Barak Valley Cements Limited was incorporated as a Public Limited Company in the year 1999, under the Companies Act, 1956. The company is engaged in the business of manufacturing of cement of different grades and is marketing its product under the brand name “Valley Strong Cement”. The company started its commercial production in April 2001.
The company was promoted by Prahlad Rai Chamaria, Bijay Kumar Garodia and Santosh Kumar Bajaj. The promoters of the company are born and brought up in the North East Region. All the promoters of the Company are well known and reputed businessmen in North East and are having a vast experience in different segments like plywood, Timber, Cement, and Concrete Sleepers etc.
The company is located in Assam and all the operations of the company are concentrated in the North Eastern region. The manufacturing unit of the company is at Jhoom Basti, Devendranagar, Badarpurghat, District Karimganj, Assam.
The company’s product portfolio includes both Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC). The company is ISO 9001: 2008 certified company and its products confirm to BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) specifications.
The company also got listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in November, 2007. Being located in Assam, the company is entitled to get various benefits like Excise duty exemption, Working capital interest subsidy and Insurance subsidy. The company’s plant is the largest cement plant in the State of Assam due to its various strengths.
The company also has a diversified and strong customer base consisting of individuals, contractors, builders, institutions and government agencies. The company’s main institutional and Government customers are Director General Of Supplies & Disposals (DGS&D), 19th Assam Rifals, Executive Engineer Rural Development, ONGC, BSF, etc. The company has been able to give the consistent performance in terms of Sales, Profitability since commencement of its commercial production in the year 2001.
Business area of the company
The company is engaged in the manufacturing and selling of various brands of Cement in north eastern states. The manufacturing unit of the company is located at Badarpurghat, Distt. Karimganj, Assam.