Ambuja Cements
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| Public, (BSE: 500425), (NSE: AMBUJACEM) | |
| Industry | Cement |
| Founded | 1983 |
| Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Key people
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Suresh Neotia, Founder, Chairman Emeritus N. S. Sekhsaria,Co-Founder, Chairman[1] |
| Products | Cement |
| Revenue |  ₹76,378.1 million (US$1.1 billion)2010 |
| Slogan | Giant Compressive Strength |
| Website | www.ambujacement.com |
Ambuja Cements Limited, formerly known as Gujarat Ambuja Cement Limited, is a major cement producing company in India.[2] The Group's principal activity is to manufacture and market cement and clinker for both domestic and export markets.
About Ambuja Cement
Ambuja Cements Ltd (ACL), a part of a global conglomerate Holcim, is one of India’s leading cement manufacturers and has completed over 25 years of operations. The company, initially called Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd, was founded by Narotam Sekhsaria in 1983 in partnership with Suresh Neotia. Global cement major Holcim acquired management control of Ambuja in 2006. The Company has also made strategic investments in ACC Limited.
Partnership
The company has entered into a strategic partnership with Holcim, the second largest cement manufacturer in the world from 2006. Holcim had, in January, bought a 14.8 per cent promoters' stake in the GACL for INR 21.4 billion.[3]
Currently Holcim holds 50.17% of shares in Ambuja Cements.
Codes
The shares of the company are traded publicly on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Following are the codes assigned to Ambuja Cement Limited
- BSE:500425
- NSE:AMBUJACEM
- Bloomberg:ACEM:IN
- Reuters:GACM.BO
