Hindustan Lever Ltd has obtained approval from the government to change the company name to Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), the company said in a statement on Monday. ... The new name retains Hindustan as the first word to reflect the company's continued commitment to the local economy, consumers, partners and employees.

Is HLL and Hul same?

MUMBAI: India's longest-running soap opera now has a new name. Hindustan Lever limited (HLL), the popular maker of detergent, toothpaste and what have you on the bathroom shelf, has been spun-dried into a new moniker: HUL, Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

When did HLL change to Hul?

Anglo-Dutch FMCG giant Unilever owns a majority stake in Hindustan Lever. Unilever set up its first Indian subsidiary Hindustan Vanaspati Manufacturing Company in 1931, followed by Lever Brothers India Ltd (1933) and United Traders Ltd (1935). These three companies were merged to form HLL in November 1956.