Company Profile
Hindustan Latex Ltd
Innovating for Healthy Generations Hindustan Latex Ltd (HLL) commenced its journey to serve the Nation in the area of Health Care, on March 1, 1966, with its incorporation as a corporate entity under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of the Government of India. HLL was set up in the natural rubber rich state of Kerala, for the production of male contraceptive sheaths for the National Family Planning Programme. The company commenced its commercial operations on April 5, 1969 at Peroorkada in Trivandrum. The Plant was established in technical collaboration with M/s Okamoto Industries Inc. Japan. Two most modern Plants were added, one at Akkulam, in Trivandrum, Kerala and the other at Belgaum, Karnataka in 1985. A new condom plant in Peroorkada was inaugurated by the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss on 24th November 2007 whereby adding another 283 million pieces to the Plant‟s existing capacity. With this, the production facility at Peroorkada has emerged as one of the largest single manufacturing Plant in the world for the production of Condoms, with a capacity to produce over 1 Billion Condoms a year. With the addition of this capacity, HLL today has an annual production capacity of 1.316 billion condoms. On the path of rapid growth, HLL has set its sights to be a Rs 1000 crore company by the year 2010. HLL has been declared a Mini Ratna Company by the Government of India and upgraded as a Schedule B PSU. Hindustan Latex is the only company in the world manufacturing and marketing the widest range of Contraceptives. It is unique in providing a range of Condoms, including Female Condoms, Intra Uterine Devices, Oral Contraceptive Pills - steroidal, non-steroidal and Emergency Contraceptive pills; Contraceptive Cream, and Tubal Rings. HLL‟s Health care product range include: Blood Collection Bags, Surgical Sutures, Auto Disable Syringes, Vaccines, Women‟s Health