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It is the second largest city in the district, after Bundi and 104th largest city in rajasthan. Surrounded mostly by agricultural lands and villages, the most distinct feature of Lakheri is a cement manufacturing unit of Associated Cement Companies Ltd. (ACC). This plant is the longest-running cement plant in Asia having opened in 1912–1913.
ACC Limited (Formerly The Associated Cement Companies Limited) is an Indian cement producer, headquartered in Mumbai. It is a subsidiary of Ambuja Cements and a part of the Adani Group . On 1 September 2006, the name of The Associated Cement Companies Limited was changed to ACC Limited.
Nuvoco is the part of the Nirma Group conglomerate, entered the cement sector in 2014 by establishing a new cement plant in Nimbol, Rajasthan. The company expanded by acquiring Lafarge India Limited in 2016 and later changed its name to Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd in 2017. [5]
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]
The Dalmia-Jain Group challenged ACC's monopoly in the Indian cement industry by setting up cement factories all over India (including present-day Pakistan). It also ventured into other businesses; its subsidiaries included Bharat Bank, Bharat Fire and General Insurance, Lahore Electric, Govan group of companies, two cotton mills, a dairy, and ...
The Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates northwestern Rajasthan. Rajasthan is the largest producer of rapeseed, bajra, mustard and wool in India and the second largest producer of oilseeds and spices and milk. Rajasthan is third largest producer of soya bean and coarse cereals in India. [10] Rajasthan is also the leading producer of milk in North India.
Shree Cement is an Indian cement manufacturer, founded in Beawar, Rajasthan, in 1979. Now headquartered in Kolkata, it is India's third largest cement producer by capacity [2] [3] and second largest cement company by market capitalisation. [4] Shree Cement has an installed capacity of 50.9mt including overseas operations. [5]
The India Cements Limited is a cement manufacturing company based in Chennai. It is the 9th largest listed cement company in India by revenue. [ 2 ] The company is headed by former International Cricket Council chairman and Board of Control for Cricket in India president N. Srinivasan .