Terumo_Penpol Knowpia

Terumo Penpol Private Limited
Industry	Medical device
Founded	1983; 41 years ago (as Peninsula Polymers Limited)
Founder	C. Balagopal
Headquarters	Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Key people	Kimura Yoshihiro; (Chairperson); C. Balagopal; (Senior advisor); C. Padmakumar; (Executive director);
Products	Blood bags; Medical electronic products;
Number of employees	822
Parent	Terumo Corporation
Website	www.terumopenpol.com

Terumo Penpol Private Limited is a subsidiary of Terumo Corporation, and is India's largest blood bag manufacturer. It is also the largest producers of blood bags in Asia, outside Japan.

History edit

Peninsula Polymers Limited (Penpol Ltd.) - was incorporated in 1983^[2] by C. Balagopal, a former IAS (1977 Batch) officer from the Manipur Cadre.^[3] It was established as a joint venture with Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology (know fhen as the Chitra Medical Centre) and soon became the first company in India to produce blood bags using indigenous technology. In 1989, Penpol started exporting and followed it up by setting up an R&D centre.

In 1999, Tokyo-based Terumo Corporation signed a contract to acquire a 74% share of Peninsula Polymers Limited, and the new joint venture was renamed as Terumo Penpol Limited (TPL). The stake of financial institutions and other investors were bought over by Terumo, leaving only the promoters and itself as shareholders.^[4]

Operations edit

Terumo Penpol has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala and employs 1200 people.^[5] Terumo Penpol Blood Bags are sold in over 64 countries across the world and its medical equipment division has commissioned more than 25000 installations. TPL has entered its 25-year of operations in 2010, with an enhanced production capacity of 22 million blood bags per annum.^[6]

TPL has been winning the top exporter award or the second best exporter award for medical disposables every year from 1994 onwards.^[6]

References edit

^ TPL - Company Info"Terumo Penpol Limited". Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
^ "About us".
^ Sathyendran, Nita (12 November 2010). "The Boss". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
^ Kurian, Vinson (31 October 2010). "Blood bags co Terumo Penpol turns 25". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
^ "Company Information". TPL. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
^ ^a ^b Kurian, Vinson (11 August 2010). "'New industries being crowded out of State Capital'". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 July 2011.