Murugappa Group

Murugappa Group
Company typePrivate
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1900 (1900)
FounderA.M.Murugappa Chettiar
HeadquartersChennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Key people
M. M. Murugappan (Executive Chairman)
M.V. Subbiah
ProductsAgriculture
Engineering
Financial services
Revenue 85,000 crore (US$10 billion) (FY24)
10,424 crore (US$1.2 billion) (FY23)
6,846 crore (US$810 million) (FY23)
Number of employees
73000 (2024)
ParentMurugappa Holdings
SubsidiariesCarborundum Universal Ltd
Cholamandalam Financial Holdings Ltd
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company
Cholamandalam MS General Insurance
Coromandel International Ltd.
Coromandel Engineering Company Ltd
EID Parry
Parry Agro Industries Ltd.
Shanthi Gears Ltd
Tube Investments of India Limited
Net Access India Ltd and Wendt (India) Ltd
CG Power and Industrial Solutions
Websitemurugappa.com

Murugappa Group is an Indian conglomerate founded in 1900 by A. M. Murugappa Chettiar. The Group has 29 businesses including 10 companies listed on the NSE and the BSE. Headquartered in Chennai, the major companies of the Group include Carborundum Universal, Cholamandalam Financial Holdings, Cholamandalam Investment and Finance, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance, Coromandel International, EID Parry, Parry Agro Industries, Shanthi Gears, Tube Investments of India, Wendt (India), and CG Power and Industrial Solutions. In 2024, their net worth was estimated as ₹85,000 Crore (9.8 Billion USD).

The Group has presence in several segments including abrasives, auto components, bicycles, sugar, farm inputs, fertilisers, plantations, bioproducts and nutraceuticals. It owns brands like BSA, Hercules, Montra, Montra Electric, Mach City, Ballmaster, Ajax, Parry's, Chola, Gromor, Shanthi Gears and Paramfos. The Group has a workforce of over 60,000 employees. The current executive chairman is MM Murugappan.