OUR HISTORY
Kesoram was founded in 1919 under the name of Kesoram Cotton Mills Ltd. From its humble beginnings as a cotton textile mill in Calcutta, Kesoram expanded into the production of rayon. Its first rayon plant was built in 1959, with a production capacity of 4,635 metric tons of rayon yarn per year.
The spirit of entrepreneurship did not end there. Kesoram soon entered the tyres and cement industries. A change of name was needed to reflect the company’s increasing portfolio of businesses. So in 1986, it changed its name to Kesoram Industries Limited.
Since then, Kesoram’s operations have grown from strength to strength. Its reputation is recognised today by its listings on four global stock exchanges – National Stock Exchange of India, Bombay Stock Exchange, Calcutta Stock Exchange Association, and the Societe de la Bourse de Luxembourg.
CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
The global economic downtrend started in 2008 continues to create economic issues for all nations. Although the US economy shows improvement in some parameters, it is still not back to its strength. The Euro zone is beset with huge problems in Greece, in particular, and other countries such as Italy remaining weak. The influx of large number of refugees into Europe also introduces significant social and economic challenges in the Euro zone. Russia is reeling under the effects of sanctions and the Chinese economic slowdown has had a global impact.
In recent times India has successfully improved its economic performance but its sustainability is yet to be proven. Hence we continue to operate in an environment of uncertainty and we are reworking our strategies to ensure developement and growth.
In 2014-15 we focused on re-organising our tyre business to ensure sustainable growth. I take pride that our management team has done this most commendably. This gives me great confidence in the future of our organization.
I wish to thank my colleagues on the Board, our employees and all other stakeholders for their continued faith and confidence in the Company.
Basant Kumar Birla
Basant Kumar Birla, Chairman
Manjushree Khaitan, Executive Vice Chairperson
Amitabha Ghosh, Independent Director
Vinay Sah, Nominee Director
Lee Seow Chuan, Additional Director, Independent
Kashi Prasad Khandelwal, Independent Director
Sudip Banerjee, Independent Director
Tridib Kumar Das, Whole-time Director & CFO
CORPORATE OFFICE
Tridib Kumar Das, Whole-time Director & CFO
Enrico Malerba, Chief Business Officer
Gautam Ganguli, Company Secretary
BIRLA TYRES
Andrew Harper, President
CEMENT
Animesh Banerjee, President
RAYON & TRANSPARENT PAPER
CODE OF CONDUCT
At Kesoram, sound corporate governance is important in keeping the trust of investors and other stakeholders. That is why the management has set up a Code of Conduct to reach its goal of performance with honesty, integrity and accountability. The Code of Conduct is approved by the Board and subsequent amendments of it will be updated here.
Code of Conduct
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Awards/Accolades
For nearly a century, Kesoram has been committed in the pursuit of excellence in not just the products it makes, but also in its processes and services. The company is proud to receive these awards for its achievements.
YEAR 2010
Award for "Excellence in workers' welfare" from the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce, Andhra Pradesh.
YEAR 2008
Award for "Excellence in rural development" from the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce, Andhra Pradesh.
YEAR 2007
Award for "Excellence in industrial productivity" from the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce, Andhra Pradesh. "Best Management Award" in 2007 from the Government of Andhra Pradesh.
YEAR 2006
"Best workers' welfare activity award" from the Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce, Andhra Pradesh. Award for "Best Improvement in Thermal Energy Performance" and "Second best in environmental excellence in limestone mines" from the National Council for Cement and Building Materials. "Global Cement Award" from the Global Cement and Lime Magazine, London.
YEAR 2000
Award for "Recognition of outstanding achievement in the Modernization of Technique/Approaches of Plant Maintenance" from Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance.
