Trivandrum Rubber Works

Trivandrum Rubber Works is a public sector manufacturing industry in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.[1] Its manufactured products include, retreaded metals, bonding gum and unvulcanised sheets.[2][3] It was promoted by Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC).[4]

Trivandrum Rubber Works

Industry	Manufacturing
Founded	1963
Headquarters	Thiruvananthapuram , India
Products	Tread rubber, Cycle tyres, etc.
Number of employees	163 (As on 2005)

History

The factory was opened by Sree Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the then King of Travancore Kingdom, to manufacture rubber sheets for tents for the soldiers of the Second World War.[5] It is located on 13.28 acres (53,700 m²) of land at Chakkai, Thiruvananthapuram.

Trivandrum Rubber Works was the first factory to be set up in the public sector in Asia.[5]

References

1. Pillai, V. Gangadharan (1980). The public sector in Kerala: administrative problems.
2. "TRIVANDRUM RUBBER WORKS LIMITED" (PDF). BPE Planning & Economic Affairs Department, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
3. Modern Technology of Rubber and Allied Industries. National Institute of Industrial Research, New Delhi.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "Trivandrum Rubber Works on the verge of closure". The Hindu. 25 January 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2010.