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Established in 1945, Western India Plywoods Ltd. started manufacture of sawn timber and plywood on a modest scale with a few indigenous and lent-leased machinery. The company was founded by Shri. A.K. Kaderkutty Saheb, grandfather of present managing director Mr Mayan Kutty Mohammed and father of former managing director Mr P K Mohammed Kutty who died in 2014.
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Origin
Established in 1945 the company started manufacture of sawn timber and plywood with a few indigenous and lent-leased machinery.
Growth
Products ranged from Plywoods, Black boards, Flush door, Shuttering and Marine Plywood, Aircraft Plywood etc. The Company planned and executed the hardboard plant between the years 1956 and 1958 with an initial installed capacity of 12.5 tonnes of hardboard per day.Manufacture of densified Wood was commenced on a small scale initially as a part of the plywood plant. An Industrial Licence was obtained in 1974 for manufacture of Densified Wood with a capacity of 2000 M.T. per annum. Since then, the Company has been producing components of densified wood required mainly by the electrical, textile
Patents to Western India's plywood Credit
1. Radiation induced polymerization of DAP, MMA & PE 2. Radiation induced polymerization of DAP & MMA 3. A process for manufacture of wood polymer composites by gamma irradiation 4. Manufacture of ABS plastics 5. Manufacture of SAN plastics
A patent search indicates that none of these patents are owned by company