Margo (soap)
Brand of soap manufactured in India
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Margo is a brand of soap manufactured in India. The soap has margosa as its main ingredient.[1] The soap was created and manufactured by the Calcutta Chemical Company[2] under the stewardship of its founder, K.C. Das, and was launched in 1920.[3] In 1988, the soap was among the top five-selling brands in India, with a market share of 8.9%.[4] As of 2001,[update] the brand was worth ₹75 crores and belonged to Henkel-SPIC. As of 2003,[update] the brand was relaunching new products focused on the younger demographic, and had a market share of close to 2% of the premium-soaps segment in India. In 2011, Jyothy Laboratories acquired the rights to the brand following the acquisition of controlling stake in Henkel India.[5]
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 Advertisement for Margo soap in Indian express newspaper dated April 5, 1939 | |
| Formation | 1920 |
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| Founder | K.C. Das |
| Type | Public |
| Headquarters | India |
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