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ITC Limited | | Type | Public | Traded as | BSE: ITC.NS
BSE SENSEX Constituent | Industry | Conglomerate | Predecessor(s) | W.D. & H.O. Wills | Founded | August 24, 1910[1] (as Imperial Tobacco Company of India) | Headquarters | Kolkata, West Bengal, India, | Key people | Yogesh Chander Deveshwar, (Chairman) | Products | Tobacco, Hotels, Paperboards & specialty papers, packaging, agri-business, packaged foods & confectionery, IT, branded apparel, personal care, stationery, safety matches and other FMCG products | Revenue | US$ 7 billion (2010) | Employees | 29,000 (2012) | Website | www.itcportal.com |
ITC Limited (BSE: 500875) or ITC is an Indian conglomerate headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal.[2] Its diversified business includes four segments: Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), Hotels, Paperboards, Paper & Packaging and Agri Business. ITC 's annual turnover stood at $7 billion and market capitalisation of over US$34 billion. The company has its registered office in Kolkata. It started off as the Imperial Tobacco Company of India and was renamed as the India Tobacco Company in 1970, I.T.C. Limited in 1974 and finally ITC Limited in 2001[3]
The company is headed by Yogesh Chander Deveshwar. It employs over 29,000 people at more than 60 locations across India and is listed on Forbes 2000. ITC Limited completed 100 years on 24 August 2010.
ITC has operations in the FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) industry, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty
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