1858 Engineered · Calcutta
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1858 Engineered

The chemistry inside everyday industry.

Lead oxides, battery metals, PVC stabilizers and zinc oxide, made in India for the batteries, pipes, cables and tyres the world relies on.

Lead oxide (PbO) · litharge, tetragonal · live structure
Waldies at a glance

Scale, built over 168 years

A company that grew from one Calcutta works into a multi-state manufacturer, with brands across lead, battery metals, PVC additives and zinc.

Founded1858in Calcutta, by the Scottish chemist Dr David Waldie
1858168 years2026
Production capacity36,500tonnes a year
Dausa 24,000 tKonnagar
Manufacturing works6across West Bengal, Rajasthan and Maharashtra
3 operational3 under development
Group brands5each focused on its own chemistry
Griffin®Ducatus®Virichem®Orexil™D'Wall®
What we make

Six product families

Each family is shown by the structure at its heart. Open one for grades, applications and data sheets.

PbO · Pb₃O₄

Lead oxides

Red, grey and yellow lead for batteries, glass, ceramics and cable compounds.

Red lead, Grey oxide (battery oxide), Litharge (yellow lead)
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Pb · Pb–Sb · Sb

Battery metals

Pure lead, lead alloys and antimony for lead-acid battery grids, plates and parts.

Pure lead, Lead alloys, Antimony
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(C₂H₃Cl)ₙ + Ca/Zn

PVC stabilizers

Lead-based and lead-free calcium-zinc stabilizers and one-packs for pipes, profiles and cables.

Lead stabilizers, Calcium-zinc stabilizers, One-pack stabilizers
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CH₃(CH₂)₁₆COOH

PVC lubricants

Internal, external and combined lubricants that control flow, fusion and release.

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ZnO

Zinc oxide

Rubber and tyre grades that activate vulcanisation and add strength and heat resistance.

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Manufacturing

Six works across three states

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I

Konnagar Works I

Konnagar, West Bengal

Operational
II

Konnagar Works II

Konnagar, West Bengal

Operational
III

Dausa Works

Dausa, Rajasthan

Operational
IV

Jamwa Ramgarh Works

Jaipur district, Rajasthan

Under development
V

Kurkumbh Works

Kurkumbh, Maharashtra

Under development
VI

Singur Works

Singur, West Bengal

Under development
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Step inside everyday India

One ordinary street, eleven places our chemistry is at work →

WALDIES WORKSGENERAL STORE
Since 1858

A Scottish chemist's works in Calcutta became one of India's largest makers of lead oxides.

Dr David Waldie came to Calcutta in 1853 and founded his own chemical works in 1858. Today Waldies Compound Limited carries his name into batteries, PVC and rubber, with a new generation of lead-free chemistry.

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