Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries Ltd
NSE: DALMIASUG BSE: 500097
₹302.05
(1.27%)
Tue, 03 Mar 2026, 07:11 pm
Market Cap24.44B
PE Ratio7.24
Dividend1.99
Process Industries
Agricultural Commodities/Milling
24.5KCompany History
1951
- Incorporated in Tamil Nadu with registered office at Dalmiapuram, Tiruchirappalli.
- Objects include manufacturing cement, pipes, sanitary ware, and electronics sold under 'Dalmia'.
1955
- Reduced nominal value of 59,307 preference shares to Rs. 40 and 1,059,919 equity shares to Rs. 2.50; issued additional shares.
1956
- Offered 356,250 rights preference shares of Rs. 10 and 3,180,000 rights equity shares of Rs. 2.50.
1957
- Consolidated 4 equity shares of Rs. 2.50 into 1 of Rs. 10.
1958
- Sub-divided preference shares of Rs. 100 and Rs. 40 into Rs. 10 each.
1959
- Issued 217,788 rights equity shares at par.
1963
- Allotted 49,925 preference and 74,965 equity shares to Magnesite Corporation members in 1:1 proportion.
1964
- Amalgamated Magnesite Corporation of India Ltd. effective January 1.
- Converted deferred shares and issued 125,000 equity shares in 1:4 proportion.
1965
- Purchased cashew factory at Kundara, Kerala, operating as Dalmia International.
1967
- Extended exports to coffee, walnuts, and black pepper.
- Issued 743,986 bonus equity shares in 2:5 proportion.
1968
- Cancelled 262,908 preference shares and converted to 196,431 equity shares.
1969
- Cancelled 91,968 preference shares and converted to 68,976 equity shares.
1970
- Set up Govan Travels in New Delhi, recognized by IATA and Government of India.
1971
- Opened Govan Travels branches in Mumbai and Chennai.
1975
- Dalmia Dairy Industries Ltd. ceased to be subsidiary effective January 31.
1976
- Opened office at Cochin.
1978
- Closed cargo business.
1980
- Took possession of Ballabhgarh factory.
- Introduced new stereo systems.
- Amalgamated Telesound India Ltd. effective January 1.
- Allotted 191,985 11% preference shares to TIL shareholders.
- TIL unit became Dalmia Electronics Corporation.
1983
- Revalued land and buildings at Ballabhgarh, Delhi, and Mumbai.
1985
- Cement operations impacted by power cuts and cost rises; relied on diesel generators.
- Magnesite sales improved due to refractory demand.
- Kerala Government acquired cashew unit; obtained stay from High Court.
1986
- Commissioned magnesite ore beneficiation plant.
- Suspended merchant exports division.
- Electronics production affected by kit-technology competition.
1987
- Production and sales affected by 45-day strike.
- Proposed new mill house installation.
- Introduced two new Hi-Fi Ampli cassette deck systems.
1988
- Production affected by raw magnesite shortage.
- Entered JV with IPICOL for 100,000 TPA pig iron.
1989
- Curtailled production due to high clinker stock.
- Installed waste heat recovery system and O'sepa separator.
- Cement sales affected by competition, oil crisis, and wagon shortage.
1990
- Introduced colour television and new Hi-Fi systems.
- Multilayer ceramic capacitor plant commissioned.
- Tourism affected by disturbances and Gulf war.
1991
- Installed 4.3 MW diesel generator.
- Proposed wind mill farm in Tamil Nadu.
- Introduced new Hi-Fi Ampli cassette deck models.
- Produced small quantities of colour TVs.
- Received approvals from Bharat Electronics and ECIL.
- Signed MoU with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation for cement project.
- Issued 2,869,358 bonus shares in 1:1 proportion.
1992
- Decline in telecom and OEM component orders.
1993
- Introduced new black and white TV models.
- Commissioned first phase 2.25 MW wind mill farm.
- Merged Vivek Ganna Ltd. and took over Ramgarh Chini Mills sugar project.
- Allotted 1,912,905 bonus equity shares in 1:3 proportion.
1994
- Cement production and despatches increased.
- Developed Forsterite bricks.
- Introduced new audio products.
- Commissioned sugar unit at Ramgarh.
1995
- Placed orders for Chip Resistor plant.
- Production and sales affected by 33-day worker strike.
1996
- Sales affected by reduced demand, competition, and magnesite imports.
- Audio products sales declined due to overseas competition.
1997
- Sales affected by steel recession and 100-day plant stoppage.
- Proposed increase in foundry grade pig iron plant capacity.
- Suspended mining at Hospet unit per Supreme Court order.
1998
- Expanding sugar plant in Uttar Pradesh to 2500 TCD.
- ICRA assigned double-A rating to Rs. 50 crore NCD programme.
- Planned capacity increase to 230,000 tpa from 180,000 tpa.
- Seeking technical collaboration with Shougang of China.
1999
- Seeking strategic alliances, acquisitions, and joint ventures.
- Opened fixed deposit programme with MAA+ ICRA rating.
2000
- Introduced Dalmia Vajram Cement.
- Mr. S. Ravi withdrew as Nominee Director effective September 7.
2002
- Expanded capacity from 10.34 lakh TPY to 12.34 lakh TPY.
2003
- RBI notified NRIs and PIOs not to purchase shares without prior clearance.
2005
- Split face value of shares from Rs. 10 to Rs. 2.
2008
- Inducted Shri G. N. Bajpai as Director subject to approval.
2009
- Shri V. Sundararaj appointed Compliance Officer.
- Recommended final dividend of Rs. 2.00 per equity share.
2010
- Recommended final dividend of Re. 1.00 per equity share.
- Changed name to Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Ltd.
2011
- Shri Panchapakesan Kannan appointed Director.
- Recommended final dividend of Re. 0.25 per equity share.
2013
- R. Gururajan appointed Compliance Officer.
- Recommended final dividend of Re. 0.25 per equity share.
2014
- Acquired sugar plant at Sangli, Maharashtra (1750 TCD) for Rs. 24.30 Crores.
2016
- Became first cement company to commit to 100% renewable power.
- Dalmia Bharat Foundation signed MoU with NABARD for community development.
- Dalmia Bharat Foundation partnered with NSDC for Skill India.
2021
- Launched sulphur-free White Crystal Sugar and Natural Brown Sugar under 'Dalmia Utsav' brand, entering B2C market.
2022
- Implemented Scheme of Amalgamation merging Himshikhar Investment Limited into Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Limited.
2023
- Board approved Scheme of Arrangement for demerger of DMC Unit and GT Unit into Dalmia Bharat Refractories Limited.
- Board approved 250 KLPD grain-based distillery at Nigohi Unit and capacity expansion at Ramgarh Sugar Unit to 7000 TCD.
2024
- Commercial production commenced at wholly owned subsidiary Baghauli Sugar and Distillery Limited on March 15.
2025
- NCLT approved amalgamation of Baghauli Sugar and Distillery Limited into Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Limited effective April 1, 2024.
- Apportionment of acquisition cost for equity shares of Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Limited and Dalmia Bharat Refractories Limited.
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