Nirma Group to acquire Emami Cement, all set to become one of the biggest player in industry

Leading building materials company and a subsidiary of the Nirma Group –Nuvoco Vistas Corporation has announced that it had entered into a share purchase agreement with the Emami Group. As per the reports, the group is acquisition 100 per cent shareholding of the Emami group for the of INR 5500 crores subject to the approval by the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

ECL operates grinding units with a total installed capacity of 8.3 million tonnes per annum distributed across units situated in West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha and also owns an integrated cement plant in Risdah, Chhattisgarh. The company also has mining leases in Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.

Soon after Nuvoco will merge itself with the Nirmax business in Rajasthan, it is expected to become one of the most prominent players in the industry. The development will bring the total cement capacity in India (Northern, Eastern and Western region) to over 23 million tonnes through the 60 ready to mix plants.

At present, the company has a strong presence in the slag cement in Eastern India when it comes to the PPC and OPC products. After the merger, the company will strengthen its operation through the addition of three facilities in Chhattisgarh, two facilities in West Bengal, one each in Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand. In western India, it will have two facilities in Rajasthan and one in Haryana.

While speaking on the event, the chairman of Nuvoco said, “This acquisition is a momentous and transformational step in Nuvoco’s journey to becoming a major building materials company in India delivering superior performance. Emami Cement will enable us to take our Cement business to the next level and continue to serve our customers with innovative and high-quality products that they trust.”

In total, the sales of Nuvoco’s cement sales will spread across twelve states including –Madhya Pradesh, NCR, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.