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| 2001–2002 || || || "The merger of Reliance Petroleum Limited with Reliance Industries Limited was announced - largest ever merger in India - Reliance Industries became the largest private sector company in India on all major financial parameters including sales, profits, net worth, assets, and exports."<ref name=Milestones/> | | 2001–2002 || || || "The merger of Reliance Petroleum Limited with Reliance Industries Limited was announced - largest ever merger in India - Reliance Industries became the largest private sector company in India on all major financial parameters including sales, profits, net worth, assets, and exports."<ref name=Milestones/> | ||
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| + | | 2001–2002 || || || "Reliance signed MOU with DuPont Polyester Technologies to license the revolutionary resin technology NG-3 from DuPont. Reliance announced its plan for the expansion of PET capacity by 220,000 tonnes per year."<ref name=Milestones/> | ||
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| 2004 || || || "In 2004 Reliance Industries (RIL) became the first Indian private sector organisation to be listed in the Fortune Global 500 list."<ref name="RELIANCE INDUSTRIES">{{cite web |title=RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD. (RELIANCE) - COMPANY HISTORY |url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/reliance-inds-476/information/company-history |website=business-standard.com |accessdate=16 September 2019}}</ref> | | 2004 || || || "In 2004 Reliance Industries (RIL) became the first Indian private sector organisation to be listed in the Fortune Global 500 list."<ref name="RELIANCE INDUSTRIES">{{cite web |title=RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD. (RELIANCE) - COMPANY HISTORY |url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/reliance-inds-476/information/company-history |website=business-standard.com |accessdate=16 September 2019}}</ref> | ||
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| 1966 | "On 11th February 1966 a company by name of Reliance Textiles Industries Pvt Ltd was incorporated in Maharashtra. It established a synthetic fabrics mill in the same year at Naroda in Gujarat."[1] | ||
| 1966 | "In the year 1966 the RIL was founded by Shri Dhirubhai H.Ambani it was started as a small textile manufacturer unit. "[2] "On 8th May the company was incorporated in Karnataka state as a public limited company under the name Mynylon Ltd. to manufacture synthetic blended yarns and fabrics, polyester filament yarn, polyester glass shells and colour TV picture tubes."[1] | ||
| 1966 | July 11 | "On 1st July, Reliance Textile Industries Ltd, was amalgamated with Mynylon Ltd."[1] | |
| 1973 | May 8 | "In May 8 1973 RIL was incorporated and conformed their name as RIL in the year 1985."[2] | |
| 1975 | June 28 | "On 28th June this company was converted into a public limited company."[1] | |
| 1977 | March 11 | "With effect from 11th March 1st the name of Mynylon Ltd was changed to Reliance Textiles Industries Ltd. The company manufactures synthetic blended yarns and fabrics polyester filament yarn polyester staple fibre chemicals and allied products colour TV glass shells and colour TV picture tubes. The Company's yarns are marketed under various brand names such as Texalit, Textron, Texlene, Poly dyed and polytwist. The company's fabrics are marketed under the brand name "VIMAL"."[1] | |
| 1977 | November | "On November Dhirajlal H Ambani and Natvarlal H Ambani along with some other existing shareholders offered for sale at par to the public. 28,20,000 equity shares of the Company in order to get the shares of the company listed on the stock Exchange at Mumbai."[1] "Reliance went public with IPO - Dhirubhai Ambani introduced equity cult in India, a new model of business leadership from a base of the broadest public shareholding."[3] | |
| 1979 | ". The company has set up a texturising / twisting facilities in 1979 RIL has also set up plants for Polyester Staple Fiber (PSF) in 1986 and for Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) & Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) in 1988. "[1] | ||
| 1979 | "During the year Sidhpur Mills Co. Ltd which has an installed capacity of 38,368 spindles and 490 looms was amalgamated with the company. In terms of the scheme of amalgamation, the company was to issue and allot for every one equity share of Rs. 100 each of Sidhpur, 2 equity shares of Rs.10 each and one bond of Rs.80 of the company. "[1] | ||
| 1979 | "The Company allotted a total of 1,12,000 No. of equity shares of Rs 10 each and 35,000 - 11% bonds of Rs 80 each to the shareholders of Sidhpur Mills."[1] | ||
| 1980 | "Company was set up Polyestr Filament Yarn Plant at Patalganga in Raigad district of Maharashtra with the financial and technical collaboration with E.I Du Pont De Nemours & Co; USA."[1] | ||
