- Business
- Finolex Cables Limited manufactures and markets electrical and telecommunication cables along with fast-moving electrical goods in India. The company produces PVC insulated industrial cables, FinoGreen PVC insulated industrial cables, PVC insulated single core and multicore flexible industrial cables, rodent repellent multicore flexible industrial cables, PVC insulated winding wires, 3 core flat cables, XLPE 3 core flat cables, power and control cables, high voltage power cables up to 33 kV, polyethylene insulated jelly filled telephone cables, auto and battery cables, coaxial and CATV cables, LAN cables, switchboard cables, fibre optic cables, solar cables; it also offers lighting products, water heaters, fans, switches, switchgear, home appliances, electrical conduits, smart switches, smart door locks, electrical accessories, low voltage MCBs, LED based lamps, PVC conduit pipes and continuous cast copper rods. Finolex Cables Limited, founded in 1958 and headquartered in Pune, Maharashtra, operates five modern manufacturing plants in Pimpri and Urse near Pune, Goa and Roorkee in Uttarakhand; it maintains a partnership with J-Power Systems Corporation of Japan, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, for turnkey EHV cable systems, and produces auto cables up to 500 kV as one of few Indian manufacturers. In February 2024, the company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Maharashtra's Department of Industries for a Rs 580 crore investment to expand optic fibre cable capacity with a new dedicated plant, fibre draw towers and backward integration into glass preforms to meet 5G and fiber-to-home demand; it continues diversifying into FMEG with launches of electrical accessories, conduit pipes, small domestic appliances like electric irons, and smart home products.