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- The India Cements Limited manufactures and sells cement and related products in India. The company produces Portland cement, blended cement, sulphate resisting Portland cement and ready mix concrete under brands including Sankar Cement, Coromandel Cement, Raasi Gold and Coromandel King; it operates eight integrated cement plants in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan through subsidiary Trinetra Cement Ltd, plus two grinding units in Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, with total capacity of 14.75 million tonnes per annum. India Cements serves infrastructure, real estate and construction markets primarily in South India and Maharashtra through a network of over 10,000 stockists. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the company became a subsidiary of UltraTech Cement Ltd, part of the Aditya Birla Group, following UltraTech's acquisition of a majority promoter stake effective December 24, 2024, with Competition Commission of India approval in December 2024. Its board recently approved a Rs 4,400 crore investment plan for 2.80 million tonnes capacity expansion to 17.55 million tonnes, modernization and operational turnaround targeting profitability by FY27, alongside a scheme to merge subsidiaries including ICL Financial Services Ltd, ICL Securities Ltd, ICL International Ltd and India Cements Infrastructures Ltd.