Colgate-Palmolive India makes toothpaste, toothbrushes and personal care products and is the market leader in Indian oral care. The listed company runs four factories and is headquartered at the Colgate Research Centre in Powai, Mumbai.
Ownership and structure
Colgate-Palmolive holds its Indian business through Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited, a listed company in which the promoter group led by Colgate-Palmolive Company held 51 percent as of September 2026. Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited is listed on the NSE and BSE under the symbol COLPAL.
What India does for Colgate-Palmolive
India is a major oral care and personal care market for Colgate-Palmolive, supplied from four plants at Sri City, Sanand, Baddi and Goa.
Colgate-Palmolive's India business
The company had 5,127 employees and workers, including contract staff, as of March 31, 2026. Its four manufacturing sites are at Sri City in Andhra Pradesh, Sanand in Gujarat, Baddi in Himachal Pradesh and Goa.
All eight of its locations, including four offices, are in India.
Where it operates
Colgate-Palmolive runs its India business from Mumbai. It also has a presence in Sri City, Sanand, Baddi and Goa.
At a glance
- Home country: United States
- Global headquarters: New York
- Sector: Manufacturing & Supply Chains
- Business: Consumer goods
- Role of India: Sales market, Manufacturing base
- India entity: Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited
- Listed in India: Colgate-Palmolive (India) Limited (COLPAL)
- India head office: Mumbai
- India offices: Mumbai, Sri City, Sanand, Baddi, Goa
- India headcount: 5,127 (2026)
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