ACC
(ACC Limited) is India's foremost manufacturer
of cement and concrete.
ACC's operations are spread throughout
the country with 14 modern cement factories,
more than 30 Ready mix concrete plants,
20 sales offices, and several zonal
offices. It has a workforce of about
10,000 persons and a countrywide distribution
network of over 9,000 dealers. ACC's
research and development facility has
a unique track record of innovative
research, product development and specialized
consultancy services. Since its inception
in 1936, the company has been a trendsetter
and important benchmark for the cement
industry in respect of its production,
marketing and personnel management processes.
Its commitment to environment-friendliness,
its high ethical standards in business
dealings and its on-going efforts in
community welfare programmes have won
it acclaim as a responsible corporate
citizen. ACC has made significant contributions
to the nation building process by way
of quality products, services and sharing
its expertise.
In the 70 years of
its existence, ACC has been a pioneer
in the manufacture of cement and concrete
and a trendsetter in many areas of cement
and concrete technology including improvements
in raw material utilisation, process
improvement, energy conservation and
development of high performance concretes.
ACC’s brand
name is synonymous with cement and enjoys
a high level of equity in the Indian
market. It is the only cement company
that figures in the list of Consumer
SuperBrands of India.
The company's various
businesses are supported by a powerful,
in-house research and technology backup
facility - the only one of its kind
in the Indian cement industry. This
ensures not just consistency in product
quality but also continuous improvements
in products, processes, and application
areas.
ACC has rich experience
in mining, being the largest user of
limestone, and it is also one of the
principal users of coal. As the largest
cement producer in India, it is one
of the biggest customers of the Indian
Railways, and the foremost user of the
road transport network services for
inward and outward movement of materials
and products.
ACC has also extended
its services overseas to the Middle
East, Africa, and South America, where
it has provided technical and managerial
consultancy to a variety of consumers,
and also helps in the operation and
maintenance of cement plants abroad.
ACC is among the first
companies in India to include commitment
to environmental protection as one of
its corporate objectives, long before
pollution control laws came into existence.
The company installed pollution control
equipment and high efficiency sophisticated
electrostatic precipitators for cement
kilns, raw mills, coal mills, power
plants and coolers as far back as 1966.
Every factory has state-of-the art pollution
control equipment and devices.
ACC demonstrates the
practices of being a good corporate
citizen undertaking a wide range of
activities to improve the living conditions
of the under-privileged classes living
near its factories.
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