| 1980 | "The Company received a letter to intent from the manufacture of 10,000 tonnes per annum of polyester filament yarn. Financial and technical collaboration was finalized with E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co., U.S.A."[1] | ||
| 1982 | "Reliance launched phase-I of the Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) plant at Patalganga."[3] | ||
| 1985 | "In May 8 1973 RIL was incorporated and conformed their name as RIL in the year 1985."[2] | ||
| 1985 | June 27 | "The name of the company was again changed from Reliance Textiles Industries Ltd to Reliance Industries Ltd with effect from 27th June. "[1] | |
| 1985 | "Reliance entered phase-II of the Polyester Filament Yarn (PFY) plant at Patalganga."[3] | ||
| 1985 | September 30 | "On 30th September Devti Fibres Ltd became a subsidiary of the company. Trishna Investments and Leasing Ltd., Reliance Industrial Investments & Holdings Ltd., Reliance Petroproducts Ltd. also subsidiaries of the Company."[1] | |
| 1986 | March | "On March a plant for the manufacture of Polyster Staple Fibre was commissioned in technical collaboration with F.I DU Pont De Nemours and Co. USA."[1] | |
| 1986 | "During the same year company set up a project for the manufacture of linear alkyl benzene in technical collaboration with UOP Processes International Inc. USA."[1] | ||
| 1986 | "Reliance commissioned Polyester Staple Fibre (PSF) plant at Patalganga."[3] | ||
| 1986 | "In May 8 1973 RIL was incorporated and conformed their name as RIL in the year 1985."[2] | ||
| 1986 | "Reliance started PTA plant at Patalganga."[3] | ||
| 1987 | "Reliance commenced the Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) plant at Patalganga"[3] | ||
| 1988 | "Linear Alkyl Benzene Project was commission on the second quarter of the year. LAB is sold under the brand name "Relab"."[1] | ||
| 1988 | "Reliance started the PX plant at Patalganga"[3] | ||
| 1991 | "The Hazira petrochemical plant was commissioned in 1991-92" [2] "In 1991-92, RIL commissioned a petrochemicals unit to manufacture HDPE and PVC at Hazira, Gujarat, in technical collaboration with DuPont and BF Goodrich respectively."[1] "Reliance commissioned phase-I of Hazira Petrochemicals Complex - consolidated its position in polyesters and entered into attractive polymers business - started VCM and PVC plants."[3] | ||
| 1992 | "Reliance commenced the production of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) at Hazira."[3] | ||
| 1992 | "Reliance raised funds by pioneering foray into overseas capital markets with first ever international GDR offering by an Indian corporate."[3] | ||
| 1993 | "The polyester filament yarn (PFY) division introduced two new products viz., Micro and multi-filament yearn. Several new and customized product range was introduced such as ultra-stabilized raffia grade, high flow injection moulding grade and high ESCR blow moulding grade."[1] | ||
| 1993 | "Reliance pioneered the first ever Euro Convertible Bond issue by an Indian company."[3] | ||
| 1993 | "Reliance Petroleum Limited public issue - India's largest public offering."[3] | ||
| 1994 | "A new product Octene LLDPE was introduced."[1] | ||
| 1994 | "Reliance offered the second Euro issue of GDR"[3] | ||
| 1995 | "During the year company commissioned a new Triethylene Glycol manufacturing factory with a capacity of 10,000 TPA to add value to Diethylene Glycol (DEG), a by product from its Monoethylene Glucol plant. TEG is an import substitute used in oil exploration, lubricants and speciality application."[1] | ||
| 1995 | "During the year company signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Govt. of Assam for implementation of RAPL (Reliance Assam Petrochemicals Ltd.) for manufacture of 3,00,000 TPA of ethylene, 3,00,000 TPA of Polyethylene and 65,000 TPA of Oxoalchol based on ethylene and propylene products from the gas cracker." | ||
| 1995 | "Net profit crossed the Rs 1,000 crore mark (Rs 1,065 crores or US$ 338 million), unparalleled in the Indian Private sector"[3] | ||
| 1995–1996 | "In the year 1995-96 the company entered the telecom industry through a joint venture with NYNEX USA and promoted Reliance Telecom Private Limited in India."[2] | ||
| 1996–1997 | "Reliance became the first corporate in Asia to issue bonds in the U.S at the year of 1996-97."[2] | ||
| 1996–1997 | "Reliance became the first private sector company to be rated by international credit rating agencies. S&P rated BB+, stable outlook, constrained by the Sovereign Ceiling. Moody's rated Baa3, Investment grade, constrained by the Sovereign Ceilings."[3] | ||
| 1996–1997 | "First corporate in Asia to issue 50 and 100 years bond in US debt market"[2] | ||
| 1998 | " In 1998-99 RIL introduced packaged LPG in 15 kg cylinders under the brand name Reliance Gas."[2] | ||
