Grasim Industries
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| legal form | Limited |
| Seat | India |
| Branch | textiles |
| Website | Grasim |
Grasim Industries Limited is the main company of the Indian group of companies Aditya Birla Group .
The company manufactures cement , viscose fibers , textiles and chemicals , especially caustic soda .
The company was founded in 1947 as a textile company immediately after India gained independence. The production of chemicals in 1972 initially served to supply raw materials for viscose production. The entry into cement production took place through a takeover.
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The company is listed in India's most important stock exchange index , the BSE Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange .
cement
Grasim is India's largest cement manufacturer with a production capacity of 13.12 million tons per year. It operates cement factories in
- Jawad in Madhya Pradesh ,
- Raipur in Chhattisgarh ,
- Shambhupura in Rajasthan ,
- Malkhed in Karnataka ,
- Sikka in Gujarat , and
- Reddipalayam in Tamil Nadu .
Viscose fiber
In the textile sector, Grasim produces 18 million meters of viscose fiber. That is 266,450 tons per year, making Grasim the largest viscose manufacturer in the world. The factories are in
We export to more than 50 countries.
Chemicals
In 1972 Grasim began producing 33,000 tons / year of caustic soda for its own viscose production. In the meantime, this has increased to 190,800 tons / year (2006), which makes Grasim the second largest Indian manufacturer.
The production program now also includes chlorine , aluminum chloride , sulfuric acid , vinyl sulfate and raw materials for the production of saccharin and drugs.