Wendt (India) Limited (WIL) was incorporated in 1980 as a Joint Venture between Wendt GmbH
( www.wendtgroup.com ) and The House of Khataus. In 1991, Carborundum Universal Ltd (CUMI), a US$ 4.43 Billion Murugappa Group Company ( www.murugappa.com ) acquired the Khatau’s stake in the business. Since then WIL has been a 40 - 40 Joint Venture between Wendt GmbH and CUMI. The public holds the balance 20% equity.
Wendt India is ranked among the Top 25 successful Indo-German JVs by the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC).
Strategic Intent
“Wendt India seeks to become a significant global player in offering customized functionally superior products/services for Grinding and Machining Hard-to- Process materials”
Corporate Group
Wendt India draws its Technological Superiority from Wendt GmbH which is a part of Winterthur Technology Group (WTG ) Switzerland and Sound and Ethical Management practices from Murugappa Group.
While Wendt GmbH-the pioneers in Super abrasive tooling solutions and high precision grinding machines for Insert grinding and Steel industries for over 8 decades, the 100 year Murugappa Group is the market leader in diverse businesses such as Engineering, Abrasives, Finance, General Insurance, Cycles, Sugar, Farm Inputs, Fertilizers, Plantations, Bio-products and Nutraceuticals having 29 companies with manufacturing facilities spread across 13 states in India. The group is among the fastest growing diversified business houses in India.

Wendt (India) Limited (WIL) was incorporated in 1980 as a Joint Venture between Wendt GmbH
( www.wendtgroup.com ) and The House of Khataus. In 1991, Carborundum Universal Ltd (CUMI), a US$ 4.43 Billion Murugappa Group Company ( www.murugappa.com ) acquired the Khatau’s stake in the business. Since then WIL has been a 40 - 40 Joint Venture between Wendt GmbH and CUMI. The public holds the balance 20% equity.
Wendt India is ranked among the Top 25 successful Indo-German JVs by the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce (IGCC).
Strategic Intent
“Wendt India seeks to become a significant global player in offering customized functionally superior products/services for Grinding and Machining Hard-to- Process materials”
Corporate Group
Wendt India draws its Technological Superiority from Wendt GmbH which is a part of Winterthur Technology Group (WTG ) Switzerland and Sound and Ethical Management practices from Murugappa Group.
While Wendt GmbH-the pioneers in Super abrasive tooling solutions and high precision grinding machines for Insert grinding and Steel industries for over 8 decades, the 100 year Murugappa Group is the market leader in diverse businesses such as Engineering, Abrasives, Finance, General Insurance, Cycles, Sugar, Farm Inputs, Fertilizers, Plantations, Bio-products and Nutraceuticals having 29 companies with manufacturing facilities spread across 13 states in India. The group is among the fastest growing diversified business houses in India.