Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases manufactures and supplies industrial gases including oxygen, carbon dioxide, acetylene, nitrogen, helium, hydrogen, argon and nitrous oxide, as well as dry ice, synthetic air, fire-fighting gases, medical oxygen, liquid petroleum gas, welding mixture and speciality gases catering to a wide range of end-use industries. It is one of the important manufacturers of industrial gases in East India and South India, and the market leader in the states of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Its service offerings include project engineering services, where it leverages its extensive technical know-how for the design, engineering, supply, installation and commissioning of tonnage air separation units (ASUs) and related projects on a turnkey basis for customers across several sectors. It also offers turnkey solutions involving medical gas pipeline systems, where it assists healthcare facilities in designing, installing, commissioning, operation and maintenance of medical gas pipeline systems. In addition, it supplies products and medical equipment to healthcare facilities, which include anaesthesia workstation, spirometers, ventilators, sterilizers, bed-side monitors, and lung diffusion testing machines.

It is present across multiple modalities of supply, namely onsite, bulk and packaged, whereby it offers its products through a combination of supply mechanisms, including pipelines connected to its customers, cryogenic tankers and cylinders. It has a robust distribution network, with the third highest number of transport tankers, cylinders and customer installations in India.

The company was incorporated as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1956 as ‘Ellenbarrie Industrial Gases Limited’, pursuant to a certificate of incorporation dated November 23, 1973 issued by the RoC. The company received a certificate for commencement of business issued by the RoC dated April 9, 1974. The company was listed on the Calcutta Stock Exchange on May 3, 1976. Further, pursuant to the Board Resolution dated August 3, 2016 the company applied for voluntary delisting on August 3, 2016. Consequently, the company was voluntarily delisted from Calcutta Stock Exchange, pursuant to the approval provided by the Calcutta Stock Exchange, on June 29, 2018, with effect from July 2, 2018.

Business area of the company

The company is primarily engaged in manufacture of industrial and medical gases and construction of cryogenic and non-cryogenic air separation plants.

Products and Services of the company

Sale of gases 

• Industrial gases
• Medical gases

Project engineering services

Awards and accreditations

• 2014: Its Promoter, Padam Kumar Agarwala, received a letter of appreciation, on behalf of the company, for supply of LOX (Liquid Oxygen) to Air Force Station Kalaikunda, by the Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force.
• 2017: Accorded the status of ‘One Star Export House,’ pursuant to Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry.
• 2020: Received a letter of appreciation, for supply of compressed gases for Indian Air Force units, by Wing Commander of Indian Air Force.
• 2021: Received a certificate of appreciation for fulfilling desired standards of supply, and designated as ‘Bulk Consumer in Centralized (33kV)’ category issued, by the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company.
• 2022: Awarded 3rd prize up in the “Medium & Large Category” at the MCCI Safety, Health & Environment (SHE) Awards 2022, by Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce & Industry.
• 2024: Received a letter of approbation, for support provided during pan India exercise name Gagan Shakti- 2024, by the Air Commodore of the Indian Air Force.
• 2024: Accredited with ISO 9001:2015 for compliance with requisite standards for purchase, sale, distribution, and production of industrial gases.

History and milestones

• 1973: The company was incorporated as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1956.
• 1976: The company’s Equity Shares got listed on the Calcutta Stock Exchange.
• 1976: Set-up the first oxygen plant, in Kalyani, West Bengal.
• 2004: Established the company’s first air separation unit for manufacture of industrial gases (elemental gases, liquid or compressed air, acetylene refrigerant gases, and mixed industrial gases) in Uluberia, West Bengal.
• 2009: Established the Company’s second air separation unit for manufacture of industrial gases (elemental gases, liquid or compressed air, acetylene refrigerant gases, and mixed industrial gases) in Parawada (Visakhapatnam), Andhra Pradesh.
• 2012: Established the Company’s third air separation unit for manufacture of industrial gases (elemental gases, liquid or compressed air, acetylene refrigerant gases, and mixed industrial gases) in (Hyderabad) Jadcherla, Telangana.
• 2013: Air Water Inc., acquired upto 51% of the subscribed and fully paid-up Equity Shares of Rs 10 of the Company.
• 2017: Achieved turnover of more than Rs 100 crore.
• 2018: Commenced facility for cylinder filling station at Panagarh, West Bengal.
• 2018: The company was voluntarily delisted from the Calcutta Stock Exchange.
• 2019: Entered into an agreement with a major steel manufacturing company in India, for leasing of equipment, for onsite production and pipeline supply of gases.
• 2020: Secured a contract to build a plant in Bangladesh on an engineering, procurement, and construction basis.
• 2021: The company became a 100% Indian company, through divestment of their entire shareholding by Air Water Inc., Japan to the promoters of the company.
• 2022: Achieved turnover of more than Rs 200 crore.
• 2022: Signed a pipeline supply agreement with Jairaj Ispat Limited for setting up 600 TPD plant
• 2023: Entered into a contract with steel manufacturing company in India owned by the Government of India, for operation and maintenance of their oxygen plant with a capacity of 2500 TPD.
• 2024: Achieved turnover of over Rs 300 crore
• 2024: Successfully commissioned and operationalised the 600 TPD plant at Jairaj Ispat Limited
• 2025: Got listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange