Information Profile
@ a Glance
- A match is a small
stick of wood or strip of cardboard with a solidified mixture of
flammable chemicals deposited on one end.
- In
India, matches were imported from France & England. Later in 1921,
matches were manufactured at Calcutta by machines.
- By know-how technology
from calcutta, 2 persons started the match industry, namely Mr. P. Ayya
Nadar and Mr. A. Shunmuga Nadar at Sivakasi in 1922.
- During 1950s, Lucifer
Match Industry and Bharat Match Industry, the first unit of South India,
were started at Sivakasi
- 1971, Mr. R. Shroff, an
industrialist and founder of red phosphorus processing units helped to
put up a red phosphorus unit to meet the need of cottage
industries
- Today, 500 billion
matches are used each year, about 200 billion from matchbooks
- Diamond Match Company
makes more than 12 billion matches a year of the more than 500 billion
that are used annually in the United States.
- In 1830, the French
chemist, Charles Sauria, created a match made with white phosphorous.
Sauria's matches had no odor, but they made people sick with a ailment
dubbed "phossy jaw". White phosphorous is poisonous.
- United States President
William H. Taft publicly asked Diamond Match to release their patent for
the good of mankind. They did on January 28, 1911, Congress placed a
high tax on matches made with white phosphorous.
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General
- Description
- Overview
- History of Match
Industry
- Match Museum
- Burning Match Stick -
Video file
- Evolution of the
match
- A Story of Light and
Dark.
Manufacturing
Procedure
- Laser Match head
- Match Box Labels
- Raw Materials
- Manufacturing
Process
- Technology in
Matches
- Veneer Peeling
Procedure-Video file
- How does a match
work
Match Wood
- Eucalypts in Match
Making
- Timber Splints and
Veneer
- White Wood
- Veneer Slicing and
Peeling
Match Industry
- Chromium in
Effluents
- Red Phosphorous for
efficient match making
- Safety Matches Data
Sheet
- White Phosphorus
Matches
- Bamboo
Matchstick
- ITC Safety
Matches
Market Reports
- Reports on Supply and
Export of Matches
- Village and Cottage
Match Industry
- Directory of Manufacturers, Exporters, Importers
and Service Providers
- Swedish Match
Strategy
- UK Match
Industry
- Indian Bazaar
- Indian Exporters and
Manufactures
- Press Reports
Equipment Suppliers
- Match Machinery
Manufacturers
- Automatic label
printing press
- Automatic match making
machine (HJ-1000T)
- Automatic match making
machine (HJ-750)
- Complete Match
Machinery
- Splint Chopping
Machine
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Chemistry
- Elemental Phosphorus
production
- Light producing
Chemical reaction
- Match head
reaction
- Potassium
Chloride
- Potassium
Dichromate
- Stability of Red
Phosphorus
- Striking Chemistry at
Fingertips
- Safety Match
Chemistry
- Raw Materials
Types of Matches
- Wax Matches
- Strike Anywhere
Matches
- Wooden Match
Book
- Book Matches
Regulatory Issues
- Enhancing
Competitiveness
- Safety Industrial
Rules
- Patents and Technical
Developments
- Rules and
Regulations
- Test Methods for
matches
- FAO
Document
Marketing and Export in
India
- Salem Match
Factory
- Apollo
Manufacturer
- Arasan Match
Industries
- Bell Match Company
- Deepa Matches
- PR Matches World
- Premier Match
Company
- Raj Exim
- Sivakasi Matches
- Thangavel Match
Industries
- Wimco Ltd
- VVR Group Ltd
- Sundravel Group of
Industries
- Peacock Match
Company
- Asia Match Co.
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