd. in the proportion 9 shares of the company for 20 shares held in Brooke Bond India Ltd. - The Company entered into joint venture S C Johnson & Son USA. The Joint Venture named Lever Johnson Consumer products Pvt. Ltd. 1997 - Company received the Solvent Extractors' Association Award for being the highest exporter of Rice Bran Extractions during 1996-97. - The Far Eastern Economic Review, Hong Kong, has adjudged HLL the Best Indian company in its Review 200: Asia's Leading Companies survey. 1998 - The Directors of Hindustan Lever Limited at their meeting held on 16th March, considered and approved the proposal for amalgamation of Ponds India Limited with Hindustan Lever Limited. HLL's tea business is among the biggest in the world. - The Department of Agriculture and co-operation under the ministry of agriculture has directed Lever Johnson (Consumer Products) Ltd., a subsidiary of Hindustan Lever Limited, and Icon Household Products Pvt. Ltd. to withdraw from the market, the mosquito mat repellent Raid from Domex on charges of having grossly violated the conditions of registration. - HLL has also taken several initiatives in raising awareness of oral care and hygiene in India. One of these programmes is the free dental check-up programme, which is conducted in collaboration with the Indian Dental Association. - In India, the only company in the poultry business that is selling chicken meat is Venkateshwara Hatcheries (VHL). VHL sells its products under the brand name Venky's which is currently sold in only major cities, Hindustan Lever is presently working on the feasibility of the poultry business. - Unilever set up the Hindustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Company, its first subsidiary in India, and established two more subsidiaries, lever Brothers India Ltd. and United Traders Ltd. - The managements of Pond's (India) Limited and Hindustan Lever Limited have decided to propose the amalgamation of PIL with HLL. Both the companies are subsidiaries of Unilever Plc, which holds 51 per cent equity in each. - Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) has signed the Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) with public sector Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for the entire fuel and lubricant requirements of its manufacturing unit in Orai. This the first time that two giants, one from public sector and other from the private sector, have joined hands as "partners in progress", and also augurs future partnerships between IOC and HLL. - IOC's northern region general manager (sales) I H Hashmi and R K Mutreja from HLL signed FSA for five years supply of HSD (petrol), furnace oil and lubes to the tune of 555 kilo litre per month. - Hindustan Lever is the largest manufacturer of Lifebuoy, Lux, Breeze, Rexona and Haman in the country, under a division christened the personal products division. - The managements of Pond's (India) (PIL) and HLL have decided to propose the amalgamation of PIL with HLL. They are subsidiaries of Unilever, UK, which holds 51 per cent equity in both. - HLL also proposes to acquire from Lakme the latter's 50 per cent share holding in the 50:50 joint venture company, Lakme Lever, the Lakme trademark from Lakme's wholly-owned subsidiary, Lakme Brands, and lakme's manufacturing undertakings at Deonar and Kandla (the latter owned by Lakme Exports). HLL is setting up a Max Club for children. - Hindustan Lever Ltd and Nicholas Piramal India Ltd have received the QAD rapid Achiever Award at its first ever Asia Pacific Explore `98 user conference held in Bangkok. - HLL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tata Housing Development Company for developing some of its properties into residential and commercial complexes. - In the scheme of amalgamation to the planned merger, the company has stated that about 8.8 per cent of the issue, subscribed and paid-up capital of the transferor company (Pond's) will stand cancelled. HLL has 13,25,954 shares of Pond's India. - HLL had bought eight lakh shares of BBLIL from UTI two weeks prior to the announcement of the merger at a price of Rs. 350 per share on March 25, 1996. - Hindustan Lever Ltd has awarded a country wide project of payroll management to Calcutta-based Vedika Software (P) Ltd. - HLL has a world-class information technology infrastructure to enable the businesses to respond faster and perform better. - Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) has entered into job work arrangements with some bought leaf tea factories in the Nilgiris. - The Tatas have joined hands with Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) in Kerala to set up a Rs.686 crore hospitality, housing and infrastructure project. The project proposes to construct a five star hotel complex, technology park, world trade centre, business and commercial space, shopping mall and housing complexes at Tatapuram in the heart of Kochi city covering an area of 35 acres. - HLL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Swastic Vanaspati of Biratnagar, Nepal, for the supply of hydrogenated oil under its own brandname Dalda. - Hindustan Lever to buy out Kwality's ice-cream plants; agreement to be signed soon Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) has suffered twin setbacks in its plans of selling Kwality Ice creams nationwide. - The board of directors of Tasty Bite Eatables has issued 59,530 non convertible preference shares of Rs.100 each at a premium of Rs.1,950 per share to Hindustan Lever on private placement basis. The preference share will carry a coupon of 1 per cent for a tenure of ten years, said a notice issued to the Mumbai Stock Exchange. - HLL has entered into an agreement with Johnson & Johnson for using the trademark Savlon for its soap products. The agreement was entered into eight months back and concerns only soaps. - HLL has also entered into joint ventures to introduce products that are not in Unilever's global portfolio. These include joint ventures with Kimberly Clark and SC. Johnson for personal hygiene and households care respectively. - HLL was one of the first companies to join the National Securities Depository (NSDL) to encourage its shareholders to avail themselves of its benefits. - Hindustan Lever Limited's Bangalore factory has received National Productivity Award for the fourth year in a row from National Productivity Council. The factor has also received ISO 9002 certification. - 1998 Group company, Pond's India Ltd, merges with HLL. HLL acquires Lakme brand, factories and Lakme Ltd's 50% equity in Lakme Lever Ltd. HLL acquires manufacturing rights of Kwality icecream. Appellate Authority of Government of India absolves HLL of insider trading charges, made by SEBI in 1997, in the BBLIL merger. 1999 - Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL), has joined hands with the Institute for Social and Economic Change (Isec) for a rural development programme in Karnataka. - Hindustan lever Ltd, has decided to merge its subsidiary Industrial Perfumes Ltd with the company. The merger would be effective from January 1. - The company holds 1,27,497 shares of Rs. 100 each. Industrial Perfumes manufacturers aroma chemicals such as deodorant and perfumes. According to the company as per the scheme of amalgamation for every five equity shares of Rs 10 each of Industrial Perfumes two shares of HLL will be given. - Hindustan Lever Ltd is selling its Rs 80-crore dairy business to Nutricia International BV, part of the $1.7bn Dutch dairy products giant Koninklijke (Royal) Numico NV Group, for a yet undisclosed sum. A memorandum to this effect was signed a few days ago. - Consumer Giant Hindsutan Lever Limited (HLL) has converted a part of its debt, which otherwise would have been non-realisable from Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd, into non-cumulative, non-convertible redeemable preference shares carrying an interest rate of 1 per cent. - Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) has decided to dispose of its dairy business to Nutricia (India) Pvt Ltd and spin off its animal and poultry feeds into a separate subsidiary. - Industrial Perfumes Limited is to amalgamate with Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) and under the scheme HLL is to issue at par and allot two equity shares of Rs 10 each to the shareholders of Industrial performes for every five shares held by them in that company. - Hindustan Lever holds about 51 per cent of the issued, subscribed and paid-up capital of Industrial Perfumes Limited and the shares, if any held by HLL and its subsidiary companies as on the record date in Industrial perfumes shall be concelled. 