Jardine, Skinner and Company
Trading company based in Calcutta, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jardine, Skinner and Company was a trading company based in Calcutta, India. It was founded in 1825, initially dealing in textiles. Later it branched out into opium, tea, timber and petroleum. The company was closely associated with Matheson & Company of London and Jardine Matheson & Co. of Hong Kong.
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Industry | Trading |
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Founded | Bombay, India (1825 (1825)) |
Defunct | 1946 (1946) |
Fate | Merged into Jardine Henderson |
Successor | Jardine Henderson Ltd. |
Headquarters | , India |
Area served | Britain, India, China |
Products | Textiles, opium, tea etc. |
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