The Indian subcontinent has never been short of the basic economic resources : natural wealth, labour power and human skills. Only now, they are being galvanised by the demands of the global marketplace, as the country is opened up by a comprehensive programme of economic reforms.  

 The Saharia Group promises unique expertise in utilising these resources into global opportunities for successful trade and industry.   

The Saga of the Saharia Group - Growing tea into diversity   

The Saharia Group bears a rare pedigree in Indian enterprise having started as an Indian-owned tea plantation company over 100 years ago in the then British dominated industry. Today the group occupies a pre-eminent position in the industrial map of Eastern India. In its long journey, the group has diversified into newer and newer areas of activity such as plywood, industrial gases, financial services. Tea has provided the group an excellent resource base for global trading. 

Tea : Owning several gardens and producing some of the most prized Assam teas and having state-of-the-art tea processing and packing facilities to meet global quality standards, the groups Distributive network is  ready to reach branded and unbranded, bulk and packet teas to consumers world-wide.   
 
Plywood Production : A business in traditional synergy with both tea production and the Assam location, the Saharia Group were pioneers in the Indian plywood industry and of the first few Indian manufacturers to venture into producing a diverse range of plywood products in North-East India. Its Rhinoply brand is a market leader.   

Corporate Finance : Mobilising its accumulated financial resources, the Group offers a full complement of services including portfolio management, leasing and hire purchase of industrial plant and machinery.  

General Industries : The Group has established a presence in industrial gases, industrial and decorative paints, resins, metal-fittings etc. with promise of growth in step with India's growing industrial productivity and urbanisation.   

Plantation Industry : With 10,000 acres under plantation and building on its core strengths in cultivation, the Group, besides tea, is breaking new grounds with cash crops, notably citronella and sugarcane.  

Trading :  Having started its export using traditional items like tea, plywood, tea chest panels etc, today the Group is not only active in a variety of trading lines, from consumer goods to chemicals - it is gearing up to make its resources fully operative in today's globalised marketplace.