2000 - The Company will be the largest e-tailer in the next two years. - The company has entered into a five-year wet lease agreement with the Hyderabad-based Premier Explosives (PEL) to operate the latter's mushroom farms near Hyderabad. - The Company has launched a `ready to drink' (RTD) tea brand Lipton Ice Tea in Hyderabad with lemon and mango flavours. - The Company has launched a new brand of toopaste -- Aim. - The Company has unveiled the country's first liquid detergent for daily washing needs Surf Excel Liquid detergent in the Indian Market. - The Company launched the International Lux Skincare range, "Sunscreen Formula". - 2000 HLL acquires Modern Foods, the first public sector company to be divested by the Government of India - The Coompany has launched Surf Excell Liquid Detergent, for daily washing of clothes. - HLL markets more than 110 brands, in 950 packs. the products are sold in one million retail outlets, directly covering India's entire urban population and about 50,000 villages. - The Company has launched a cooking medium New Dalda Activ. - FMCG major Hindustan Lever Ltd, aiming to strengthen its foods business, has received a boost in this endeavour with its parent Unilever acquiring the US-based food company Bestfoods. - The Aviance, the international range of beauty solutions by the Hindustan Lever Ltd. has launched a hair care range comprising four shampoos and two conditioners. - The Company has chalked out its expansion plans in tea through acquisitions, greenfield ventures and a five-year plan entailing modernisation, uprooting and research. - Hindustan Lever's aggressive brand introduction spree in deodorants a nascent Rs 75 crore market seems to be growth by categorisation. - The Company has been ranked among the top 15 emerging market companies worldwide. HLL is the only Indian Company, and also the only food and household products firm to figure in the list. - The Company has offered two alternatives a voluntary retirement scheme and termination of services to executives of Rossell Industries Ltd. - The Company has relaunched Close-Up as "Super Fresh Close-Up" with an added attribute of containing an anti-bacterial agent along with an existent mouth wash. - The Company mount a series of aggressive initiatives this year to shore up the performance of its ice cream business. - The Company has tied-up with a growing corporate services agency, Les Conclerges, to make itself a one-stop convenience shop by entering the home services sector. - The Company has acquired four factories from Amalgam Foods Ltd. on a wet lease to carry out the processing of marine products. - The Company for the second year running, has been rated among the world's 100 best-managed companies. - HLL has introduced ColourFast Slims, a new range on lipsticks under its Aviance Beauty Solutions brand. - The Company has launched the Lux Body Wash along with a Lux loofah in Karnataka. This is the first mass-appeal body wash to be launched under the brandname Lux. - Hindustan Lever and Elizabeth Arden, launched Elizabeth Arden, Unilever's Prestigious cosmetics and fragrance brand, in India. - The Company has set up 12 counters across the country to carry out exchange of share certificates for new certificates of Re 1 face value. - Kwality Wall's, a division of Hindustan Lever Ltd., has launched softy ice cream and has positioned it as a mass market product and Head of the ice cream business. - FMCG major Hindustan Lever Ltd will mark its entry into the softy ice cream segment by setting up softy kiosks in all major metros starting with Chennai. - The Company has relaunched its tea brand, Brooke Bond Red Label, with Assam Super Tasters. - Hindustan Lever Ltd. has proposed to make an open offer for a 24 per cent stake held by local shareholders in International Bestfoods Ltd., which is now a subsidiary of parent Unilever. - Hindustan Lever Ltd's Pepsodent toothpaste has introduced games at McDonald's outlets. - The Company has introduced New Hi-Power Vim Bar with enhanced grease cutting power and lime juice. - The Company has entered into an in-principle agreement of Dheeraj Kumars Creative eye for buying out Indian satellite rights of the mega-television serial "Om Namah Shivay" in Hindi. - The Company has launched Aim toothbrush in South India. - The Company has launched an innovative scheme with gold coins embedded in tablets of its Lux brand of soap. - The Company has launched the new Nutririch Fair & Lovely fairness reviving lotion. - HLL has entered into an agreement with FFI Fragrances to continue importing and distributing the globally renowned prestige brand - Elizabeth Arden - for the next six ti twelve months. 2001 - Shampoo brand `Clinic All Clear' on the Net, Hindustan Lever has launched a host of Web Promotions on popular Websites which include, Rediff.com, Sify.com, Indya.com, Uthplanet.com, Hungama.com and C2W.com. - Hindustan Lever and International BestFoods are formalising an agreement under which HLL will sell and distribue IBL products with effect from January 1. - Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) has launched Clinic Plus Protein Shampoo with a new formulation that contains a Protein Health Complex. - Hindustan Lever has launched after-shave lotions from its Calvin Klein brand of fragrances -- Obsession, Etermotu amd Escape. - The Company's Nihar, a brand of double-filtered coconut oil, has changed packaging and logo. - HLL has over 36,000 employees, and has created 2 lakh indirect jobs. Its operations are spread across 70 locations in India. There are over 50 factories, of which 28 are in backward areas. The operations involve 2000 suppliers and aassociates and 7000 stockists and agents. HLL has emerged as a major Exporter. - Hindustan Lever has entered into a strategic tie-up with the Nasdaq listed iVillage Inc reported for the year ending December 1999, operator of iVillage.com to set up a women portal for the Indian market. - HLL has launched the New Pears Oil Clear bathing bar. - The Company is launching a new Website called "Castorworld.com" -- a b-2-b e-commerce project for Castor. - Joint Ventures are being formed for two of its non-FMCG businesses to protect their value - one with Godrej Agrovet for our AFS business and another with the ICI group for our Fragrance/Flavours division. - Hindustan Lever has chalked out a turn-around strategy for its ailing ice cream business. - Hindustan Lever Ltd. has organised a mobile van promotion called `Dare to Wear Black Mania' in order to promote Clinic All Clear, its anti-dandruff shampoo. - Hindustan Lever Ltd is hiving off its existing business of fragrances, flavours and food ingredients into a separate joint venture, Quest International India, in which paints major ICI India will hold a majority stake. - HLL has launched the new Fair & Lovely Fairness Soap -- which will help make the skin fairer, safely and gently. - Hindustan Lever's, Pond's Magic DeoTalc, has been launched with a new enhanced deodorant protection. - International Bestfoods Ltd. has become a subsidiary of Hindustan Lever Ltd with effect from 22nd April. - Hindustan Lever has entered into a joint venture with Godrej Agrove t a subsidiary of Godrej Soaps. - An agreement has been entered into with the ICI Group, for a Joint Venture for the Quest division of the Flavours and Fragrances business. - The Company has launched International Rexona 24 HR Intensive, in India. - The Company has launched Pond's Light n' Fresh talc. - The Company has launched the new Lakme Sunscreen Lotion with ultraviolet rays guard and Alpine Mint. - The shareholders of Hindustan Lever have approved a proposal to merge International Bestfoods and Aviance with HLL. - Hindustan Lever Ltd's factory at Garden Reach near Kolkata faces a one-day strike in July,the reason being to press their demands for higher wages. - Hindustan Lever will be closing its thermometer mercury factory at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu. - Hindustan Lever has commissioned a detergent and a tea factory in Silvassa, taking its total number of new factories to seven in the current year. - MRTPC has dismissed a complaint filed against Hindustan Lever for allegedly increasing prices of its products Glucon-D and Nycil. - In October 2000 HLL acting in concert with Unilever made an open tender offer for the remaining 24.62%of the IBL equity at price Rs 173.00 per share. 2001 - The Board of Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) had approved the transfer of its undertaking engaged in seeds business to its subsidiary Paras Extra Growth Seeds Ltd. - International Bestfoods Limited (IBL) has become asubsidary of Hindustan Lever w.e.f April 21,2001. The Board of IBL has already approved the transfer of 75.38% of the equity of IBL earlierheld by Best Foods USA in favour of HLL. - The company has signed an agreement with ICI India, a subsidiary of ICI plc, UK, for sale of Nickel Catalyst business and Adhesives business, a sub-unit of Specialty Chemicals Division of the company's Chemicals and Agri operations for a consideration of Rs.21 crore and Rs 9 crores respectively. 2002 -S Ramadorai appointed as Non-executive Director on the Board of HLL. -Opto Circuits enters into an agreement with HLL to buy the business line of Digital Thermometers. -The Lever Gist Brocades, a 50:50 joint venture of Hindustan Lever (HLL) and DSM of The Netherlands, was sold to Burns Philp India, the local arm of the Australia-based food conglomerate Burns Philp. - Company's branded salt Annapurna launched in Africa - Project Shakti, a rural marketing initiative, brings HLL 20% rise in rural consumption - Signs Joint Venture with India Seeds Holdings Ltd., a company incorporated in Mauritius engaged in the seed and biotechnology industry, for transfer of its seeds business undertaking Paras Extra Growth Seeds Ltd. (PEGSL) for a consideration of Rs 115 crore - Comes out from the premium (prestige) fragrances segment by stopping distribution of Calvin Klein in the country - Enters into ayurvedic healthcare market by releasing their Lever Ayush ayurvedic health and beauty care products -Enters into sourcing agreement with Unilever Australia and Unilever US for supplying tea bags - Lever Gist Brocades, a 50:50 joint venture of Hindustan Lever (HLL) and DSM of The Netherlands, was sold to Burns Philp India, the local arm of the Australia-based food conglomerate Burns Philp - HLL's ice-cream business makes profit for the first time in its history - Shareholders approve bonus debentures issue - Forays into snack foods market under the Knorr Annapurna brand - Stops the production of two of its variants under the Sunsilk shampoo range - Bouncy Volume and Ceramide Plus - Ties up with Madhya Pradesh government for achieving all-round growth through empowerment of rural people and launches 'Vindhya Valley' umbrella brand for food products - Relaunches Deluxe Green Label with a better and stronger aroma in the four southern states to consolidate its position as a leading filter coffee brand - Acquires remaining 26% stake in Modern Foods for Rs 44.07cr - The company chosen as the most preferred company on campus - Hindustan Lever, Kochi wins commendation certificates for energy conservation from the State-level Monitoring Committee for Energy Conservation for year 2002 2003 - Ties up with Pepsi for distribution, signs a memorandum of understanding with Pepsi, to leverage each other's strengths in distribution. The agreement provides Pepsi