| 1998 | "For the first time Reliance Industries is entering the health-care sector with an initial investment of Rs.100 crore. It has become joint trustees of Sir Hurkisondas Nurrotumdas Hospital at Charni Road in Mumbai."[1] | ||
| 1998 | "Reliance completed phase-II expansion of Hazira Petrochemicals Complex including world's largest multifeed cracker, PET plant, MEG plant, PTA plant, PE plant"[3] | ||
| 1998 | "Dhirubhai Ambani was awarded the Dean's Medal by the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA, for setting an outstanding example of leadership."[3] | ||
| 1999 | "In 1999-2000 RIL commissioned the world's largest 1.4 million tonnes per annum Paraxylene (PX) plant at its new integrated petrochemicals complex at Jamnagar which was planned at 1997-98. "[2] | ||
| 1999–2000 | "Jamnagar Petrochemicals and integrated refinery complex commissioned. World's largest grassroots refinery - 27 million tpa refinery, the 5th largest in the world. World's largest PX Plant of 1.4 million tpa. World's largest PP Plant of 0.6 million tpa. World-class product handling, storage, and despatch facilities."[3] | ||
| 2000 | "In 2000 Reliance commissioned the world's largest grassroots refinery in Jamnagar in a record 36 months. "[2] | ||
| 2000–2001 | "Reliance Industries Ltd. and Reliance Petroleum Ltd. became India's two largest companies in terms of all major financial parameters."[3] | ||
| 2001–2002 | "Dhirubhai Ambani was conferred The Economic Times Award for Corporate Excellence for Lifetime Achievement."[3] | ||
| 2001–2002 | "The merger of Reliance Petroleum Limited with Reliance Industries Limited was announced - largest ever merger in India - Reliance Industries became the largest private sector company in India on all major financial parameters including sales, profits, net worth, assets, and exports."[3] | ||
| 2001–2002 | "Reliance signed MOU with DuPont Polyester Technologies to license the revolutionary resin technology NG-3 from DuPont. Reliance announced its plan for the expansion of PET capacity by 220,000 tonnes per year."[3] | ||
| 2004 | "In 2004 Reliance Industries (RIL) became the first Indian private sector organisation to be listed in the Fortune Global 500 list."[2] | ||
| 2004 | "In 2004-05 RIL acquired the polyester major Trevira GmbH headquartered in Frankfurt Germany which has the capacity of 130000 tonnes per annum of polyester staple fibers polyester filament yarns and polyester chips. "[2] | ||
| 2006 | " In the year 2006 the company set up a new export-oriented refinery through its subsidiary Reliance Petroleum Limited (RPL). "[2] | ||
| 2006 | " In 2006 RIL entered the organised retail segment through Reliance Retail with its first Reliance Fresh store in Hyderabad."[2] | ||
| 2007 | February 15 | Reliance Jio is founded. | |
| 2007 | "In the year 2007 Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited (IPCL) merged with the company."[2] | ||
| 2007 | "During the year 2007-08 the company signed an agreement to certain polyester (capacity) assets of Hualon Malaysia. "[2] | ||
| 2008 | April | "In April 2008 the company signed gas sales and purchase agreement (GSPA) with the customers in power sector for supply of natural gas to be produced from the KG-D6 block."[2] | |
| 2009 | April 2 | "From April 2 2009 the company commenced production of hydrocarbons in its KGD6 block in the Krishna Godavari basin with the production of sweet crude of 420 API."[2] | |
| 2010 | April | "In April 2010 the company commissioned a 1 MW solar Photo Voltaic power plant at Thyagaraj stadium in New Delhi."[2] | |
| 2010 | June | ".In June 2010 the company entered into an agreement to acquire asubstantial stake in Infotel Broadband Services (P) Ltd which emerged as asuccessful bidder in all the 22 circles of the auction for Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Spectrum conducted by the DOT."[2] | |
| 2010 | August | "In August 2010 the company through their subsidiary Reliance Industries Investment and Holding Pvt Ltd acquired the equity shares of EIH Ltd representing 14.12% from Oberoi Hotels Pvt Ltd and certain other promoters at a total cost of Rs 1021 crore."[2] | |
| 2010 | December | "In December 2010 the company entered into a joint venture agreement with Russian petrochemical company SIBUR for the production of butyl rubber in India."[2] | |
| 2011 | January | "In January 2011 the company's wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Ventures Ltd entered into an agreement with Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd whereby IL&FS will become a strategic partner and co-promoter of a project which intends to develop a model economic township and other infrastructure facilities at Jhajjar in Haryana."[2] | |
