Star Cement

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Star Cement
FormerlyCement Manufacturing Company
Company typePublic
IndustryBuilding materials
Founded2 November 2001
FounderSajjan Bhajanka
HeadquartersNortheast India,
India
ProductsCement
Websitestarcement.co.in

Star Cement Ltd.(formerly known as Cement Manufacturing Company) is a cement manufacturing company in India and the largest cement manufacturer in Northeast India.[1][2]

History

It was founded by Sajjan Bhajanka and Sanjay Agarwal[3] on 2 November 2001 under the name "Cement Manufacturing Company Limited". The company is engaged in the sale and manufacturing of cement. Star Cement's manufacturing plants are located in Khliehriat and Guwahati.[4] The company has occupied more than 500 to 1,000 hectares of land in Jaintia Hills district.[5] It obtains coal from the local market for fuel at a price of 8,000 rupees per tonne.[6] In January 2021, it expanded its business to East India[7] by opening a new plant in West Bengal worth 4.5 billion.[8] In August 2021, the company approves a share buyback proposal. In June 2022, the company invested 17–18 billion rupees in doubling the capacity of clinker and adding a capacity of 4 million tonnes to grinding[9] and donated 10 million to Assam CM’s Relief Fund.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ Singh, Rajiv (2022-09-29). "Meghalaya's Star Cement Is The Largest Player In Northeast. Can It Shine Pan India?". Forbes India. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ Xaxa, Virginius; Saha, Debdulal; Singha, Rajdeep (2018-08-06). Employment and Labour Market in North-East India: Interrogating Structural Changes. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-429-82346-6.
  3. ^ Jacob, Thomas (2015). Strategic Management. Pearson Education India. ISBN 978-93-325-4469-7.
  4. ^ "Star Cement Ltd. - Company History". Business Standard. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  5. ^ Dutta, Bitopi (2022-03-03). Mining, Displacement, and Matriliny in Meghalaya: Gendered Transitions. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-55263-8.
  6. ^ Jethmalani, Harsha (2019-03-19). "Star Cement's lower valuations reflect concerns on operating margins". Live Mint. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  7. ^ Jauhari, Ujjval (2021-01-01). "Star Cement eyes expansions in eastern India to drive growth". Live Mint. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  8. ^ "Star Cement's Rs 450 crore Bengal plant ready, to start ops soon: MD". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  9. ^ Roy, Shobha (2022-06-05). "Star Cement to invest close to ₹1,700-1,800 crore". Business Line. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  10. ^ Kayum, Karishma (2022-06-23). "Star Cement donates Rs 1 cr to Assam CM's Relief Fund". EastMojo. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  11. ^ Vaibhav Gautam, Bansode (2022-09-28). Abhishek, Hemant (ed.). "Cement stocks gain up to 10% in otherwise weak market; mid-cap companies outperform heavyweights". Zee Business. Retrieved 2023-01-04.