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THE BOMBAY BURMAH TRADING CORPORATION, LIMITED

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THE BOMBAY BURMA TRADING CORPORATION, LIMITED The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited (BBTCL) is a 150-year-old company, which founded its fortunes on teak in the year 1863, as a public company. The company is a leading concern of the Wadia Group, a reputed Indian business house with interests in plantations, foods, textiles, chemicals, electronics and light engineering, healthcare and real estate. Bombay Burmah, Bombay Dyeing and Britannia are the mastheads of the Wadia Group. It is the second oldest publicly quoted company. The Company has diversified its interests into tea, coffee, other plantation products, biscuit and dairy products, auto electric and white goods parts, weighing products, horticulture and landscaping services, healthcare products (viz.) dental, orthopaedic and ophthalmic products. Its dark green colour emblem is a monogram using the letters B and B. The letters are treated as feathers of a peacock and are supported by a profile of the

MMTC LIMITED

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MMTC LIMITED The MMTC Limited, the erstwhile Minerals and Metals Trading Corporation was created in 1963 as an individual entity on separation from State Trading Corporation of India Limited primarily to deal in exports of minerals and ores and imports of non-ferrous metals. In 1970, MMTC took over imports of fertilizer raw materials and finished fertilizers. Over the years import and exports of various other items like steel, diamonds, bullion, etc. were progressively added to the portfolio of the company. A light blue coloured emblem depicting mounts of ore and a globe in reverse symbolizing ‘MM’ has been placed in a rectangle. At it right is the acronym and its affiliation in Devanagari and English in the same colour. Its tagline ‘touching lives, adding value’ in black colour is placed below.

STATE TRADING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED

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STATE TRADING CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED The State Trading Corporation of India Limited (STC) was set up on May 18, 1956, primarily with a view to undertake trade with East European countries and to supplement the efforts of private trade and industry in developing exports from the country. STC has played an important role in country’s economy by arranging imports of essential items of mass consumption such as wheat, pulses, sugar, etc. into India and developing exports of a large number of items from India.  The core strength of STC lies in handling exports and imports of bulk agro commodities. During past four to five years, STC has diversified into exports of steel raw materials, gold jewellery and imports of bullion, hydrocarbons, minerals, metals, fertilizers, petrochemicals, etc. Recently, STC has stopped undertaking any new business activity and is currently continuing as a non-operative company for the time being. Its dark blue emblem has a symbolic lotus supported by