K S Oils was incorporated in the year 1985 with a production capacity of 60 Tonnes of oil per day. It is one of the India’s Leading integrated edible oil companies. K S Oils became first Indian company to acquire palm plantations abroad in the year 2008.  In the same year it added 28 windmills with capacity of 24 MWs.

Business area of the company

The company manufactures mustard oil, soybean oil, palm oil and vanaspati.  It is leader in mustard oil in India and commands 7% market share in the overall mustard oil segment with a dominant 25% market leadership in branded mustard oil. It has created brands like Kalash, Double Sher, K S Gold plus, K S Soya are amongst others.

Awards

• K S Oils as one of the fastest growing companies in India by Economic Times and was included in its list of ET 500.
• Business Today Magazine voted K S Oils as the 5th fastest growing mid-size company in 2007.
• K S Oils honoured with Solvent Extractors Association (SEA) Awards for the year 2007-2008.

Subsidiary of the company

KS Natural Resources: K S Natural Resources (KSNR) Singapore is one of Asia's fastest growing agri-focused conglomerates, with diverse interests in agri-commodity trading, export and import of edible oils, oil palm plantation cultivations. It has interests in value added areas like oil mills, logistics, port facilities and ocean carriers. The Singapore headquartered company, KSNR, is a 100% subsidiary of K S Oils Limited, India's leading edible oil FMCG player.

Milestones

2010-11

• K S Oils registers healthy FY 11 growth with Rs. 4,662 crores of sales and EBIDTA of Rs. 545 crores and Net Profit of Rs. 188 crores
• K S Oils rides on a new brand launch and increased consumer demand to deliver higher volume growth and profitability
• K S Oils registers volume growth and profits through its sustainable FMCG brands in the mustard and soybean edible oil segment

2009

• Indian edible oil FMCG major K S Oils to drive global expansion from Singapore
• K S Oils acquires additional 35,000 acres land for oil palm plantations in Indonesia, owning a total of 85,000 acres
• K S Oils continues its South East Asia foray of adding palm oil plantations

2008

• K S Oils journey as a global player begins; first Indian company to acquire palm plantations abroad
• This plantation in Indonesia occupies 50,000 acres (20,000 ha) and is estimated to supply 80,000 tonnes of oil to the manufacturing the refining plants in India.
• Crosses the magic Rs.2,000 crore turnover with net profit of Rs. 122 crore and marches ahead to become an integrated edible oil MNC from India
• K S Oils adds 28 windmills with capacity of 24 MWs.

2007

• Year 2007 was a very important year in the history of K S Oils.
• K S Oils acquires an edible plant at Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
• A strategic tie-up is made with an Alwar based plant in Rajasthan to increase production
• K S Oils listed on the NSE in April 2007
• The shares of the company was sub-divided to Re.1/- from Rs.10/-
• Baring Private Equity Asia invested in the Company.
• A GDR issue is floated and the GDRs get listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange

2006

• Year 2006 was the year that exhibited new dimensions for expansion.
• The Company acquires oil mills on lease with a capacity of 225 TPD production
• Backward integration is implemented in power sector by commissioning Wind Turbines of 2.5 MW
• Citigroup's venture capital arm 'Citigroup Venture Capital International Growth Partnership Mauritius Limited' (CVCIGPML) invest in K S Oils; first time a PE investing in a edible oil company in India

2001-02

• A High Density Polythylene Jar manufacturing unit was started to enhance the packaging system
• A Vanaspati Unit with a capacity of 150 Tonnes per day production was set up and commissioned.

1985-95

• The refining operations of the Company was expanded
• The Company goes public. It floats an IPO and gets listed on BSE, MPSE, JSE and DSE
• Saw the first and major expansion with the building up and commissioning of its Solvent Extraction Unit
• Ventured into Mustard oil with an oil mill of crushing capacity of 150 Tonnes of oil per day
• Birth of K S Oils - a Refinery with a production capacity of 60 Tonnes of oil per day