access to the HLL's institutional accounts. - Unveils New Rin Supreme Bar with 'Pure Clean' technology - Relaunches kids ice-cream with 4 new products, Mango Tango, Rainbow, Twister and Super Twister, priced between Rs 7 and Rs 15 - Acquires the seafoods business of the south-based Amalgam group - Sells GLUCOVITA,, a brand in the glucose powder market, to Wipro - Unilever hands over global marketing of Pears to HLL - Patents a new technology called 'alphos' for manufacturing soap, which will allow the company to manufacture the same quality of soap at low prices - Forays into conventional biscuits market by launching a traditional glucose biscuit under its acquired bakery brand Modern - Relaunches Surf Excel as a low-foam detergent to target markets facing severe water crisis - Offloads carpets business for Rs 1 crore - Infuses over Rs 80 crore to scale up its holding in subsidiaries - Sets up a Ayurvedic science centre - Ayush Therapy Centre - to provide a platform for scientific enquiry of Ayurveda and dissemination of this knowledge through collaborations with leading national and international scientific, Ayurvedic and medical experts and institutions - Floats centralised shared services centre - Places 88,000 WLL connections order with Reliance - Begins supplying Unilever's tea bags - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) forges alliance with Hindustan Lever (HLL) to sell their goods along with the LPG cylinders which will allow the sale of durables and FMCG products - Unites Knorr, Annapurna brands under one roof in the name Knorr Annapurna Umbrella - Floats a 100 per cent business process outsourcing (BPO) subsidiary named 'Christened Indigo'. christened Indigo is divided in to two divisions, one for domestic market and other for international market -HLL's advertisements reappear on Zee TV after nearly a gap of one year -- The company has tied up with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd for selling grocery items to LPG customers through BPCL`s distributor network. the consumers can order all HLL products from Bharatgas distributors in select cities. -Introduced two new variants of Pepsodent toothpaste, Regular Fresh Flavour and White Family Flavour. The company has also launched a 20 gm pack priced at Rs 5. -Unveiled Lifebuoy, which is priced at Rs 2 at the retail level -Entered into an agreement with Beeyu Overseas Ltd (BOL) which agreed to market coffee in Poland -HLL extended its Knorr Annapurna range into soup powders at Rs 5. Sporting flavours such as Tomato Tease, Spicy Vegetable, Chicken Punch and Peppery Chicken -The company has extended its Modern brand of bread and cakes to biscuits. -The companty has introduced a new mango drink 'Mr Fruit'. -HLL unveils Unnati Scheme 2004 -Relaunches Rin Shakti Powder and Rin Shakti Bar -Mr. Harish Manwani appointed president, home and personal care, North America , a business worth 5bn euros in sales turnover for '02 -HLL unveils new festival package for its coffee brands -HLL unveils new schemes to lure customers in Tamil Nadu -HLL launches mega project on experimental basis in Mumbai -HLL creates 'Power in Power' -Gets award for industrial safety by National Safety Council, Kerala Chapter in chemical industries sector in medium size industries category -Hindustan Lever Ltd tied up with the private sector power utility, CESC Ltd, for sampling of Pepsodent toothpaste. `Touchbase with Kolkata' project said that with its April bills CESC would be sending out 14.1 lakh covers carrying the Pepsodent label and a small 15 gm tube of toothpaste with a new flavour. -HLL to ink MoU with Pepsi - HLL sets up new Ayush centre in Mumbai -HLL forays into water biz, rolls out Pure It to purify water -Hindustan Lever Ltd has introduced its new active Gel Close Up in the market -Hindustan Lever launches `Perfect Radiance', range of 12 premium skincare products under brand name Fair & Lovely on May 26, 2004 -Hindustan Lever, Ernakulam, has won the State Pollution Control Award, 2004 - Hindustan Lever Ltd launches Domex Thick, a disinfectant cleaner, in Kerala, priced at Rs 22 for 500 ml. -HLL unveils 2 imported products under Lakme brand -HLL enters into kids' personal care market -Unilever, the parent company of Hindustan Lever and one of the world's largest consumer products companies, has set up a global sourcing arm, that will have a large presence in India to buy products and raw materials from low-cost locations for its subsidiaries across the world -HLL sells Kissan factory premises in Bangalore for Rs 60 cr -HLL's Modern Food unveils diet bread -Launches Dove Ultra Moisturizing Body Wash -HLL inks pact with Pepsi in beverage segment 2005 -HLL introduce iced tea in glass bottles - Unilever Overseas Holdings BV (UOHBV), the Netherlands based wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever PLC divests 37,00,000 equity shares Rs 10/- each of Rossell Industries Ltd (RIL) in favour of M/s M K Shah Exports Ltd, one of the leading exporter and tea plantation company in India, being an Indian unlisted company. - Hindustan lever Ltd, on May 22, 2005, entered Himachal in a big way by setting up a home-and-personal-care(HPC) factory, with an initial investment of Rs 110 crore. -HLL rolls out Brooke Bond brand variation -Mcleod Russel & HLL signs MoU 2006 -Brookefields food operations moved to Mumbai 2007 -Hindustan Lever Ltd. has appointed Mr. Ashok K. Gupta as "Officer who is in default" for the purposes of Compliance with section 5(f) of the Companies Act, 1956. - Company name has been changed from Hindustan Lever Ltd to Hindustan Unilever Ltd. 2008 -Hindustan Unilever Limited has informed that Mr. Sanjiv kakkar, Executive Director, Sales & Customer Development has been appointed Chairman, Unilever Russia, Ukraine and Belarus (RUB), with effect from 1st September, 2008. - HUL completes 75 years on 17th October 2008 2009 - Hindustan Unilever on Jan 26 said it has appointed R Sridhar as its Chief Financial Officer by succeeding D Sundaram. Sridhar was serving as the Vice-President, Finance and Controller for Unilever (Asia), Africa and Central & Eastern Europe region. He joined HUL in 1989. - Hindustan Unilever decided to license 'Lakme' and 'Lever Ayush', brands to it's subsidiary, Lakme Lever Private Limited, for the Beauty and Wellness services business. 2010 - Hindustan Unilever said it exited from BPO firm Capgemini Business Services India by selling its remaining 49% stake to IT consultancy firm Cap Gemini SA. - The directors of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) have approved the appointment of Dev Bajpai as Executive Director, Legal and Company Secretary with effect from June 1, 2010. - Hindustan Unilever (HUL) may have grown by a healthy 5 per cent last quarter, entirely driven by volume growth.But for its parent company Unilever, the performance was still disappointing.Now, to please Unilever and mop up more volume growth, HUL has introduced a distribution initiative called 'Must Win 2010'. - The India born, Manvinder Singh Banga who is better known as Vindi Banga, will leave Unilever with service of 33years to the Company in May this year. - Mr. Paul Polman the global CEO of Unilever looks to take the innovation route to double HUL business. - Fast Moving Consumer Goods major Hindustan Unilever Ltd launched a new affordable variant of water purifier brand Pureit, known as `Pureit Compact' with a price tag of Rs 1,000 in the Indian market. - Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) has step forward to divest part of its stake in Hindustan Field Services (HFS). -Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has raised prices of its Lux and Lifebuoy toilet soaps by Rs 1 each. The price hikes are the company's first in 20 months. 2011 - Hindustan Unilever Ltd informs about the changes and Details of Corporate Office. - HUL comes up with `Bru World Caf‚' - With the objective of doubling the sales by 2015, the FMCG major, Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is eyeing at strategies, which includes re-launches, moves ahead with its plans, Hindustan Unilever has re-launched its popular Lifebuoy talcum powder brand. - India's biggest fast moving consumer goods company, Hindustan Unilever, has started a campaign across the country in order to save water by assessing the demand-supply gap. - HUL taps banks and telecom firms to penetrate deeper into rural India - HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh resigns from HUL's board. 2012 - HUL to enter into agreement with Unilever to market Brylcreem in India - Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) and entities of Piramal Realty (Ajay Piramal Group) have signed an agreement for assignment of HUL's leasehold rights of the land and building named Gulita situated at Worli Sea Face, Mumbai, for a transaction value of Rs. 452.5 Crores (Rupees Four Hundred and Fifty Two Crores and Fifty lakhs only). - Hindustan Unilever Ltd have shifted Registered Office from 165/166 Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai 400 020 to the following address:Hindustan Unilever Ltd.Unilever House, B. D. Sawant Marg, Chakala Andheri East Mumbai 400099 Tel: 022- 39832312 / 39832532 / 39834510 Fax: 022- 28249457,Email: hllshare.cmpt@unilever.com 2013 -Unilever announces _50 million investment for Khamgaon plant -HUL announces launch of Domex Toilet Academy -Unilever launches project sunlight 2014 - Unilever announced a partnership with Internet.org, a Facebook-led alliance of partners, to understand better how internet access can be increased to reach millions more people across rural India. -HUL launches Prabhat initiative for community development in villages around its factories -Unilever helps families live more sustainably at home -HUL enters into partnership with MTV to endorse its brands 2015 -Hindustan Unilever launched The Unilever Foundry -HUL signs an agreement with Mosons Group for acquisition of its flagship 'Indulekha' brand -HUL was recognized as the most innovative marketer on mobile, at the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) -HUL revives Ayush with e-launch -HUL was awarded and honoured `Client of the Year' -HUL won five awards - one Gold, one Silver and three Bronze awards. -HUL launches `Swachh Aadat, Swachh Bharat' programme in India 2016 -HUL signs agreement with LT Foods for the sale of its Rice. -HUL factory in Khamgaon awarded the CII Sustainability Award 2016. HUL retains `Client of the Year' at Effies 2016. -HUL recognized among Top 10 Best Companies 2016 for Women. -HUL recognised at the Cold Chain Industry Awards 2016. -HUL digital campaigns win big at 2016 CMO Asia Awards. 