List of Cement Companies in India

Today we are all living in the 21st century, and there is a lot of difference between today's India and India that existed 100 years ago. Today, most people have pucca houses, pucca roads, and much more that were not there previously. Today it is everyone's dream to build a house that will last for many years, and cement plays a huge role in providing us with a strong house. So today, in this article, we will discuss the list of Cement Companies in India.

Cement Companies in India

Cement plays a very important role in making roads, dams, houses, buildings, schools, ports, and many other things very strong and long-lasting. Today there are many cement companies in India, and some of them are very popular and trusted. India is the second-largest cement manufacturer country in the world. Let's see a list of some cement companies one by one.

1. ACC Limited

If we talk about India's most popular cement companies, then irrefutably, ACC Cement company is one of them. It is one of the oldest cement companies in India. The first name of this company was The Associated Cement Companies Limited, and then later, it was renamed ACC Limited in 2006. The company was established on 1st August 1936 in Mumbai, Maharashtra state. This cement company is one of India's leading cement manufacturers. Holcim, a Swiss cement producer, took over management control of the company in 2004.

2. UltraTech Cement

Today there is hardly any cement company more popular than UltraTech Cement in India. India's largest manufacturer of ready-mix concrete (RMC), grey cement, and white cement are UltraTech Cement Limited. This company was founded in 1983, and the headquarters of this company is in Mumbai, Maharashtra. This cement company is part of the Aditya Birla Group, and it is very popular not only in India but also in many countries across the world. Bahrain, Sri Lanka, Arab Emirates, and Bangladesh are some other countries than India, where UltraTech Cement is also very popular. Today in India, it is the number one cement company. It provides the best quality cement to the users, and due to this, the users trust this company very much, and hence it is one of the leading Cement companies in India.

3. Shree Cements

Shree Cements is also one of the very popular Cements companies in India. It was founded in 1979 in Beawar City of Rajasthan, but today its headquarter is in West- Bengal, Kolkata.

It is one of the largest cement manufacturer companies in North India. Moreover, this company is also the owner of other brands like Rock strong Cement and Bangur Cement. This company's cement quality is very good and available at a very affordable price; due to this, people have total reliance on this company's cement. In states like Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Rajasthan, this cement company is very popular compared to other cement companies.

4. Prism Cement

Prism Johnson Limited earlier known as Prism Cement Limited is also one of the famous cement companies in India. This cement company was established in the year 1997. The Rajan Raheja Group manages this company.

Prism Cement has a cement plant in Satna, one of the country's largest cement plants. The first goal of this company is to provide quality cement to its users. Apart from cement, this company also makes many other products like ready-mixed concrete, sanitary ware, modular kitchens, bath fittings, and tiles.

5. Ambuja Cement

Ambuja Cements Limited is one of the Major Producing Cement companies in the country. This company was established in 1983 by Mr. Suresh Kumar Neota, and today its chairman is N.S Sekhsaria. The headquarters of this company is in Mumbai, Maharashtra. The initial name of this company was Gujarat Ambuja Cement Limited.

This company's cement is the first choice of many people living in India because they provide the best quality for less money. In 2006, Holcim company partnered with Ambuja Cement, and today Holcim is a 61.62% shareholder in Ambuja cement. Today Ambuja cement is present in more than 50 countries apart from India. Talking about India only, it operates in more than 2200 locations, mainly in Rajasthan, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, and others.

6. JSW Cement

JSW Cement is also a big name on the list of Indian cement companies. The company is headquartered in Mumbai. The managing director of this company is Parth Jindal. JSW cement company is one of India's most popular white cement companies. Thirteen years ago, in 2009, this company was founded to provide a sustainable and environmentally friendly solution.

This company mainly produces ordinary Portland Slag and Portland types of cement. It currently has manufacturing units in 4 states of India. Karnataka's Vijayanagar, West Bengal's Salboni, Andhra Pradesh Nandyal Odhisa's Jaipur, and Maharashtra's Dolvi have their manufacturing units.

