1946     Incorporation of HNG in Rishra (near Kolkata) on the 23rd days of  February

1952     Commissioning of India's first fully automated glass manufacturing plant  with an installed capacity of 30 TPD

2001     Installed capacity was raised to 1100 TPD Certified with ISO 9001:2000

2002     Production strength was raised to 1800 TPD with the acquisition of Owens Brockway (India) Ltd.

2003     Unveiling of TPM with an objective to improve the draw-to-pack efficiency  by nearly 300 basis points

2005     Acquisition of Larsen & Toubro Plant (Nashik) led to the escalation of   installed capacity to 2150 TPD

2006     Debottlenecking further raised the installed capacity of HNG to 2435 TPD

2007     Lean Six Sigma was launched to reduce non-value added time (between   production completion and revenue generation)

2007     Acquisition of Neemrana Plant through the merger of Haryana Sheet   GlassInstalled capacity increased to 2540 TPD

2008    ERP was introduced to facilitate timely decision making, superior   inventories management and eliminate data redundancies

2008     Received ISO 22000 certification

2009     Developed CAD/CAM facilities to design a variety of bottles in different  sizes, customized to the precise requirements of pharmaceuticals,  processed foods, liquor and soft drink industries

2009     Implementation of SAP

2010     Installed capacity increased to 2825 TPD through Brownfield expansions

2010     Singed largest deals in the Indian Glass Industry worth Rs 2.5 billion