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| Formerly | Cement Manufacturing Company |
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| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Building materials |
| Founded | 2 November 2001 |
| Founder | Sajjan Bhajanka |
| Headquarters | Northeast India, India |
| Products | Cement |
| Website | starcement |
Star CementLtd.(formerly known as Cement Manufacturing Company) is a cement manufacturing company in India and the largest cement manufacturer in Northeast India. [1] [2]
It was founded by Sajjan Bhajanka and Sanjay Agarwal [3] on 2 November 2001 under the name "Cement Manufacturing Company Limited". The company is engaged in the sale and manufacturing of cement. Star Cement's manufacturing plants are located in Khliehriat and Guwahati. [4] The company has occupied more than 500 to 1,000 hectares of land in Jaintia Hills district. [5] It obtains coal from the local market for fuel at a price of 8,000 rupees per tonne. [6] In January 2021, it expanded its business to East India [7] by opening a new plant in West Bengal worth 4.5 billion. [8] In August 2021, the company approves a share buyback proposal. In June 2022, the company invested 17–18 billion rupees in doubling the capacity of clinker and adding a capacity of 4 million tonnes to grinding [9] and donated 10 million to Assam CM’s Relief Fund. [10] [11]