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Everest Industries Limited was founded in 1934 under the name of Asbestos Cement Ltd. [7] in Maharashtra. In 1983, the company changed its name to Everest Building Product Ltd., in the same year the company went public on the Bombay Stock Exchange. [8] In 1990 the company was renamed Eternit Everest Ltd. It got its current name in 2003.
Asbestos cement competed with aluminum alloy, available in large quantities after WWII, and the reemergence of wood clapboard and vinyl siding in the mid to late 20th century. Asbestos cement is usually formed into flat or corrugated sheets or into pipes, but can be molded into any shape that can be formed using wet cement.
In 1953, the company bought Porters Cement Industries Ltd, a major producer of chrysotile asbestos products, based in Salisbury and Bulawayo in Southern Rhodesia, and changed its name to Turnall Fibre Cement (Pvt) Ltd. [9] Turnall Fibre Cement Ltd still operates in Zimbabwe but as an independent company, mainly producing asbestos cement sheets ...
Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation Limited (TANCEM) was incorporated on 1 April 1976 to take over and operate the existing cement plant in Alangulam, Virudhunagar with an authorized share capital of Rs. 18 crores. [2]
Asbestos (/ æ s ˈ b ɛ s t ə s, æ z-,-t ɒ s / ass-BES-təs, az-, -toss) [1] is a group of naturally occurring, toxic, carcinogenic and fibrous silicate minerals.There are six types, all of which are composed of long and thin fibrous crystals, each fibre (particulate with length substantially greater than width) [2] being composed of many microscopic "fibrils" that can be released into ...
HIL Limited, formerly known as Hyderabad Industries Limited, is an Indian company with business interests in construction materials, machinery, industrial supplies and components; logistics network [1] [2] [3] It is a group company of CK Birla Group. It has multiple brands - Charminar, Charminar Fortune, Birla Aerocon, Birla HIL Pipes Birla HIL ...
In construction, asbestos abatement is a set of procedures designed to control the release of asbestos fibers from asbestos-containing materials. [1] Asbestos abatement is utilized during general construction in areas containing asbestos materials, particularly when those materials are being removed, encapsulated, or repaired.
Grasim Industries Limited is an Indian manufacturing company based in Mumbai.Since its inception in 1947 as a textile manufacturer, Grasim has diversified into textile raw materials like viscose staple fiber (VSF) and viscose filament yarn, chemicals [2] and insulators, along with cement and financial services through its subsidiaries UltraTech Cement and Aditya Birla Capital respectively.