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ACC | |
Formerly | The Associated Cement Companies Limited (1936–2006) |
Company type | Public |
BSE: 500410 NSE: ACC | |
Industry | Building materials |
Founded | 1 August 1936; 88 years ago (1936-08-01) |
Headquarters | Mumbai,Maharashtra, India |
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Products | Cement |
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Owner | Adani Group (56.69%) |
Number of employees | 3,884 (2024)[2] |
Parent | Adani Group |
Website | dealers-nearme![]() |
ACC Limited (FormerlyThe Associated Cement Companies Limited) is an Indian cement producer, headquartered inMumbai. It is a subsidiary ofAmbuja Cements and a part of theAdani Group. On 1 September 2006, the name of The Associated Cement Companies Limited was changed to ACC Limited. The company was established in Mumbai, Maharashtra on 1 August 1936.[3]
In 1936, eleven cement companies belonging toTata,Khatau, Killick Nixon andFE Dinshaw groups merged to form a single entity, The Associated Cement Companies.Sir Nowroji B Saklatvala was the first chairman of ACC. The first board of directors had some prominent industrialists—J R D Tata,Ambalal Sarabhai,Walchand Hirachand,Dharamsey Khatau,Sir Akbar Hydari,Nawab Salar Jung Bahadur andSir Homy Mody.
The list of companies that were merged:[4]
The management control of the company was taken over by Swiss cement manufacturerHolcim Group in 2004. ACC operated as a subsidiary of Lafarge Holcim.[5] On 1 September 2006, the name of The Associated Cement Companies Limited was changed to ACC Limited. The company is the only cement company to get Superbrand status in India.[6]
On 14 April 2022, Holcim announced that it would exit from the Indian market after 17 years of operations as part of a strategy to focus on core markets and listed its stakes in ACC andAmbuja Cements for sale.
On 15 May 2022,Adani Group acquired Holcim's stake in ACC andAmbuja Cements for US$10.5 billion.[7]