Mercury in glass thermometer factory was set up at Kodaikanal, India, by erstwhile Ponds India Limited in 1983 for export markets. It came under the management of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) through acquisition in September 1998 and was closed on March 8, 2001. - http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main46.asp?filename=Cr310710onegram.asp