- Business
- EPL Limited (EPL.BO), formerly Essel Propack Limited, manufactures specialty plastic packaging solutions including laminated tubes, extruded tubes, laminates, caps and closures, and dispensing systems primarily for oral care, beauty and cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and health, food and nutrition, and home care segments of the fast-moving consumer goods industry. The company operates 21 manufacturing facilities across 11 countries in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia Pacific, serving over 1,200 global clients with more than 8 billion tubes annually from its fully backward-integrated production process. Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Mumbai, India, EPL maintains strong ownership ties to Blackstone Inc., which acquired the company in 2019; recent developments include Indorama Ventures acquiring a 24.9% minority stake from Blackstone in early 2025 with Competition Commission of India approval in May 2025, a July 2024 share purchase agreement with Clean Max for 49% stake in a renewable energy project to enhance sustainability, acquisition of Creative Stylo Packs Private Limited in November 2021, commitment to Science Based Targets initiative, multiple EcoVadis Gold ratings, and CDP 'A' ratings in climate, water, and supplier engagement, alongside operational expansions such as Thailand greenfield project commencement and commercial operations in Brazil.