Blue Star Ltd
During FY25–26, India's electronic goods exports increased to US$ 47.96 billion, registering a growth of 24.3% over US$ 38.58 billion in FY24–25, driven by robust smartphone exports and higher global demand.
Blue Star Ltd. is India's leading air conditioning and commercial refrigeration and completed its 75th year in September 2018. The company has a network of 32 offices, five modern manufacturing facilities and 2,900 channel partners. It provides products like air conditioners, water purifiers, air purifiers & refrigeration products and systems, along with 765 service associates reaching out to customers in over 800 towns. The company also offers expertise in allied contracting activities such as electrical, plumbing, fire-fighting and industrial projects, in order to offer turnkey solutions, apart from execution of specialised industrial projects. The company has a manufacturing footprint of about 100,000 square meters, with the mainstay of product development and R&D being energy-efficiency, coupled with eco-friendly and sustainable products.
- India’s Leading air conditioning and commercial refrigeration company
- Installed base of more than two million room air conditioners
- Products available in over 650 locations in India
- Five automated factories in India
- Consolidated revenue from operations stood at Rs. 12,402 crore (US$ 1.40 billion) for the year FY26.
Blue Star – Built On Trust
| Year | Milestone |
|---|---|
| 2026 |
In May 2026, Blue Star announced the proposed acquisition of the remaining 51% stake in Blue Star Qatar WLL, making it a wholly owned subsidiary to strengthen the company's international operations in the Middle East. In March 2026, Blue Star launched a comprehensive range of 125 Room Air Conditioner models for Summer 2026, including premium, inverter, and smart Wi-Fi-enabled variants. The new portfolio complies with the revised Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) norms effective from January 1, 2026, strengthening the company's premium cooling product portfolio. In March 2026, Blue Star unveiled a comprehensive new range of Unitary Cooling Products, including ducted systems, packaged air conditioners, and rooftop cooling solutions, to strengthen its presence in the commercial and industrial cooling segments. |
| 2025 |
In FY26, Blue Star Ltd announced plans to invest Rs. 400 crore (US$ 45.5 million) to expand manufacturing capacity across room air conditioners, commercial refrigeration, and air conditioning segments, including scaling up its Sri City plant. |
| 2024 |
Blue Star Limited intends to increase its manufacturing capacity at its Sri City facility, investing around Rs. 200 crore (US$ 24 million), aligning with the rising demand for room air conditioners (A/Cs). |
| 2023 |
In September 2023, Blue Star Industrial Solutions, a division of Blue Star Engineering & Electronics, has forged a partnership with the Gebhardt Intralogistics Group, a 70-year-old German corporation known for its cutting-edge supply chain solutions. In May 2023, Blue Star Ltd aimed to achieve 15% market share in room air conditioners by 2025. It plans to tap into the north Indian market, including Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir. A total of 75 models have been launched by the company across various categories of inverter and fixed-speed air conditioners, as well as across a variety of price points to satisfy every segment of consumers. In March 2023, Blue Star secured orders worth US$ 69.74 million (Rs. 575 crore) for railway electrification work, marking its foray into the railway segment. The orders are from the Kolkata Metro Rail, West Central Railway, and Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE). |
| 2022 |
Star Ltd. opened a new plant in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. The factory's first phase has a capacity of 3 lakh room AC units, with the potential to scale up to 1.2 million units by the financial year 2027. In September 2022, Blue Star Limited reported that it received two new orders worth Rs. 390 crore (US$ 47.75 million) from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) for the future Reach-6 of Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase-II. In March 2022, Blue Star announced that it had secured its semiconductor requirements for the next three years. |
| 2021 |
In August 2021, Blue Star Limited announced that the company’s new air-cooled chiller test facility, which is the largest in India, and water-cooled chiller test facility have been certified by the AHRI in accordance with 550/590 and 551/591 standards. In May 2021, Blue Star Limited incorporated ‘Blue Star Climatech Limited’, a wholly-owned subsidiary company. Launched its ‘mass premium’ split air conditioners. |
| 2020 |
Plans to launch product equipped with Virus Deactivation Technology |
| 2019 |
BlueStar launched new 5-star inverter room air-conditioner that had an in-built air-purifier Blue Star launched 34 new models of water purifiers with RO, UV, UV LED, RO+UV, and RO+UV+UF technologies including variants that enriched water with essential minerals Blue Star Ltd. won a prestigious air conditioning and tunnel ventilation system order of Rs. 253 crore (US$ 36.2 million) from Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) |
| 2018 |
Platinum Jubilee Year for Blue Star as the Company completed 75 years |
| 2017 |
Blue Star received its first patent for a unique Vacuum Breaker Assembly for deep freezers The Company set up a wholly owned subsidiary, Blue Star International FZCO, in Dubai Airport Freezone, UAE to consolidate its international business ownership |
| 2016 |
Blue Star expanded its product portfolio to water purifiers, air purifiers and air coolers |
| 2007 |
Blue Star set up its fifth factory at Wada in Thane district |
| 1997 |
Dadra plant inaugurated |
| 1988 |
Blue Star became India’s largest central air conditioning company |
| 1980 |
Bharuch factory set up |
| 1977 |
Middle East thrust began. Joint Venture (JV) with Al Shirawi in Dubai |
| 1943 |
Mr. Mohan T Advani established Blue Star Engineering Company as a proprietary firm |
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