- Business
- NCL Industries Limited manufactures and sells building materials in India. The company operates through five segments including Cement, Boards, Hydel Power, Ready Mix Concrete, and Readymade Doors; it produces ordinary Portland cement grades 53 and 43, pozzolana Portland cement, and special IRS grade 53-S cement under the Nagarjuna brand from plants in Simhapuri, Telangana, and Kondapalli, Andhra Pradesh, with 2.70 million tons per annum capacity serving markets in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Pondicherabad, and Kerala; ready mixed concrete under the Nagarjuna RMC brand from plants in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam; cement bonded particleboards including plain boards, Bison Lam, Bison Plank, and designer boards under the Bison Panel brand from facilities in Simhapuri, Telangana, and Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, with 90,000 tons per annum capacity; and readymade doors under the NCLdoor brand from a facility near Hyderabad. It also generates hydroelectric power from two mini-hydel projects with 15.75 MW total installed capacity at Pothireddypadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Tungabhadra, Karnataka. Founded in 1979 as Nagarjuna Cements Limited and renamed NCL Industries Limited in 1987, the company is headquartered in Secunderabad, Telangana. Recent developments include a joint venture partnership with NCL Buildtek Ltd and a share purchase agreement to acquire 100% ownership of Vishwamber Cements.