| 2011 | February | ". In February 2011 the company entered into a strategic partnership with BP which comprises BP taking a 30% stake in 23 oil and gas production sharing contracts that the company operates in India for a consideration of USD 7.20 billion and the formation of a 50:50 joing venture between the two companies for the sourcing and marketing of gas in India. "[2] | |
| 2011 | March | " In March 2011 the company and D E Shaw Group agreed to establish a joint venture to build a leading financial services business in India. This joint venture will incorporate the D E Shaw Group's investment and technology expertise with the company's operational knowledge and extensive presence across India to offer a comprehensive array of financial services to the Indian marketplace."[2] | |
| 2011 | June 10 | "In June 10 2011 the company and their associate Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Ltd entered into an agreement with Bharti Enterprises for acquiring Bharti's shareholding of 74% in Bharti Axa Life Insurance Co Ltd and Bharti Axa General Insurance Co Ltd. "[2] | |
| 2011 | September | "In September 2011 Reliance Security Solutions Ltd a subsidiary of the company Siemens Ltd signed an MoU to jointly develop Homeland Security Solutions for Highways in India."[2] | |
| 2011 | November | "In November 2011 the company and BP incorporated India Gas Solutions Pvt Ltd a 50:50 joint venture company which will focus on global sourcing and marketing of natural gas in India. "[2] | |
| 2012 | February | " Ltd.In February 2012 the company and SIBUR have agreed to form a joint venture named Reliance Sibur Elastomers Pvt Ltd to produce 100000 tons of butyl rubber per year in Jamnagar India. "[2] | |
| 2012 | May | "Reliance Industries LimitedNSE -1.10 % (RIL) has selected Irving, Texas based Fluor Corporation to perform project management services for its projects being executed at its Jamnagar refining and petrochemical complex in Gujarat."[4] | |
| 2014 | May 29 | "On 29 May 2014 RIL announced its entry into the digital space by way of acquisition of control in Network 18 Media & Investments Limited (NW18) including its subsidiary TV18 Broadcast."[2] | |
| 2014 | December 9 | " On 9 December 2014 RIL announced the formation of a joint venture with Shandong Ruyi Science and Technology Group Co. Ltd China (`Ruyi') (through its wholly owned subsidiary) for RIL's textiles business which operates under the Vimal brand."[2] | |
| 2015 | December | "Reliance Industries wins 'energy Oscars' Platts Global Energy Award for robust CSR role"[5] | |
| 2016 | April | "Reliance Jio has announced the launch of the Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG), a 8,100 km cable system that will provide high speed connectivity to South East Asia and the Middle East. This would then link to Europe, Africa and Far East Asia via interconnection with existing cable systems"[6] | |
| 2016 | September | "RIL's wholly owned subsidiary Reliance Jio Infocomm announced the commencement of telecom services with `Jio Welcome Offer' in September 2016. "[2] | |
| 2016 | November 17 | "On 17 November 2016 RIL and GE announced the signing of a global partnership agreement in the Industrial IOT (IIOT) space to provide Industrial IOT solutions to customers in oil & gas fertilizer power healthcare telecom and other industries."[2] | |
| 2017 | September | " In September 2017 RIL won the bid to acquire the assets of Kemrock Industries & Exports Limited of Vadodara (Gujarat) as a part of its efforts to enter the composites business."[2] | |
| 2017 | " In 2017 Reliance Retail crossed $5 billion revenue mark. "[2] | ||
| 2017 | June 15 | "On 15 June 2017 RIL and BP announced that they are moving forward to develop the `R-Series' deep water gas fields in Block KGD6 off the east coast of India as first of three that are expected to be developed in an integrated manner producing from about 3 trillion cubic feet of discovered gas resources."[2] | |
| 2018 | RIL is ranked 148th on the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's biggest corporations as of 2018.[7] |
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 "Reliance Industries Ltd. Company History and Annual Growth Details". goodreturns.in. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 "RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD. (RELIANCE) - COMPANY HISTORY". business-standard.com. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 "Major Milestones". RIL.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
- ↑ "Reliance selects UK based Fluor for project management at its Jamnagar refinery". economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ↑ "Reliance Industries wins 'energy Oscars' Platts Global Energy Award for robust CSR role". firstpost.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ↑ Pacheco, Shrey. "RELIANCE LAUNCHES 8,100 KM LONG BBG CABLE SYSTEM". digit.in. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ↑ "Fortune Global 500 list". CNN Money. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