2017 -Hindustan Unilever Ltd.new unit in Assam starts commercial production. -Hindustan Unilever Ltd.develops new technology to reduce plastic sachet waste. -HUL receives national certificate of recognition from ICSI. -HUL's Puducherry factory ranks second at CII-SR EHS Excellence Awards. -HUL's Project Prabhat wins at the Social Change Awards. -HUL wins National Award for excellence in Employee Relations. -HUL wins at CII National Food Safety Award 2017. -HUL's Haridwar factory wins bronze at the WCM Awards 2017. -HUL launches `A Playing Billion' campaign. -HUL awarded for Excellence in Water Management. -HUL wins big at the first-ever Marquee Awards 2017. -HUL emerges as the No. 1 Employer of Choice. 2018 -Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) briefly surpassed ITC in market valuation ranking to become the fourth most valued firm. -Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has entered the club of the top-five most valued companies in India, with a market capitalisation (m-cap) of over Rs 3 lakh crore. -Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) today said it will integrate the food and refreshment categories in South Asia effective July 1. 2019 -Hindustan Unilever on Monday announced new commitments to reduce plastic waste and said by 2025 it will eliminate more than 1,00,000 tonnes of plastic. 2020 -Hospitality firm OYO and global consumer goods major Unilever have partnered to enhance their business. -Hindustan Unilever on Wednesday said it has collaborated with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for a mass communication campaign to inform and empower the general public against the COVID-19 pandemic. - HUL announced acquisition of VWash, the market leader in female intimate hygiene category to enter the currently underpenetrated and rapidly growing market segment. - With the Merger of GSK Consumer Healthcare with Hindustan Unilever Limited, Iconic health food drink brands - Horlicks and Boost enter the foods & refreshment portfolio of HUL, making it the largest F&R business in India. -Unilever Mouthwash contains technology now proven to help reduce viral load of SARS-CoV-2 virus by 99.9% 2021 -HUL's Sanjiv Mehta received the prestigious Pralhad P Chhabria Memorial Global Award for his Outstanding Contribution to the FMCG Industry. -Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) and Google, in association with MyGov India, announce an AI for agriculture Hackathon. 2022 -HUL's digitally advanced Dapada factory joins WEF's prestigious Lighthouse Network. -NIESBUD partners HUL to develop skills and create livelihood opportunities. -Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister inaugurated Unilever India Limited's (UIL) new factory in Sumerpur. 2023 -Company signed an agreement with Uma Global Foods and Uma Consumer Products for the sale of its atta and salt business for a consideration of Rs 60.4 crore. -HUL Received the Best Company award in ESG practices in the Consumer Products sector on all three facets of E, S, & G at the KPMG India ESG Excellence Awards 2023. -HUL and HSBC launched new Suvidha Centre in Dharavi. -HUL and Genpact launched Be.Seen to scale minority-owned businesses in India. 2024 -HUL wins prestigious CII Grand Jury Award for Industry-Academia partnership. -HUL - MoHUA forge partnership to launch Hygiene & Sanitation Center of Excellence. -HUL launches second edition of 'Women in STEM' fellowship. -HUL introduces Foster and Kinship Caregiver Leave Policy.

1888 - Sunlight soap introduced in India. 1895 - Lifebuoy soap launched; Lever Brothers appoints agents in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Karachi. 1902 -Pears soap introduced in India. 1903 - Brooke Bond Red Label tea launched. 1905 - Lux flakes introduced. 1913 -Vim scouring powder introduced. 1914 - Vinolia soap launched in India. 1918 - Vanaspati introduced by Dutch margarine manufacturers like Van den Berghs, Jurgens, Verschure Creameries, and Hartogs. 1922 - Rinso soap powder introduced. 1924 - Gibbs dental preparations launched. 1925 - Lever Brothers gets full control of North West Soap Company. 1926 - Hartogs registers Dalda Trademark. 1930 - Unilever is formed on January 1 through merger of Lever Brothers and Margarine Unie. 1888, less than four years after William Hesketh Lever launched Sunlight Soap in England, his newly-founded company, Lever Brothers, started exporting the revolutionary laundry soap to India. By the time the company merged with the Netherlands-based Margarine Unie in 1930 to form Unilever, it had already carved a niche for itself in the Indian market. Coincidentally, Margarine Unie also had a strong presence in India, to which it exported Vanaspati (hydrogenated edible fat). 1931 - ndustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Company registered on November 27; Sewri factory site bought. 1932 - Vanaspati manufacture starts at Sewri. 1933 - Incorporated on 17th October, under the name of a Lever Brothers (India) Pvt., Ltd. (LBIL) was the wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever Ltd. London, UK. - 1933 Lever Brothers India Limited (LBIL) incorporated in India to manufacture Soaps. 1934 - Soap manufacture begins at Sewri factory in October; North West Soap Company's Garden Reach Factory, Kolkata rented and expanded to produce Lever brands. 1935 - On 11th May a subsidiary Co. was incorporated under the name United Traders Pvt. Ltd. for marketing the products of the Co. or imported from the parent Co. 1937- Mr. Prakash Tandon, one of the first Indian covenanted managers, joins HVM. 1939 - Garden Reach Factory purchased outright; concentration on building up Dalda Vanaspati as a brand. 1941 - Agencies in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Karachi taken over; company acquires own sales force. 1942 - Unilever takes firm decision to "train Indians to take over junior and senior management positions instead of Europeans". 1943 - Personal Products manufacture begins in India at Garden Reach Factory. 1944 - Reorganisation of the three companies with common management but separate marketing operations. 1947 - Pond's Cold Cream launched. 1951 - Mr. Prakash Tandon becomes first Indian Director. Shamnagar, Tiruchy, and Ghaziabad Vanaspati factories bought. 1955 - 65% of managers are Indians. 1956 - On 27th October, the Co. was converted into a Public Ltd. Co. - On 1st November, Hindustan Vanaspati Mfg. Co. Pvt. Ltd., William Gossage & Sons (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Joseph Crosfield & Sons Unilever Ltd. were amalgamated with LBIL and the name was changed to Hindustan Lever Ltd. From 23rd october onwards activities of subsidiary Co. were taken over by its holding Co. - On 17th November Unilever Ltd. Offered to the public 557,000 No. of equity shares of Rs.10 each. 1957 - Unilever Special Committee approves research activity by Hindustan Unilever. 1958 - Research Unit starts functioning at Mumbai Factory. 1959 - Surf launched. 1961- Mr. Prakash Tandon takes over as the first Indian Chairman; 191 of the 205 managers are Indians. 1962 - Formal Exports Department starts. 1963 - Head Office building at Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai, opened. 1964 - Etah dairy set up, Anik ghee launched; Animal feeds plant at Ghaziabad; Sunsilk shampoo launched. 1965 - Signal toothpaste launched; Indian shareholding increases to 14%. 1966 - Lever's baby food, more new foods introduced; Nickel catalyst production begins; Indian shareholding increases to 15%. Statutory price control on Vanaspati; Taj Mahal tea launched. 1967 - Hindustan Unilever Research Centre, opens in Mumbai. 1968 - Mr. V. G. Rajadhyaksha takes over as Chairman from Mr. Prakash Tandon; Fine Chemicals Unit commissioned at Andheri; informal price control on soap begins. 1969 - Rin bar launched; Fine Chemicals Unit starts production; Bru coffee launched 1971 - Mr. V. G. Rajadhyaksha presents plan for diversification into chemicals to Unilever Special Committee - plan approved; Clinic shampoo launched. 1973 - Mr. T. Thomas takes over as Chairman from Mr. V. G. Rajadhyaksha. 1974 - Pilot plant for industrial chemicals at Taloja; informal price control on soaps withdrawn; Liril marketed. 1975 - Ten-year modernisation plan for soaps and detergent plants; Jammu project work begins; statutory price control on Vanaspati and baby foods withdrawn; Close-up toothpaste launched. 1976 - Construction work of Haldia chemicals complex begins; Taloja chemicals unit begins functioning. 1977 - On February synthetic detergents plant in Jammu was commissioned. Plant for manufacture of linalool from betapinere, pheneyl ethyl alcohol and eaters commissioned at Jammu. 1978 - Indian shareholding increases to 34%; Fair & Lovely skin cream launched. 1979 - In October, the company set up a new industrial undertaking at Haldia for the manufacture of sodium tri-polyphosphate, phosphoric acid and sulphuric acid. 1980 - In order to reduce the non-resident holding in the Co. to 51%, Uniliver Ltd. offered for sale during Feb. out of its shareholding in the Co. 4239523 No. of equity shares of Rs.10 each at a premium of Rs.9.50 per share in the following manner; - i) 10,00,000 shares to public financial institutions. - ii) 25,12,702 shares to the existing resident Indian shareholders on a pro-rata basis in the ratio of 1:4. - iii) 726,821 shares to employees and Indian directors. 1982 - Government allows 51% Unilever shareholding. 