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Eveready commissions India’s first alkaline battery plant in Jammu
Eveready Industries commissioned India’s first alkaline battery manufacturing facility in Jammu on 22 April 2026 with a ₹200 crore investment.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On 22 April 2026, Eveready Industries commissioned India’s first alkaline battery manufacturing facility in Jammu, a greenfield plant built with an investment of around ₹200 crore.
Key specifics
- The plant has an annual peak production capacity of around 360 million alkaline batteries.
- Eveready aims to raise its share in the Indian alkaline battery market to about 25% in three years.
- The company said it currently holds about 16% share in the alkaline battery market.
- The Indian dry cell battery market is valued at around ₹4,000 crore, with carbon-zinc batteries at ₹3,400 crore.
- Eveready Industries India Ltd is headquartered in Kolkata and was incorporated in 1934 as National Carbon Company (India) Limited.
Exam lens
Question type: industry and technology facts, Jammu plant, ₹200 crore, 360 million batteries, 25% market target. TNPSC may ask where India’s first alkaline battery plant was commissioned and what its capacity is.