In any country, the growth of the manufacturing sector clearly reflects the country’s economic potentiality. As far as India is concerned, the manufacturing sector plays an important role in the sustainability of the economy, even though the service sector has brought about faster economic success.

Government is planning for more investment in the manufacturing sector specifically with respect to some non-durable goods, consumer durables and capital goods. The list of top players in India in the manufacturing sector is given below:

Top 10 companies in manufacturing sector:

• Larsen & Toubro

• Hindustan Lever Network

• Bombay Dyeing

• Aditya Birla Group

• Haldia Petrochemicals

• Ranbaxy

• Apollo Tyres

• Asian Paints

• Jindal Steel

• Videocon group

Even though, the aforesaid companies shine in their own sectors in India, they are also top companies in the whole manufacturing sector in India. Some of the details regarding these top players in manufacturing sector is given below:

Larsen & Toubro:

Larsen & Toubro is the largest player in the engineering & construction industry in India and they are also dealing in other areas like Information Technology, electrical and electronics. They are dealing with the following industries:

• Ship building

• Financial services

• Industrial & machinery products

• Engineering & IT services

• Power projects

• Engineered products & systems

• Construction

They are manufacturing different range of products for the aforesaid industries and due to this they are acquired the top position in the manufacturing sector in India.

Hindustan Lever Network:

Hindustan Lever Network is actually called as Hindustan Unilever Network and they are engaged in multi-category direct selling business in a wide range of high performance and high-quality products. They are engaged in the manufacture of a wide range of consumer durables and some of their popular branded products are:

• Fair & Lovely creams

• Vaseline lotions

• 3 Roses Tea

• Bru Coffee

• Close Up Toothpaste

• Wheel Laundry Detergents

• Kissan jams & squashes

• Annapurna Atta

Bombay Dyeing:

Bombay Dyeing is one of the top players in the textile industry in India and they are dealing with the manufacture of different textile related products like:

• Printed dobby for bedding applications

• Fine count fabrics

• Dyed yarn

• Bleached yarn

• Woven yarn

They have their own outlets in different parts of India for selling their textile products.

Aditya Birla Group:

Aditya Birla Group is one among the top Fortune 500 companies with operations in over 25 countries. They are engaged in the manufacture of different products pertaining to the following industries:

• Fertilizer plants

• Filament farm

• Mobile telephone service

• Garments

• Cement

• Carbon

• Insulators

• Metals

Haldia Petrochemicals:

Haldia Petrochemicals Limited shortly called as HPL is the second largest company in the petrochemical industry in India and they have a capacity of more than seven lakh TPA of ethylene. The company has selected process technologies for its different manufacturing plants from world famous vendors with the objective of producing world-class products with utmost environmental considerations and safety.

Ranbaxy:

Ranbaxy is a popular name in the medicine manufacturing industry in India with operations in over 49 countries. In India, out of the 25 pharma markets, Ranbaxy has made their presence felt in 23 markets.

Apollo Tyres:

As the name implies, Apollo Tyres are engaged in the manufacture of tyres for different types of vehicles. They offer a smart choice for their customers capturing the essence of safety, utility, style and luxury. They are experts in the manufacture of tires for the following types of vehicles:

• Passenger Cars

• Alloy Wheels

• Sports Utility cars

• Vans

• Passenger Winter cars

• Heavy commercial vehicles

• Light commercial vehicles

• Small commercial vehicles

• Tractors

Asian Paints:

Asian Paints is the largest paint manufacturers in India and they are fully-integrated company employing prudent and advanced principles for their working. They have operations in over 17 countries along with their subsidiaries and they are serving more than 60 countries through their agreement with SCIB paints and Berger International. They are engaged in the manufacture of paints for different purposes like:

• Home coloring

• Industrial coloring

• Automotive coloring

They are also engaged in the manufacture of wide range of ancillaries like filler strainers, primers, etc…

Jindal Steel:

Jindal Steel is a corporate giant in the steel industry in India and this company is a flagship of the popular Jindal Group of organizations, which was established in the year 1970. They are offering quality steel in different forms with the objective of becoming a global player in whatever industry they enter.

Videocon group:

Videocon is a leading name in the sector of home appliances and consumer electronics in India and they are engaged in the manufacture of different consumer products like:

• Trans chillers

• Frost-free refrigerators

• Television sets

• VCDs

• Air-conditioners

• Washing machines

They are also engaged in the manufacture of picture tube and has acquired the third place in the production of picture tube all over the world. They hold the pride of being the first introducers of rust-free washing machines. They have manufacturing units in different parts of the world with their corporate office at India.

As mentioned earlier, India is making its mark in the manufacturing sector with the help of the aforesaid organizations. A number of top companies in India are engaged in the manufacture of a wide range of products starting from manufacture of small products to heavy production.