- CEO
- Arrakundal Velayutha Dharmakrishnan
- Full Time Employees
- 3,890
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Construction materials
- Address
- Auras Corporate Centre Chennai TN India 600004
- IPO Date
- Dec 6, 1994
- Business
- The Ramco Cements Limited manufactures and sells cement, ready-mix concrete, and dry-mix products in India. The company produces Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC); blended cements including Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) and Portland Slag Cement (PSC); ready-mix concrete; construction chemicals such as waterproofing compounds and anchoring grouts; and dry-mix mortar products like plaster and tile adhesives. It operates 15 integrated cement plants and grinding units with a total cement grinding capacity of 24.04 million tonnes per annum, serving residential housing, apartments and institutions, public infrastructure, and industrial segments across southern, central, and eastern India; exports cement internationally; and maintains wind farms for power generation.
Founded in 1961 and headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, the company functions as the flagship of the Ramco Group, which includes interests in textiles, fibre cement sheets, and information technology. In 2024, it invested INR580m (US$6.94m) to debottleneck capacity by 0.9Mta at multiple grinding units. Recent related-party transactions include Ramco Industries' acquisition of 466,600 equity shares for Rs41.95 crore in November 2024 and the company's purchase of 28.50% equity in Ramco Windfarms Limited in August 2025.