Shree Cement

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Shree Cement Limited
Company typePublic
IndustryBuilding materials
Headquarters
Key people
  • Executive Chairman
    )
  • Managing Director
    )
ProductsCement
RevenueIncrease 18,311 crore (US$2.3 billion) (2023)[1]
Decrease 1,495 crore (US$190 million) (2023)[1]
Decrease 1,269 crore (US$160 million) (2023)[1]
Total assetsIncrease 26,334 crore (US$3.3 billion) (2023)[1]
Total equityIncrease 18,677 crore (US$2.3 billion) (2023)[1]
Number of employees
6,185 (2021)[1]
Websitewww.shreecement.com

Shree Cement is an Indian

manufacturer, founded in Beawar, Rajasthan, in 1979. Now headquartered in Kolkata, it is India's third largest cement producer[2][3] and second largest cement company by market capitalisation.[4] Shree Cement has moved in the last two decades from having 2 million tonne (mt) production capacity to becoming the country’s third largest cement player, with an installed capacity of 43.3 mt in India and 47.4 mt overseas.[5] It also produces and sells power under the name Shree Power (Captive Power Plant) and Shree Mega Power (Independent Power Plant).[6]

Since 2006, it has more than quadrupled its production capacity both by expanding into new areas and increasing the capacities of the existing plants.

History

In 1979, BG Bangur incorporated Shree Cement. In 1983 they commissioned its first plant in Rajasthan and in 1985 it began production. Until then a family business, in 1995 BG Bangur’s family gained full control of the business. The current head of the company is 70-year-old Hari Mohan Bangur, who had joined his father, BG Bangur since he graduated from IIT Bombay in 1975. Nineteen years ago, in 2003, HM Bangur’s son Prashant Bangur too joined the business.[9]

In November 2019, the company had raised Rs 2,399.99 crore through a qualified institutional programme at a share price of Rs 19806.46. Nearly two years later, post fund-raising in September 2021, the company announced to the bourses that it is pumping capital as part of its capex expansion plan. The company has announced it will invest Rs 4,750 crore until FY 2024. It has commissioned an integrated cement plant at Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, which will be operational by December 2023. The Rajasthan plant consists of 3.5 MTPA cement and 3.8 MTPA clinker facility. The capex also includes a 3 MTPA clinker plant near Purulia, WB.[9]

Projects

According to Mr. H.M. Bangur (MD, Shree Cement Ltd.), Shree Cement is very 'bullish' and are putting up new factories. The new projects include Puralia in West Bengal (to be completed by March 2023), Rajasthan, which is much bigger considering the cost of Rs 3,500 crore (expected to complete between December 2023 and March 2024) and Andhra Pradesh which is just started which is expected to be done by March 2024. The total investment is around Rs 6,500 crore and the plants when completed will add up to 10 mt to the total cement production (current total production is 57 mt). The current target of Shree Cement is to increase their production to 80 mt by 2030.

The interesting thing to be noted is that except Panipat and an acquisation in UAE (UCC), all the other projects are greenfield.[5]

Cement plants

Plants are located in Beawar, Ras, Khushkhera, Jobner (Jaipur) and Suratgarh in Rajasthan, Laksar (Roorkee) in Uttarakhand,[2] Panipat in Haryana, Bulandshahar in UP,[10] Raipur in Chhattisgarh, Seraikela in Jharkhand and Aurangabad in Bihar.[3][11]

In 2023, the company opened a new cement grinding unit with a capacity of 3 million metric tonnes per annum in Purulia district, West Bengal through its subsidiary, Shree Cement East.[11] The facility was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of the state, Mamata Banerjee.[11]

In March 2024, the company acquired five ready-mix cement (RMC) plants in Mumbai from StarCrete LLP.[12][13]

Power plants

The company produces and sells power under the brand name Shree Power and Shree Mega Power (SMP).[14]

Shree Power

The company has installed 120 MW captive power plants split into two locations (Beawar & Ras) to meet the complete power needs of a 15 million tonne Integrated Cement Plant. Commissioned 2x18 MW Greenfield Power Plant at Beawar in 2002 which is running successfully. One 6 MW TG is also operating successfully with excess steam available from this 2x18 MW Power Plant. 4x18 unit is operational in RAS plant (40 km from Beawar). At same location 2x50 MW unit also exists and being fully operational. Company also believes in producing power from

waste heat recovery
methods (from Cement Kiln and preheat). Making a total of 265MW captive power along with 300MW independent.

Financials

Turnover of the company for 2013–14 was 58.58 billion (US$730 million) and Net profit was 7.872 billion (US$99 million), 2012–13 was 55.90 billion (US$700 million) and net profit was 10.39 billion (US$130 million); 2011–12 was 34.53 billion (US$430 million) and Net profit was 2.097 billion (US$26 million); for 2010–11 it was 36.34 billion (US$460 million) and net profit was 6.76 billion (US$85 million); In 2008–09 the company posted a turnover of 21.29 billion (US$270 million) and generated operating profit of 2.603 billion (US$33 million).[15][16]

References

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  2. ^
    ISSN 0971-8257
    . Retrieved 4 January 2024.
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  4. ^ "Shree Cement plans to bid in India's lithium auction". Reuters.
  5. ^ a b Dutt, Ishita Ayan (9 August 2022). "Shree Cement 'very bullish', setting up new factories: MD Bangur". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Shree Cement's Hari Mohan Bangur: On solid ground | Forbes India". Forbes India. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Concrete Growth". Business Today. No. Sept 2014. News. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  8. ^ Chowdhry, Seema (18 September 2017). "Are businesses becoming more responsible?". Livemint. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  9. ^ a b "Cementing A Sustainable Future". Forbes India. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Shree Cement to invest Rs 6000cr to increase capacity". constructionweekonline.
  11. ^ a b c "Shree Cement inaugurates cement grinding unit with 3 MTPA capacity in West Bengal - ET RealEstate". ETRealty.com. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Shree Cement purchases five ready-mix cement plants in Mumbai for Rs 33.50 crore - ET RealEstate". ETRealty.com. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Will explore acquisition possibilities at the right price: Shree Cement V-C". Businessstandard.
  14. ^ indiainfoline.com. "Cement Sector likely to benefit in the coming years". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  15. ^ Shree, Cement. "Financial Reports". www.shreecement.in. Shreecement. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  16. ^ "Shree Cement: Govt issues inspection order over improper tax filing allegations, shares fall". Business Today. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.

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