Ambuja Cements Explained

Ambuja Cements Limited
Former Name:Gujarat Ambuja Cements Limited (1983–2007)
Type:Public
Traded As:
Parent:Adani Group
Location:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Key People:Gautam Adani (Chairman) Suresh Kumar Neotia (Founder)
Narotam Sekhsaria (Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus)[1]
Ajay Kapur (Whole-time Director & CEO)[2]
Industry:Building materials
Products:Cement
Revenue: (2024)[3]
Operating Income: (2024)
Net Income: (2024)
Assets: (2024)
Equity: (2024)
Owner:Adani Group (63.2%)
Num Employees:4,330 (2024)

Ambuja Cements Limited, formerly known as Gujarat Ambuja Cement Limited (GACL), is a major Indian cement producing company.[4] The Group markets cement and clinker for both domestic and export markets.

Partnership

The company had 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 percent promoters' stake in the GACL for 2,140 crore.[5]

From 2010 to 2022, Holcim held a 61.62% controlling stake in Ambuja Cements.[6] On 14 April 2022, Holcim announced that it would exit from the Indian market after 17 years of operations as part of a strategy to focus on core markets, and listed its stakes in Ambuja Cements and ACC for sale.[7] On May 15, 2022, Adani Group acquired Holcim's stake in Ambuja Cements and ACC for US$10.5 billion.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sharp rise in Gujarat Ambuja trading volumes, share price Market buzz on Holcim interest . The Hindu Business Line . 16 July 2010.
  2. Web site: Ambuja Cements appoints Neeraj Akhoury as MD and CEO . 20 February 2020 . Live Mint . 20 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Ambuja Cements Ltd. Financial Statements. bseindia.com.
  4. Web site: Ambuja Cements India – Gujarat Ambuja Cement Limited Profile – Ambuja Cements History . Iloveindia.com . 21 July 2007 . 16 July 2010.
  5. Web site: Swiss co Holcim cements deal with Ambuja for ACC . The Hindu Business Line . 21 January 2005 . 16 July 2010.
  6. Web site: Swiss co Holcim cements deal with Ambuja for ACC . Business Standard . 16 November 2016.
  7. News: Barman . Arijit . JSW taps Carlyle to back bid for Holcim's Indian cement operations . The Economic Times . 2022-04-21.
  8. News: Mishra . Lalatendu . 2022-05-15 . Adani buys Ambuja, ACC for $10.5 billion . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-05-16 . 0971-751X.