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- Prism Johnson Limited manufactures and markets cement, ready-mixed concrete, ceramic tiles, sanitaryware, bath fittings, engineered marble, quartz, construction chemicals, plasters, aggregates and manufactured sand primarily in India. The company produces Ordinary Portland Cement and Portland Pozzolana Cement under the Champion brand along with premium variants Champion Plus, Champion Duratech and Champion All Weather; ceramic, vitrified, industrial and large-format tiles under Johnson Tiles, Johnson Porselano and Johnson Endura brands; sanitaryware, faucets and bath fittings under Johnson Bathware and Johnson International brands; and specialized ready-mixed concrete products such as Aquaresistcrete, Dyecrete, Megacrete and Envirocrete through its Prism RMC division. Incorporated in 1992 as Karan Cement Limited and renamed Prism Johnson Limited in 2018 following the amalgamation of H&R Johnson (India) and RMC Readymix (India), the company is headquartered in Mumbai, India, with a cement plant of 5.6 million tonnes per annum capacity at Satna in Madhya Pradesh supplemented by supply agreements aggregating 1.37 million tonnes per annum, 64.2 million square metres per annum tile capacity across 11 plants including joint ventures, two faucet plants with 3.6 million pieces per annum capacity, one sanitaryware plant, 91 ready-mixed concrete plants across 42 locations including franchisees, and operations catering to residential, commercial, industrial, urban real estate and infrastructure sectors with regional strength in eastern and central Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar alongside pan-India presence. Recent developments include the acquisition of a 50% stake in Sunbath Sanitary Private Limited in 2024 to secure sanitaryware supply, modernization of the Vijayawada tile plant in 2024, commissioning of an additional 8 megawatts solar power at Satna in 2025, bagging two limestone mine blocks in Satna in March 2025, a new cement supply agreement with Jabalpur Cement Industries effective August 2025 adding 0.09 million tonnes capacity, declaration as preferred bidder for the Hinauti-2 mining lease in September 2025, and expansion of grinding capacity through RLJ Cement and other tie-ups reaching 1.37 million tonnes per annum as of September 2025. The company maintains a subsidiary in Raheja QBE General Insurance and joint ventures including with Ardex Endura for adhesives and waterproofing, alongside sustainability initiatives such as 32% green power usage at cement plants and alternative fuel processing capacity of 600 tonnes per day.