1983 - A new plant for synthetic detergents in Chindwara district of M.P commissioned Co. took on lease a detergent and toilet soap factory at the request of Punjab govt. owned by a joint sector Co. Stephans Chemicals Ltd. - A new fine chemical unit was commissioned. - As consideration, Indian shareholders of HL Ltd. were offered 62,20,576 No. of equity shares of Rs.10 each of Lipton India Ltd., at par in proportion of 2:8. ie 2 Lipt:8 HL equity. 1984 - Foods, Animal Feeds businesses transferred to Lipton. 1985 - A project for the manufacture of 500 tonnes per day of diammonium phosphate was commissioned. 1986 - Lux toilet soap was launched. - Agri-products unit at Hyderabad starts functioning - first range of hybrid seeds comes out; Khamgaon Soaps unit and Yavatmal Personal Products unit start production. 1987 Lifebouy Personal and Breez soaps launched. 1988 - Company in collaboration with National Starch Corporation USA, undertook to set up a new facility at pondicherry for the manufacture of functionalised biopolymers. - The Co. took on lease cum purchase basis the detergents undertakings of Union Home Products Ltd. Mangalore. 1989 - Synthetic Detergent plant at Sumerpur in UP & Tiolet soap plant in Orai in UP were commissioned. - Cracking catalyst plant at Haldia commissioned. - Vegetable oil plant commissioned at Kandla free trade zone. 1991 - Seed and Tissue culture projects commissioned at Hyderabad. - Company proposed to set up a 17,000 tpa. film sulphonation plant at Taloja to manufacture a range of detergent actives. - Company signed a collaboration and 100% buy back agreement with Sawyer of Napa, California, USA to produce wool-on-leather garment and wool-on-leather products. - Commissioned a plant for manufacture of 10,000 tonnes per annum of toilet preparations at Pondicherry. 1992 - Entered in dental product market by introducing Pepsodent, Mentadent G etc. - A factory to manufacture leather garments and other leather based products including wool-on-leather garments and wool-on-leather was set up in Chennai. - The Company undertook to set up a large scale acquaculture centre at Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu for farming and processing catfish for the U.S. markets in technical collaboration with FFDA, Florida, USA who also provide a full buy-back guarantee. 1993 - Temporary shut down of Haldia Plant due to duty free import of DAP. Entered skin product market by introducing fair & lovely. Also entered hair care product by introducing sunsilk salon treatment & clinic super gel. Close-up confident toothbrush also introduced on the same year. - During the year Company entered into joint selling agreement with Ponds India Ltd. for distributing their products. - Company set up rice millong facilities in the free trade zone of Kandla. - Company obtained all permissions and approvals for acquiring 80% of the equity capital of Nepal Lever Ltd. The company was also taking steps to set up an effective distribution system in Nepal to distribute and market the products of the Co. - Tata Oil Mills Co. Ltd. (TOMCO) was merged with Hindustan Lever Ltd with effect from 1st April. As per the scheme of amalgamation, shareholders of TOMCO were allotted without Payment in cash 2 equity shares of Rs.10 each of HL for 15 equity shares of Rs.10 each held in TOMCO. After the amalgamation Unilever PLC London were allotted on a preferencial basis 29,84,347 equity shares of Rs.10 each at a premimium of Rs.95 per share for maintain their share holding at 51% in the Co. -1993 HLL's largest competitor, Tata Oil Mills Company (TOMCO), merges with the company - Erstwhile Brooke Bond India acquires Kissan Business from the UB Group and Dollops icecream business from Cadbury - Doom Dooma and Tea Estates Plantation divisions merged with Brooke Bond - Brooke Bond and erstwhile Lipton India merge to form Brooke Bond Lipton India Limited 1994 HLL and US-based Kimberley-Clark Corporation form 50:50 joint venture, Kimberley-Clark Lever Ltd. 1994 - Company entered male toiletries segment with the launch of Denim after shave & Ean Dee Toilette. - Co. set up Hot Melt Adhesive manufacturing facilities at Taloja. And also entered SSP business and trading. - Wool-on-leather and wool-on-garment plant was commissioned. - The Company entered into joint venture agreement with Kimberly-Clark Corporation, USA to promote a joint company `Kimberly-Clark Lever Ltd.' with 50% equity participation by the company. 1995 - In technical collaboration with Shinto Corporation, a subsidiary of Toya Suisan, Japan, the Co. undertook to set up a Surimi (Fish Paste) project at an initial cost of Rs.15 crores near Veraval in Gujarat State. The collaborators provided 100% buy-back guarantee for the output of this unit which seeks to upgrade the hitherto wasted fishery resources of the country. The plant was commissioned in the second quarter. - The Company entered into joint venture agreement with Lakme Lever Ltd. to undertake the manufacturing and distribution of colour cosmetics and other personal care products. - The Company also entered into an agreement with S C Johnson & Son USA, for manufacture and sales of insecticides such as insect repellents, disinfectants and similar products in India. - The Company received the President's Award for Outstanding performance in Agri Commodities for the year 1994-95. - 1995 HLL and Indian cosmetics major, Lakme Ltd, form 50:50 joint venture, Lakme Lever Ltd. HLL acquires Kwality and Milkfood 100% brandnames and distribution assets. - HLL and US-based S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. form 50:50 joint venture, Lever Johnson (Consumer Products) Pvt. Ltd.HLL Soaps and Detergent sales cross one million tonnes. 1996 - Brooke Bond India Ltd. was amalgamated with the Company. As per the scheme of amlgamation, the Company allotted 533,28,713 equity shares to the share holders of Brooke Bond India Ltd. in the proportion 9 shares of the company for 20 shares held in Brooke Bond India Ltd. - The Company entered into joint venture S C Johnson & Son USA. The Joint Venture named Lever Johnson Consumer products Pvt. Ltd. 1997 - Company received the Solvent Extractors' Association Award for being the highest exporter of Rice Bran Extractions during 1996-97. - The Far Eastern Economic Review, Hong Kong, has adjudged HLL the Best Indian company in its Review 200: Asia's Leading Companies survey. 1998 - The Directors of Hindustan Lever Limited at their meeting held on 16th March, considered and approved the proposal for amalgamation of Ponds India Limited with Hindustan Lever Limited. HLL's tea business is among the biggest in the world. - The Department of Agriculture and co-operation under the ministry of agriculture has directed Lever Johnson (Consumer Products) Ltd., a subsidiary of Hindustan Lever Limited, and Icon Household Products Pvt. Ltd. to withdraw from the market, the mosquito mat repellent Raid from Domex on charges of having grossly violated the conditions of registration. - HLL has also taken several initiatives in raising awareness of oral care and hygiene in India. One of these programmes is the free dental check-up programme, which is conducted in collaboration with the Indian Dental Association. - In India, the only company in the poultry business that is selling chicken meat is Venkateshwara Hatcheries (VHL). VHL sells its products under the brand name Venky's which is currently sold in only major cities, Hindustan Lever is presently working on the feasibility of the poultry business. - Unilever set up the Hindustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Company, its first subsidiary in India, and established two more subsidiaries, lever Brothers India Ltd. and United Traders Ltd. - The managements of Pond's (India) Limited and Hindustan Lever Limited have decided to propose the amalgamation of PIL with HLL. Both the companies are subsidiaries of Unilever Plc, which holds 51 per cent equity in each. - Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) has signed the Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) with public sector Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) for the entire fuel and lubricant requirements of its manufacturing unit in Orai. This the first time that two giants, one from public sector and other from the private sector, have joined hands as "partners in progress", and also augurs future partnerships between IOC and HLL. - IOC's northern region general manager (sales) I H Hashmi and R K Mutreja from HLL signed FSA for five years supply of HSD (petrol), furnace oil and lubes to the tune of 555 kilo litre per month. - Hindustan Lever is the largest manufacturer of Lifebuoy, Lux, Breeze, Rexona and Haman in the country, under a division christened the personal products division. - The managements of Pond's (India) (PIL) and HLL have decided to propose the amalgamation of PIL with HLL. They are subsidiaries of Unilever, UK, which holds 51 per cent equity in both. - HLL also proposes to acquire from Lakme the latter's 50 per cent share holding in the 50:50 joint venture company, Lakme Lever, the Lakme trademark from Lakme's wholly-owned subsidiary, Lakme Brands, and lakme's manufacturing undertakings at Deonar and Kandla (the latter owned by Lakme Exports). HLL is setting up a Max Club for children. - Hindustan Lever Ltd and Nicholas Piramal India Ltd have received the QAD rapid Achiever Award at its first ever Asia Pacific Explore `98 user conference held in Bangkok. - HLL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tata Housing Development Company for developing some of its properties into residential and commercial complexes. - In the scheme of amalgamation to the planned merger, the company has stated that about 8.8 per cent of the issue, subscribed and paid-up capital of the transferor company (Pond's) will stand cancelled. HLL has 13,25,954 shares of Pond's India. - HLL had bought eight lakh shares of BBLIL from UTI two weeks prior to the announcement of the merger at a price of Rs. 350 per share on March 25, 1996. - Hindustan Lever Ltd has awarded a country