Castrol India makes automotive and industrial lubricants and is part of the BP group, which owns 50.9 percent. It is one of the largest lubricant makers in the country and is listed on the NSE and BSE.
Ownership and structure
Castrol holds its Indian business through Castrol India Limited, a listed company in which the promoter, Castrol Limited of the United Kingdom, held 51 percent as of September 2026. In December 2025 BP agreed to sell 65 percent of the global Castrol business to Stonepeak while keeping 35 percent. Castrol India Limited is listed on the NSE and BSE under the symbol CASTROLIND.
What India does for Castrol
India is a major lubricants market for Castrol, served by five manufacturing plants linked to more than 400 distributors and over 70,000 retail outlets.
Castrol's India business
Castrol began importing automotive lubricants into India in 1910. The company was incorporated as Indrol Lubricants and Specialities in 1979 and renamed Castrol India in 1990.
It runs five manufacturing plants linked to more than 400 distributors serving over 70,000 retail outlets.
Key moves in India
- 1910: Castrol began importing automotive lubricants into India.
- 1979: The company was incorporated as Indrol Lubricants and Specialities.
- 1982: It became a public limited company and listed on the BSE.
- 1990: The company was renamed Castrol India Limited on November 1, 1990.
- 2025: In December 2025 BP agreed to sell a 65 percent stake in the global Castrol business to Stonepeak, with closing expected by the end of 2026.
Where it operates
Castrol runs its India business from Mumbai.
At a glance
- Home country: United Kingdom
- Global headquarters: London
- Sector: Manufacturing & Supply Chains
- Business: Chemicals
- Role of India: Sales market, Manufacturing base
- India entity: Castrol India Limited
- Listed in India: Castrol India Limited (CASTROLIND)
- India head office: Mumbai
- India offices: Mumbai
- India headcount: Not available
- In India since: 1910
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