7. Ramco Cement

This cement company is very popular in South India. This cement company was founded in 1961 by A C Ramasamy Raja, and the company is headquartered in Chennai, India. The earlier name of this cement company was Madras Cements Limited, but later it changed to The Ramco Cements Limited. This company provides good quality ready mix concrete, white cement, dry mortar products, blast furnace slag cement, Pozzolana cement, and Portland Cement to the users. It has 8 to 9 cement manufacturing factories all over India, mostly in South India. This company's revenue in the year 2018- 2019 was 51.462 billion, and it can produce 16.45 million tonnes of cement per year.

8. Binani Cement

Binani Cement Limited is a cement and clinker production company based in Mumbai, Maharastra. This cement company is a subsidiary of the well-known Indian business group Binani Industries Ltd. It was founded in 1996, and Mr. Vinod Juneja is the current Managing Director of this company.

At present, more than 10000 employees work in this cement company, and the brand ambassador of this company is Amitabh Bachan; today, this company is in more than 20 locations.

9. Birla Cement

Birla Cement is one of the oldest cement companies in India. This company was established in 1890, and its headquarter is in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is one of India's well-known cement companies, which has supplied good quality cement to its users for many years. Most of the users of Birla cement are from North India. It has cement factories in more than 10 places in India. This company manufactures many types of cement, such as low alkali portland cement, portland slag cement, and fly ash-based cement.

10. Dalmia Cement

Jaidayal Dalmia founded this company in 1939, and it is one of India's oldest cement companies. Today its headquarter is in Kolkata, India. This cement company is a subsidiary of the well-known Indian business group Dalmia Group.

For so many years, they kept the users' trust in themselves, and because of this, it is one of the best cement companies in India. Today, Dalmia Cement is available or sold in more than 22 states and some union territories of India. Moreover, no other cement company manufactures more Portland Slag cement than Dalmia Cement in India. Apart from this, this company has given employment to many people today, and it can produce 26.5 million tonnes of cement per year.

11. The Indian Cement

India Cements Limited is one of the well-known cement companies in South India. S. N. N. Sankaralinga Iyer was the founder of this company, and he founded this company in 1946. Today, a well-known personality and former chairman of the International Cricket Council, Mr. N. Srinivasan, heads this company. Moreover, in the year 1949, in Thalaiyuthu (Tamil Nadu), the first plant of India Cements Limited was set up, and today headquarters of this company is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

It has more than 10 cement manufacturing factories all over India but mainly in states like Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh. Apart from this, it also has grinding units in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra. India Cements also owns many other cement brands like Raasi Gold, Sankar Cement, and Coramandel cement.

12. J.K. Cement

J.K. Cement Ltd is a very popular cement company in India; and this cement company was established in 1975. From 1975 till today, it has provided the best quality cement to its users. Moreover, in Rajasthan, the first manufacturing plant of J.K. Cement was set up. This company is a very big company with more than 4000 cement dealers. This company manufactures white cement and grey cement in very large quantities. J.K. Cement Ltd is sold in India and in more than 40 countries other than India.

13. Orient Cement

India's well-known cement company, orient cement, was established in 1979, and before 2012, this company was part of Orient Paper & Industries. In 1982, this company started cement production in Devapur, Telangana, and today there are many cement manufacturing factories of orient cement in India. There is only one objective of orient cement, i.e., to provide the best cement quality to the users.

14. HeidelbergCement India Limited or mycem cement

Mycem cement has only one goal: to give the best cement quality to its customers and become the number one cement company in India. This company was established in 1958, and its headquarter is in Gurugram. Moreover, this company is a subsidiary of well-known multinational building materials company HeidelbergCement. This company is also a very popular cement company in India. When this company entered India, it had only the capacity to produce cement equal to or less than 3 million tons, but today it can produce 6.26 million tonnes of cement per year. Today cement of this company is sold in more than 12 states of India.

15. Burnpur Cement

Burnpur Cement Limited was established in 1986, and its headquarters is in Kolkata, West Bengal. This cement company is very popular and well-known in the Eastern part of India. One of the largest manufacturing plants of this cement company is in Asansol, which is also in west-Bengal, and this plant was established in 1991. Apart from this, this company has given employment to many people today, and it can produce 800-1000 tonnes of cement per day.

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