wide project of payroll management to Calcutta-based Vedika Software (P) Ltd. - HLL has a world-class information technology infrastructure to enable the businesses to respond faster and perform better. - Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) has entered into job work arrangements with some bought leaf tea factories in the Nilgiris. - The Tatas have joined hands with Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) in Kerala to set up a Rs.686 crore hospitality, housing and infrastructure project. The project proposes to construct a five star hotel complex, technology park, world trade centre, business and commercial space, shopping mall and housing complexes at Tatapuram in the heart of Kochi city covering an area of 35 acres. - HLL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Swastic Vanaspati of Biratnagar, Nepal, for the supply of hydrogenated oil under its own brandname Dalda. - Hindustan Lever to buy out Kwality's ice-cream plants; agreement to be signed soon Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) has suffered twin setbacks in its plans of selling Kwality Ice creams nationwide. - The board of directors of Tasty Bite Eatables has issued 59,530 non convertible preference shares of Rs.100 each at a premium of Rs.1,950 per share to Hindustan Lever on private placement basis. The preference share will carry a coupon of 1 per cent for a tenure of ten years, said a notice issued to the Mumbai Stock Exchange. - HLL has entered into an agreement with Johnson & Johnson for using the trademark Savlon for its soap products. The agreement was entered into eight months back and concerns only soaps. - HLL has also entered into joint ventures to introduce products that are not in Unilever's global portfolio. These include joint ventures with Kimberly Clark and SC. Johnson for personal hygiene and households care respectively. - HLL was one of the first companies to join the National Securities Depository (NSDL) to encourage its shareholders to avail themselves of its benefits. - Hindustan Lever Limited's Bangalore factory has received National Productivity Award for the fourth year in a row from National Productivity Council. The factor has also received ISO 9002 certification. - 1998 Group company, Pond's India Ltd, merges with HLL. HLL acquires Lakme brand, factories and Lakme Ltd's 50% equity in Lakme Lever Ltd. HLL acquires manufacturing rights of Kwality icecream. Appellate Authority of Government of India absolves HLL of insider trading charges, made by SEBI in 1997, in the BBLIL merger. 1999 - Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL), has joined hands with the Institute for Social and Economic Change (Isec) for a rural development programme in Karnataka. - Hindustan lever Ltd, has decided to merge its subsidiary Industrial Perfumes Ltd with the company. The merger would be effective from January 1. - The company holds 1,27,497 shares of Rs. 100 each. Industrial Perfumes manufacturers aroma chemicals such as deodorant and perfumes. According to the company as per the scheme of amalgamation for every five equity shares of Rs 10 each of Industrial Perfumes two shares of HLL will be given. - Hindustan Lever Ltd is selling its Rs 80-crore dairy business to Nutricia International BV, part of the $1.7bn Dutch dairy products giant Koninklijke (Royal) Numico NV Group, for a yet undisclosed sum. A memorandum to this effect was signed a few days ago. - Consumer Giant Hindsutan Lever Limited (HLL) has converted a part of its debt, which otherwise would have been non-realisable from Tasty Bite Eatables Ltd, into non-cumulative, non-convertible redeemable preference shares carrying an interest rate of 1 per cent. - Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) has decided to dispose of its dairy business to Nutricia (India) Pvt Ltd and spin off its animal and poultry feeds into a separate subsidiary. - Industrial Perfumes Limited is to amalgamate with Hindustan Lever Limited (HLL) and under the scheme HLL is to issue at par and allot two equity shares of Rs 10 each to the shareholders of Industrial performes for every five shares held by them in that company. - Hindustan Lever holds about 51 per cent of the issued, subscribed and paid-up capital of Industrial Perfumes Limited and the shares, if any held by HLL and its subsidiary companies as on the record date in Industrial perfumes shall be concelled. 2000 - The Company will be the largest e-tailer in the next two years. - The company has entered into a five-year wet lease agreement with the Hyderabad-based Premier Explosives (PEL) to operate the latter's mushroom farms near Hyderabad. - The Company has launched a `ready to drink' (RTD) tea brand Lipton Ice Tea in Hyderabad with lemon and mango flavours. - The Company has launched a new brand of toopaste -- Aim. - The Company has unveiled the country's first liquid detergent for daily washing needs Surf Excel Liquid detergent in the Indian Market. - The Company launched the International Lux Skincare range, "Sunscreen Formula". - 2000 HLL acquires Modern Foods, the first public sector company to be divested by the Government of India - The Coompany has launched Surf Excell Liquid Detergent, for daily washing of clothes. - HLL markets more than 110 brands, in 950 packs. the products are sold in one million retail outlets, directly covering India's entire urban population and about 50,000 villages. - The Company has launched a cooking medium New Dalda Activ. - FMCG major Hindustan Lever Ltd, aiming to strengthen its foods business, has received a boost in this endeavour with its parent Unilever acquiring the US-based food company Bestfoods. - The Aviance, the international range of beauty solutions by the Hindustan Lever Ltd. has launched a hair care range comprising four shampoos and two conditioners. - The Company has chalked out its expansion plans in tea through acquisitions, greenfield ventures and a five-year plan entailing modernisation, uprooting and research. - Hindustan Lever's aggressive brand introduction spree in deodorants a nascent Rs 75 crore market seems to be growth by categorisation. - The Company has been ranked among the top 15 emerging market companies worldwide. HLL is the only Indian Company, and also the only food and household products firm to figure in the list. - The Company has offered two alternatives a voluntary retirement scheme and termination of services to executives of Rossell Industries Ltd. - The Company has relaunched Close-Up as "Super Fresh Close-Up" with an added attribute of containing an anti-bacterial agent along with an existent mouth wash. - The Company mount a series of aggressive initiatives this year to shore up the performance of its ice cream business. - The Company has tied-up with a growing corporate services agency, Les Conclerges, to make itself a one-stop convenience shop by entering the home services sector. - The Company has acquired four factories from Amalgam Foods Ltd. on a wet lease to carry out the processing of marine products. - The Company for the second year running, has been rated among the world's 100 best-managed companies. - HLL has introduced ColourFast Slims, a new range on lipsticks under its Aviance Beauty Solutions brand. - The Company has launched the Lux Body Wash along with a Lux loofah in Karnataka. This is the first mass-appeal body wash to be launched under the brandname Lux. - Hindustan Lever and Elizabeth Arden, launched Elizabeth Arden, Unilever's Prestigious cosmetics and fragrance brand, in India. - The Company has set up 12 counters across the country to carry out exchange of share certificates for new certificates of Re 1 face value. - Kwality Wall's, a division of Hindustan Lever Ltd., has launched softy ice cream and has positioned it as a mass market product and Head of the ice cream business. - FMCG major Hindustan Lever Ltd will mark its entry into the softy ice cream segment by setting up softy kiosks in all major metros starting with Chennai. - The Company has relaunched its tea brand, Brooke Bond Red Label, with Assam Super Tasters. - Hindustan Lever Ltd. has proposed to make an open offer for a 24 per cent stake held by local shareholders in International Bestfoods Ltd., which is now a subsidiary of parent Unilever. - Hindustan Lever Ltd's Pepsodent toothpaste has introduced games at McDonald's outlets. - The Company has introduced New Hi-Power Vim Bar with enhanced grease cutting power and lime juice. - The Company has entered into an in-principle agreement of Dheeraj Kumars Creative eye for buying out Indian satellite rights of the mega-television serial "Om Namah Shivay" in Hindi. - The Company has launched Aim toothbrush in South India. - The Company has launched an innovative scheme with gold coins embedded in tablets of its Lux brand of soap. - The Company has launched the new Nutririch Fair & Lovely fairness reviving lotion. - HLL has entered into an agreement with FFI Fragrances to continue importing and distributing the globally renowned prestige brand - Elizabeth Arden - for the next six ti twelve months. 