Industrial visit to Karnataka soaps and

detergents limited.
 Karnataka Soaps and
Detergents Limited [KSDL]
 Profile
Mysore Sandal Soap is a brand of soap manufactured by the Karnataka Soaps
and Detergents Limited (KSDL), a company owned by the government of
Karnataka in India. This soap has been manufactured since 1916, when Krishna
Raja Wadiyar IV, the king of Mysore, set up the Government Soap Factory
in Bangalore. The main motivation for setting up the factory was the
excessive sandalwood reserves that the Mysore Kingdom had, which could not
be exported to Europe because of the First World War. In 1980, KSDL was
incorporated as a company by merging the Government Soap Factory with the
sandalwood oil factories at Shimoga and Mysore. Mysore Sandal Soap is the
only soap in the world made from 100% pure sandalwood oil. KSDL owns a
proprietary geographical indication tag on the soap, which gives it intellectual
property rights to use the brand name, to ensure quality, and to prevent piracy
and unauthorised use by other manufacturers. In 2006, Mahendra Singh Dhoni,
the Indian cricketer was selected as the first brand ambassador of the Mysore
Sandal Soap.
 History
In the early 20th century, the Mysore Kingdom in India was one of the largest
producers of sandalwood in the world. It was also one of the major exporters of
the wood, most of which was exported to Europe. During the First World War,
large reserves of sandalwood were left over because they could not be exported
due to the war. To make good use of these reserves, Nalvadi Krishnaraja
Wodeyar, the king of Mysore, established the Government Soap Factory in
Bangalore. This factory, which was set up in 1916, started manufacturing soaps
under the brand name Mysore Sandal Soap using sandalwood oil as the main
ingredient. A factory to distill sandalwood oil from the wood was set up
at Mysore in the same year. In 1944, another sandalwood oil factory was set up
at Shimoga.[2] After the unification of Karnataka, these factories came under the
jurisdiction of the government of Karnataka. In 1980, the Government decided
to merge these factories and incorporate them under a company named
Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited. Sharabha, a mythological creature
having a body of a lion and the head of an elephant, was chosen as the logo of
the company because the creature represents the combined virtues of wisdom,
courage, and strength and symbolizes the company's philosophy.[2] The
company has since diversified, and manufactures incense sticks, talcum powder,
and detergents, apart from soaps.
Vision, Mission and
Values
Department Details
Manufacturing Process
of soaps
HR details
Organisational structure
 Turnover and Awards
received by the company
In Karnataka soaps and detergents limited the turnover of the company in a
financial year is 750 crore rupees and nearly equal to 150 crore profit which is
beneficial for the worker or the employees working there.
The company has received many rewards some of these are;-
 Export award
 3 times government award
No. of branches
Products manufactured along with
their specifications
KSDL is well known for their soaps. KSDL is the true inheritor of golden
legacy of India. Continuing the tradition of excellence of eight decades using
only the best east India grade Sandalwood oil & sandalwood soaps in the
world. The products produced at KS&DL are the soaps, Detergents,
Agarbathies and sandalwood oil.
Product Range in the Mysore sandal soap;
1. Mysore sandal soap

2. Mysore sandal gold soap;

 3. Mysore sandal herbal soap;

Detergents;
KS&DL also manufactures high quality detergents applying the latest spray
drying technology with well balanced formulation of active matters & other
builders; they provide the ultimate washing powder.
The different types of detergents are ;
1. Sansor detergent powder
2. Mysore detergent powder
3. Mysore detergent bar
4. Mysore detergent cake
Agarbhaties;
1. Mysore sandal premium
2. Mysore rose
3. Suprabath
4. Parijata
5. Venkateshwar
6. Ayyappa
7. Mysore Jasmine
8. Durga
9. Mysore sandal

New Products Launched

1. Wave turmeric soap
2. Wave hand wash liquid soap
3. Herbal care liquid soap
 Acknowledgement and
Bibliography
I would like to thank our principal Mr. Jagdeeshan for
his constant and continuous support in all our
endeavours.
I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to my
Business skill development teacher Mr. Shobha mam
for her unstinted guidance and encouragement.
I sincerely acknowledge the effort and co-operation
extended by my parents in successfully completing this
project.

Bibliography
 Wikipedia.com
 Google.in
 Ksdl.com