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ACC (company)

ACC Limited
Public company
Traded as
ACC
Industry Cement
Founded 1936
Headquarters Mumbai,India
Number of locations
20
Key people
N. S. Sekhsaria, Chairman
Revenue 113.927 billion (US$1.7 billion)
10.9576 billion (US$160 million)
Total assets 120.9359 billion (US$1.8 billion)
Total equity 78.2484 billion (US$1.2 billion)
Number of employees
10,000
Parent Holcim
Website Official Site

ACC Limited (Formerly The Associated Cement Companies Limited) one of the largest producers of cement in India. It's registered office is called Cement House. It is located on Maharishi Karve Road, Mumbai. 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.

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.


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