2001 - Shampoo brand `Clinic All Clear' on the Net, Hindustan Lever has launched a host of Web Promotions on popular Websites which include, Rediff.com, Sify.com, Indya.com, Uthplanet.com, Hungama.com and C2W.com. - Hindustan Lever and International BestFoods are formalising an agreement under which HLL will sell and distribue IBL products with effect from January 1. - Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) has launched Clinic Plus Protein Shampoo with a new formulation that contains a Protein Health Complex. - Hindustan Lever has launched after-shave lotions from its Calvin Klein brand of fragrances -- Obsession, Etermotu amd Escape. - The Company's Nihar, a brand of double-filtered coconut oil, has changed packaging and logo. - HLL has over 36,000 employees, and has created 2 lakh indirect jobs. Its operations are spread across 70 locations in India. There are over 50 factories, of which 28 are in backward areas. The operations involve 2000 suppliers and aassociates and 7000 stockists and agents. HLL has emerged as a major Exporter. - Hindustan Lever has entered into a strategic tie-up with the Nasdaq listed iVillage Inc reported for the year ending December 1999, operator of iVillage.com to set up a women portal for the Indian market. - HLL has launched the New Pears Oil Clear bathing bar. - The Company is launching a new Website called "Castorworld.com" -- a b-2-b e-commerce project for Castor. - Joint Ventures are being formed for two of its non-FMCG businesses to protect their value - one with Godrej Agrovet for our AFS business and another with the ICI group for our Fragrance/Flavours division. - Hindustan Lever has chalked out a turn-around strategy for its ailing ice cream business. - Hindustan Lever Ltd. has organised a mobile van promotion called `Dare to Wear Black Mania' in order to promote Clinic All Clear, its anti-dandruff shampoo. - Hindustan Lever Ltd is hiving off its existing business of fragrances, flavours and food ingredients into a separate joint venture, Quest International India, in which paints major ICI India will hold a majority stake. - HLL has launched the new Fair & Lovely Fairness Soap -- which will help make the skin fairer, safely and gently. - Hindustan Lever's, Pond's Magic DeoTalc, has been launched with a new enhanced deodorant protection. - International Bestfoods Ltd. has become a subsidiary of Hindustan Lever Ltd with effect from 22nd April. - Hindustan Lever has entered into a joint venture with Godrej Agrove t a subsidiary of Godrej Soaps. - An agreement has been entered into with the ICI Group, for a Joint Venture for the Quest division of the Flavours and Fragrances business. - The Company has launched International Rexona 24 HR Intensive, in India. - The Company has launched Pond's Light n' Fresh talc. - The Company has launched the new Lakme Sunscreen Lotion with ultraviolet rays guard and Alpine Mint. - The shareholders of Hindustan Lever have approved a proposal to merge International Bestfoods and Aviance with HLL. - Hindustan Lever Ltd's factory at Garden Reach near Kolkata faces a one-day strike in July,the reason being to press their demands for higher wages. - Hindustan Lever will be closing its thermometer mercury factory at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu. - Hindustan Lever has commissioned a detergent and a tea factory in Silvassa, taking its total number of new factories to seven in the current year. - MRTPC has dismissed a complaint filed against Hindustan Lever for allegedly increasing prices of its products Glucon-D and Nycil. - In October 2000 HLL acting in concert with Unilever made an open tender offer for the remaining 24.62%of the IBL equity at price Rs 173.00 per share. 2001 - The Board of Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) had approved the transfer of its undertaking engaged in seeds business to its subsidiary Paras Extra Growth Seeds Ltd. - International Bestfoods Limited (IBL) has become asubsidary of Hindustan Lever w.e.f April 21,2001. The Board of IBL has already approved the transfer of 75.38% of the equity of IBL earlierheld by Best Foods USA in favour of HLL. - The company has signed an agreement with ICI India, a subsidiary of ICI plc, UK, for sale of Nickel Catalyst business and Adhesives business, a sub-unit of Specialty Chemicals Division of the company's Chemicals and Agri operations for a consideration of Rs.21 crore and Rs 9 crores respectively. 2002 -S Ramadorai appointed as Non-executive Director on the Board of HLL. -Opto Circuits enters into an agreement with HLL to buy the business line of Digital Thermometers. -The Lever Gist Brocades, a 50:50 joint venture of Hindustan Lever (HLL) and DSM of The Netherlands, was sold to Burns Philp India, the local arm of the Australia-based food conglomerate Burns Philp. - Company's branded salt Annapurna launched in Africa - Project Shakti, a rural marketing initiative, brings HLL 20% rise in rural consumption - Signs Joint Venture with India Seeds Holdings Ltd., a company incorporated in Mauritius engaged in the seed and biotechnology industry, for transfer of its seeds business undertaking Paras Extra Growth Seeds Ltd. (PEGSL) for a consideration of Rs 115 crore - Comes out from the premium (prestige) fragrances segment by stopping distribution of Calvin Klein in the country - Enters into ayurvedic healthcare market by releasing their Lever Ayush ayurvedic health and beauty care products -Enters into sourcing agreement with Unilever Australia and Unilever US for supplying tea bags - Lever Gist Brocades, a 50:50 joint venture of Hindustan Lever (HLL) and DSM of The Netherlands, was sold to Burns Philp India, the local arm of the Australia-based food conglomerate Burns Philp - HLL's ice-cream business makes profit for the first time in its history - Shareholders approve bonus debentures issue - Forays into snack foods market under the Knorr Annapurna brand - Stops the production of two of its variants under the Sunsilk shampoo range - Bouncy Volume and Ceramide Plus - Ties up with Madhya Pradesh government for achieving all-round growth through empowerment of rural people and launches 'Vindhya Valley' umbrella brand for food products - Relaunches Deluxe Green Label with a better and stronger aroma in the four southern states to consolidate its position as a leading filter coffee brand - Acquires remaining 26% stake in Modern Foods for Rs 44.07cr - The company chosen as the most preferred company on campus - Hindustan Lever, Kochi wins commendation certificates for energy conservation from the State-level Monitoring Committee for Energy Conservation for year 2002 2003 - Ties up with Pepsi for distribution, signs a memorandum of understanding with Pepsi, to leverage each other's strengths in distribution. The agreement provides Pepsi access to the HLL's institutional accounts. - Unveils New Rin Supreme Bar with 'Pure Clean' technology - Relaunches kids ice-cream with 4 new products, Mango Tango, Rainbow, Twister and Super Twister, priced between Rs 7 and Rs 15 - Acquires the seafoods business of the south-based Amalgam group - Sells GLUCOVITA,, a brand in the glucose powder market, to Wipro - Unilever hands over global marketing of Pears to HLL - Patents a new technology called 'alphos' for manufacturing soap, which will allow the company to manufacture the same quality of soap at low prices - Forays into conventional biscuits market by launching a traditional glucose biscuit under its acquired bakery brand Modern - Relaunches Surf Excel as a low-foam detergent to target markets facing severe water crisis - Offloads carpets business for Rs 1 crore - Infuses over Rs 80 crore to scale up its holding in subsidiaries - Sets up a Ayurvedic science centre - Ayush Therapy Centre - to provide a platform for scientific enquiry of Ayurveda and dissemination of this knowledge through collaborations with leading national and international scientific, Ayurvedic and medical experts and institutions - Floats centralised shared services centre - Places 88,000 WLL connections order with Reliance - Begins supplying Unilever's tea bags - Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) forges alliance with Hindustan Lever (HLL) to sell their goods along with the LPG cylinders which will allow the sale of durables and FMCG products - Unites Knorr, Annapurna brands under one roof in the name Knorr Annapurna Umbrella - Floats a 100 per cent business process outsourcing (BPO) subsidiary named 'Christened Indigo'. christened Indigo is divided in to two divisions, one for domestic market and other for international market -HLL's advertisements reappear on Zee TV after nearly a gap of one year -- The company has tied up with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd for selling grocery items to LPG customers through BPCL`s distributor network. the consumers can order all HLL products from Bharatgas distributors in select cities. -Introduced two new variants of Pepsodent toothpaste, Regular Fresh Flavour and White Family Flavour. The company has also launched a 20 gm pack priced at Rs 5. -Unveiled Lifebuoy, which is priced at Rs 2 at the retail level -Entered into an agreement with Beeyu Overseas Ltd (BOL) which agreed to market coffee in Poland -HLL extended its Knorr Annapurna range into soup powders at Rs 5. Sporting flavours such as Tomato Tease, Spicy Vegetable, Chicken Punch and Peppery Chicken -The company has extended its Modern brand of bread and cakes to biscuits. -The companty has introduced a new mango drink 'Mr Fruit'. -HLL unveils Unnati Scheme 2004 -Relaunches Rin Shakti Powder and Rin Shakti Bar -Mr. Harish Manwani appointed president, home and personal care, North America , a business worth 5bn euros in sales turnover for '02 -HLL unveils new festival package for its coffee brands -HLL unveils new schemes to lure customers in Tamil Nadu -HLL launches mega project on experimental basis in Mumbai -HLL creates 'Power in Power' -Gets award for industrial safety by National Safety Council, Kerala Chapter in chemical industries sector in medium size industries category -Hindustan Lever Ltd tied up with the private sector power utility, CESC Ltd, for sampling of Pepsodent toothpaste. `Touchbase with Kolkata' project said that with its April bills CESC would be sending out 14.1 lakh covers carrying the Pepsodent label and a small 15 gm tube of toothpaste with a new flavour. -HLL to ink MoU with Pepsi - HLL sets up new Ayush centre in Mumbai -HLL forays into water biz, rolls out Pure It to purify water -Hindustan Lever Ltd has introduced its new active Gel Close Up in the market -Hindustan Lever launches `Perfect Radiance', range of 12 premium skincare products under brand name Fair & Lovely on May 26, 2004 -Hindustan Lever, Ernakulam, has won the State Pollution Control Award, 2004 - Hindustan Lever Ltd launches Domex Thick, a disinfectant cleaner, in Kerala, priced at Rs 22 for 500 ml. -HLL unveils 2 imported products under Lakme brand -HLL enters into kids' personal care market -Unilever, the parent company of Hindustan