Kesoram Industries Limited Description

Kesoram Industries Limited was established in the year 1919 and is headquartered in Kolkata. The company works under the flagship of B K Birla Group of Companies. Their products ranges from tyres to cement to rayon. The company initially started its business as Kesoram Cotton Mills Ltd in the year 1919. Soon they started with the production of rayon. Their first rayon plant was constructed in 1959 under the name Kesoram Rayon. Soon after the construction, the company started with the production of cement and tyres under the names of Birla Shakti Cement and Birla Tyres respectively. The company changed its name to Kesoram Industries Limited in the year 1986. The company has divided its business into three major divisions. This includes Birla Tyres, Birla Shakti Cement and Kesoram Rayon. Birla Tyres was established in the year 1991 as a part of Kesoram Industries Limited. The company collaboraed with Pirelli, the world class type manufacturer in the year 1991 for the production and development of their tyres. Birla Shakti Cement manufactures sells cements and has two cement manufacturing plants at Karnataka and Telangana. To support the production capabilities, the company has a network of 491 sales engineers and 1,544 dealers that are located throughout the region. The Kesoram Rayon was established in the year 1959 is a viscose rayon filament yarn and cellophane paper manufacturing unit that has employed more than 2700 employees. Currently, this particular factory has 52 spinning machines that has been installed with a capacity of 65000 MT per annum. The company's products are improved on a constant basis with a strong focus on research and development. At present, their products can be seen anywhere from fashion runways to everyday clothing. The company's operations have grown from strength to strength. The company is listed on National Stock Exchange of India, Bombay Stock Exchange, Calcutta Stock Exchange Association and Societe de la Bourse de Luxembourg.