- Business
- DCM Shriram Industries Limited, founded in 1889 and headquartered in New Delhi, India, engages in the diversified manufacture and sale of sugar, alcohol, power, chemicals, industrial fibers, and defense-related products primarily in India, Europe, China, Mexico, and internationally. The company operates through three main segments offering refined sugar, sugar cubes, fine sugar, and refined sugar sachets to pharmaceutical, food, beverage, dairy, confectionery, and hospitality sectors; bulk alcohol products including rectified spirit, extra neutral alcohol, and anhydrous alcohol; rayon, synthetic yarn, tyre cord, treated rayon fabric, wicking and non-wicking nylon; anhydrous sodium sulphate, carbon-di-sulphide, organic and fine chemicals, and drug intermediates to agrochemicals, paints, fragrance, and other industries; as well as armoured vehicles, shipping containers, hand sanitizers, and co-generation of power. Its operations span sugar and distillery facilities, rayons and nylon production, chemicals manufacturing, and engineering projects for defense at key sites including Daurala near Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. In June 2025, the company approved the acquisition of Hindusthan Specialty Chemicals Limited for Rs 375 crore to enter the epoxy and advanced materials segment, aligning with its downstream integration strategy from epichlorohydrin production and targeting growth in renewables, aerospace, and electric vehicles, with completion expected by September 2025.