Garg Furnace Ltd Summary
Incorporated in Dec.73 as a private limited company, Garg Furnace Limited was converted into a public limited company in Feb.76. Promoted by Dharam Pal Garg and Jagdish Chand Garg, the Company manufacture and deal into Iron and Steel products such as M.S. Round, Ingot, Wire Rod etc.
Its manufacturing plants are situated at Ludhiana, in Punjab. The company commenced operations in 1974 with a 1-tonne capacity arc furnace to manufacture steel casting. In 1981, the arc furnace was scrapped, as its technology was not so successful and during the same year, it installed a 0.5-metric tonne capacity induction melting furnace.
In 1988, it added a rolling mill for the manufacture of MS hot rolled rounds. The melting capacity was increased in the years 1989, 1991, 1994 and again in Mar.93. In 1995, the company completed expansion-cum-forward integration plan to put up a new induction melting furnace to enhance its ingots manufacturing capacity from 48,000 tpa to 72,000 tpa and to also to set up a wire rod mill with an installed capacity of 30,000 tpa.
It tapped the capital market in Apr.95 to part-finance the project. The 66KV Sub Station Project implemented was made operational during 2011-12.The Company made a strategic shift by focusing on engineering high-performance steel solutions, especially in specialized and fast-growing end-use segments such as automotive, infrastructure, and precision manufacturing. The three core focus areas in 2024-25 are Chemistry-Led Product Innovation to meet specific strength, machinability, and consistency requirements for industrial applications.
Secondly, launching high-strength steel and self-drilling screws aimed at auto, engineering, and infrastructure sectors and acquisition of 51% stake in Vaneera Industries Ltd, which bought advanced alloy steel capabilities to its ecosystem.