Our Heritage

Ludlow Jute Mills was founded in 1921 by the Ludlow Corp. of Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States. In 1977, it was acquired by the Kanoria family and has continued to be a trailblazer in the development of jute products and the jute industry in India.

At Ludlow, we take pride in innovation. In addition to the traditional applications of jute, such as fabrics for packaging, we have created and perfected products such as special yarn, scrim, and the jute soil saver. An innovation by Ludlow, “soil saver,” our registered trademark, has now become a generic term for soil erosion control.

Our Chairman, R.V. Kanoria was the Chairman of the Indian Jute Mill Association from 1982 to 1984, and has worked closely with the Indian government to develop fair pricing systems for jute products that ultimately benefit jute farmers. The policies introduced during his tenure are in effect even today.

Vision & Values

“Traditional Values and Staying Contemporary are deep rooted and well woven into the fabric of our corporate culture”

We are driven by our core values of Quality, Partnership & Responsibility to deliver excellence to all stakeholders in our business: ourselves, suppliers, the community and, above all, our valued customers.

Embracing our values, we innovate and improve and to deliver excellence to our Customers, Suppliers, to the Community around us and to our Internal Stakeholders

Quality-plus keeps us ahead.

Manufacturing Facilities

The sprawling Ludlow campus has been on the banks of the river Hooghly for nearly a century. With multiple manufacturing facilities, offices, living quarters, medical and educational facilities, our campus has over 100 buildings as well as roads and railway lines.

The manufacturing establishments include water reservoirs and power plants, in addition to a presshouse, and selection and baling plants. At the centre of all this is one of India’s largest modernized jute mills, which is equipped with state-of-the-art machinery and is capable of producing high volumes of the finest products. Our capabilities include:

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About the Group

Ludlow is part of the multinational Kanoria Group, which has operations in eight countries. With a team of over 9000 people worldwide, the group has interests in renewable energy, Manufacturing, marketing and distribution of Chemicals, Design and Production of Automotive Components, Integrated Textiles manufacturing and IT Services.