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- Kakatiya Cement Sugar and Industries Limited manufactures and markets Ordinary Portland Cement, produces sugar from sugarcane crushing, and generates power through its co-generation facility; its cement division operates at an installed capacity of 297,000 tonnes per annum utilizing premium limestone from mines in Suryapet District, Telangana, while the sugar division crushes at 3,200 tonnes per cane day and the power division features a 17 MW bagasse-based plant serving internal needs and the state grid. The company, founded in 1979 and headquartered at 1-10-140/1 Gurukrupa, Ashok Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana 500020, maintains facilities in Suryapet and Khammam Districts of Telangana State, primarily serving construction, infrastructure, and agricultural markets in southern India with ISI-certified cement suitable for multi-storied buildings, flyovers, and barrages. Formerly known as Kakatiya Cements Limited, it changed its name to reflect diversification into sugar and power; recent board actions include the re-appointment of P Veeraiah as Chairman and Managing Director for five years from December 1, 2023 at existing remuneration levels of Rs 7 lakh monthly salary plus commission and perquisites, appointment of V Sivarama Krishna Murthy as Independent Director from August 4, 2023 for five years, declaration of Rs 3 per share dividend for FY2024-25 at the 46th AGM on August 28, 2025, and sustained operations above 100% capacity utilization across divisions amid ongoing financial challenges including sales decline and negative profitability in recent years.