🏢 About the Company
Incorporated in 1919, Kesoram Industries Limited is one of the oldest conglomerates in India and is a flagship company of the B.K Birla group. The company in recent years has concentrated primarily on the cement and rayon business. The company's cement business has been operating for over 51 years and has been catering to regional demands in India. The company has in total 2 cement manufacturing facilities, one each at Karnataka and Telangana. The company's cement is marketed under the brand name "Birla Shakti" and "Birla Shakti Cement Shakti+" and as of June 30, 2021, the production capacity of cement was 10.75 MMTPA.
The company also manufactures viscose rayon, filament yarn, and transparent paper through its subsidiary, Cygnet Industries Limited. The company's rayon and transparent paper plant are located at Hooghly, West Bengal. Rayon is marketed under the brand name "Kesoram Rayon", while the transparent paper is marketed under the brand name "Kesophane".
The cement and rayon (including transparent paper and chemicals) business operations contributed 91.04% and 8.96%, respectively, of the total revenues for the year ended March 31, 2021.