Lever and one of the world's largest consumer products companies, has set up a global sourcing arm, that will have a large presence in India to buy products and raw materials from low-cost locations for its subsidiaries across the world -HLL sells Kissan factory premises in Bangalore for Rs 60 cr -HLL's Modern Food unveils diet bread -Launches Dove Ultra Moisturizing Body Wash -HLL inks pact with Pepsi in beverage segment 2005 -HLL introduce iced tea in glass bottles - Unilever Overseas Holdings BV (UOHBV), the Netherlands based wholly owned subsidiary of Unilever PLC divests 37,00,000 equity shares Rs 10/- each of Rossell Industries Ltd (RIL) in favour of M/s M K Shah Exports Ltd, one of the leading exporter and tea plantation company in India, being an Indian unlisted company. - Hindustan lever Ltd, on May 22, 2005, entered Himachal in a big way by setting up a home-and-personal-care(HPC) factory, with an initial investment of Rs 110 crore. -HLL rolls out Brooke Bond brand variation -Mcleod Russel & HLL signs MoU 2006 -Brookefields food operations moved to Mumbai 2007 -Hindustan Lever Ltd. has appointed Mr. Ashok K. Gupta as "Officer who is in default" for the purposes of Compliance with section 5(f) of the Companies Act, 1956. - Company name has been changed from Hindustan Lever Ltd to Hindustan Unilever Ltd. 2008 -Hindustan Unilever Limited has informed that Mr. Sanjiv kakkar, Executive Director, Sales & Customer Development has been appointed Chairman, Unilever Russia, Ukraine and Belarus (RUB), with effect from 1st September, 2008. - HUL completes 75 years on 17th October 2008 2009 - Hindustan Unilever on Jan 26 said it has appointed R Sridhar as its Chief Financial Officer by succeeding D Sundaram. Sridhar was serving as the Vice-President, Finance and Controller for Unilever (Asia), Africa and Central & Eastern Europe region. He joined HUL in 1989. - Hindustan Unilever decided to license 'Lakme' and 'Lever Ayush', brands to it's subsidiary, Lakme Lever Private Limited, for the Beauty and Wellness services business. 2010 - Hindustan Unilever said it exited from BPO firm Capgemini Business Services India by selling its remaining 49% stake to IT consultancy firm Cap Gemini SA. - The directors of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) have approved the appointment of Dev Bajpai as Executive Director, Legal and Company Secretary with effect from June 1, 2010. - Hindustan Unilever (HUL) may have grown by a healthy 5 per cent last quarter, entirely driven by volume growth.But for its parent company Unilever, the performance was still disappointing.Now, to please Unilever and mop up more volume growth, HUL has introduced a distribution initiative called 'Must Win 2010'. - The India born, Manvinder Singh Banga who is better known as Vindi Banga, will leave Unilever with service of 33years to the Company in May this year. - Mr. Paul Polman the global CEO of Unilever looks to take the innovation route to double HUL business. - Fast Moving Consumer Goods major Hindustan Unilever Ltd launched a new affordable variant of water purifier brand Pureit, known as `Pureit Compact' with a price tag of Rs 1,000 in the Indian market. - Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) has step forward to divest part of its stake in Hindustan Field Services (HFS). -Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has raised prices of its Lux and Lifebuoy toilet soaps by Rs 1 each. The price hikes are the company's first in 20 months. 2011 - Hindustan Unilever Ltd informs about the changes and Details of Corporate Office. - HUL comes up with `Bru World Caf‚' - With the objective of doubling the sales by 2015, the FMCG major, Hindustan Unilever (HUL) is eyeing at strategies, which includes re-launches, moves ahead with its plans, Hindustan Unilever has re-launched its popular Lifebuoy talcum powder brand. - India's biggest fast moving consumer goods company, Hindustan Unilever, has started a campaign across the country in order to save water by assessing the demand-supply gap. - HUL taps banks and telecom firms to penetrate deeper into rural India - HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh resigns from HUL's board. 2012 - HUL to enter into agreement with Unilever to market Brylcreem in India - Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) and entities of Piramal Realty (Ajay Piramal Group) have signed an agreement for assignment of HUL's leasehold rights of the land and building named Gulita situated at Worli Sea Face, Mumbai, for a transaction value of Rs. 452.5 Crores (Rupees Four Hundred and Fifty Two Crores and Fifty lakhs only). - Hindustan Unilever Ltd have shifted Registered Office from 165/166 Backbay Reclamation, Mumbai 400 020 to the following address:Hindustan Unilever Ltd.Unilever House, B. D. Sawant Marg, Chakala Andheri East Mumbai 400099 Tel: 022- 39832312 / 39832532 / 39834510 Fax: 022- 28249457,Email: hllshare.cmpt@unilever.com 2013 -Unilever announces _50 million investment for Khamgaon plant -HUL announces launch of Domex Toilet Academy -Unilever launches project sunlight 2014 - Unilever announced a partnership with Internet.org, a Facebook-led alliance of partners, to understand better how internet access can be increased to reach millions more people across rural India. -HUL launches Prabhat initiative for community development in villages around its factories -Unilever helps families live more sustainably at home -HUL enters into partnership with MTV to endorse its brands 2015 -Hindustan Unilever launched The Unilever Foundry -HUL signs an agreement with Mosons Group for acquisition of its flagship 'Indulekha' brand -HUL was recognized as the most innovative marketer on mobile, at the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) -HUL revives Ayush with e-launch -HUL was awarded and honoured `Client of the Year' -HUL won five awards - one Gold, one Silver and three Bronze awards. -HUL launches `Swachh Aadat, Swachh Bharat' programme in India 2016 -HUL signs agreement with LT Foods for the sale of its Rice. -HUL factory in Khamgaon awarded the CII Sustainability Award 2016. HUL retains `Client of the Year' at Effies 2016. -HUL recognized among Top 10 Best Companies 2016 for Women. -HUL recognised at the Cold Chain Industry Awards 2016. -HUL digital campaigns win big at 2016 CMO Asia Awards. 2017 -Hindustan Unilever Ltd.new unit in Assam starts commercial production. -Hindustan Unilever Ltd.develops new technology to reduce plastic sachet waste. -HUL receives national certificate of recognition from ICSI. -HUL's Puducherry factory ranks second at CII-SR EHS Excellence Awards. -HUL's Project Prabhat wins at the Social Change Awards. -HUL wins National Award for excellence in Employee Relations. -HUL wins at CII National Food Safety Award 2017. -HUL's Haridwar factory wins bronze at the WCM Awards 2017. -HUL launches `A Playing Billion' campaign. -HUL awarded for Excellence in Water Management. -HUL wins big at the first-ever Marquee Awards 2017. -HUL emerges as the No. 1 Employer of Choice. 2018 -Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) briefly surpassed ITC in market valuation ranking to become the fourth most valued firm. -Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) has entered the club of the top-five most valued companies in India, with a market capitalisation (m-cap) of over Rs 3 lakh crore. -Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) today said it will integrate the food and refreshment categories in South Asia effective July 1. 2019 -Hindustan Unilever on Monday announced new commitments to reduce plastic waste and said by 2025 it will eliminate more than 1,00,000 tonnes of plastic. 2020 -Hospitality firm OYO and global consumer goods major Unilever have partnered to enhance their business. -Hindustan Unilever on Wednesday said it has collaborated with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for a mass communication campaign to inform and empower the general public against the COVID-19 pandemic. - HUL announced acquisition of VWash, the market leader in female intimate hygiene category to enter the currently underpenetrated and rapidly growing market segment. - With the Merger of GSK Consumer Healthcare with Hindustan Unilever Limited, Iconic health food drink brands - Horlicks and Boost enter the foods & refreshment portfolio of HUL, making it the largest F&R business in India. -Unilever Mouthwash contains technology now proven to help reduce viral load of SARS-CoV-2 virus by 99.9% 2021 -HUL's Sanjiv Mehta received the prestigious Pralhad P Chhabria Memorial Global Award for his Outstanding Contribution to the FMCG Industry. -Hindustan Unilever Ltd. (HUL) and Google, in association with MyGov India, announce an AI for agriculture Hackathon. 2022 -HUL's digitally advanced Dapada factory joins WEF's prestigious Lighthouse Network. -NIESBUD partners HUL to develop skills and create livelihood opportunities. -Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister inaugurated Unilever India Limited's (UIL) new factory in Sumerpur. 2023 -Company signed an agreement with Uma Global Foods and Uma Consumer Products for the sale of its atta and salt business for a consideration of Rs 60.4 crore. -HUL Received the Best Company award in ESG practices in the Consumer Products sector on all three facets of E, S, & G at the KPMG India ESG Excellence Awards 2023. -HUL and HSBC launched new Suvidha Centre in Dharavi. -HUL and Genpact launched Be.Seen to scale minority-owned businesses in India. 2024 -HUL wins prestigious CII Grand Jury Award for Industry-Academia partnership. -HUL - MoHUA forge partnership to launch Hygiene & Sanitation Center of Excellence. -HUL launches second edition of 'Women in STEM' fellowship. -HUL introduces Foster and Kinship Caregiver Leave Policy.

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Parent Organisation

Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

Founded

17/10/1933

Managing Director

Mr.Rohit Jawa

NSE Symbol

HINDUNILVREQ

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