ACC Limited From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ACC Limited

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Public BSE: 500410 NSE: ACC Cement 1936 [1] Mumbai,[2] India N.S. Sekhsaria, Chairman 9,852.20 crore (US$1.97 billion) [3] 1,325.26 crore (US$264.39 million)[4] 10,000 Official Site

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ACC Limited (Formerly The Associated Cement Companies Limited) (BSE: 500410, NSE: ACC) is the largest producer of cement inIndia based in Mumbai.[5] It's registered office is called Cement House. It is located on Maharishi Karve Road, Mumbai.[6] The stock price of company contributes in calculating BSE Sensex. The management control of company was taken over by Swiss cement major Holcim in 2004. On 1 September 2006 the name of The Associated Cement Companies Limited was changed to ACC Limited. The company is only cement company to get Superbrand status in India.[7] [edit]History

In 1936 ten cement companies belonging to Tatas, Khataus, Killick Nixon and F E Dinshaw groups merged to form a single entity, The Associated Cement Companies. Sir Nowroji B Saklatvala was the first chairman of ACC. The first board of directors had some prominent industrialists - J R D Tata, Ambalal Sarabhai, Walchand Hirachand, Dharamsey Khatau, Sir Akbar Hydari, Nawab Salar Jung Bahadur and Sir Homy Mody. [edit]References 1. ^ "ACC Limited". ACC Limited. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 2. ^ www.automation.siemens.com 3. ^ http://www.acclimited.com/newsite/annual_report_11/balance_sheet_11.pdf 4. ^ http://www.acclimited.com/newsite/annual_report_11/balance_sheet_11.pdf 5. ^ "Stock of the Week: ACC Limited". The India Street. Retrieved 2010-12-02. 6. ^ "ACC Limited". ACC Limited. 1936-08-01. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 7. ^ "ACC pockets Superbrand status". The Economic Times. 4 Oct, 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2012. ACC Limited is Indias foremost cement manufacturer with a countrywide network of factories and marketing offices. Established in 1936, ACC has been a pioneer and trend-setter in cement and concrete technology. Among the first companies in India to include commitment to environment protection as a corporate objective, ACC has won accolades for environment friendly measures taken at its plants and mines, and has also been felicitated for its acts of good corporate citizenship.