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Everest Industries Ltd

NSE: EVERESTIND BSE: 508906

₹375.65

(2.12%)

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Company History

1934

  • The company was incorporated as Asbestos Cement Ltd., a private limited company.
  • The company's object was to manufacture asbestos cement sheeting products.
  • The company commissioned its first factory at Kymore in Madhya Pradesh.

1936

  • C.P. Cement Co. Ltd. merged with other companies to form Associated Cement Companies Ltd.

1937

  • 17,500 rights shares were issued at par in the proportion 7:4.
  • A second sheeting factory was established at Mulund (Mumbai).

1938

  • 6,500 rights shares were issued at par in the proportion 13:5 on 27th January.
  • 6,000 rights shares were issued at par in the proportion 6:34 on 28th April.
  • A third factory was established at Calcutta in October.

1939

  • 18,500 rights shares were issued at par in the proportion 37:80 on 27th July.

1953

  • 40,000 bonus shares were issued in the proportion 2:3 on 15th January.
  • A fourth factory was established at Podanur near Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu in November.

1954

  • 50,000 bonus shares were issued at par in the proportion 1:2 on 4th March.

1957

  • A second sheeting plant was installed in the Kymore factory.

1966

  • The company's capital increased to 2,46,667 No. of equity shares of Rs.100 each.
  • 61,667 bonus shares were issued in the proportion 1:3.

1981

  • The company set up a full-fledged Research centre at Bangalore.

1983

  • Turner & Newall Ltd., U.K., transferred 45 fully paid equity shares to Indian directors and senior executives.
  • Equity shares were subdivided into shares of Rs.10 each.
  • The company's name was changed to Everest Building Products Ltd.

1986

  • The company entered into a 10-year technical collaboration agreement with T & N Materials Research Ltd., U.K.

1988

  • Turner & Newall International Ltd., U.K., transferred its shareholding to Eteroutremer S.A., Belgium.

1989

  • Production declined due to a strike by workers at Mulund works and Podanur works.

1990

  • 24,66,670 bonus shares were issued in the proportion 1:1 in December.
  • The company's name was changed to Eternit Everest Ltd.

1991

  • Production was regulated due to recessionary conditions.

1993

  • 49,33,340 bonus shares were issued in the proportion 1:1 on 16th March 1994.

1994

  • 49,33,340 bonus shares were issued in the proportion 1:2.

1995

  • A new factory was commissioned at Nashik in March.

1997

  • The second machine at the company's new plant at Lakhmapur was commissioned.

1998

  • The company's performance was affected by depressed economic conditions.
  • Eternit Everest Ltd was awarded the Inter-Industry State Safety Award for 1994, 1995, and 1996.

1999

  • Eternit Everest Ltd set up a new production line at its Lakhampur plant.
  • The company was engaged in the manufacture of fibre cement products.

2002

  • Eternit Everest Ltd became a subsidiary of ACC.
  • Mr. P.K. Sinor, Mr. A.K. Jain, and Mr. N.H. Italia were appointed as Additional Directors.
  • Mr. D C Shroff was re-appointed as Additional Director (Independent).
  • Mr. Arun K Batra resigned as Managing Director and Mr. M L Gupta was appointed as Managing Director.

2004

  • Everest Industries entered into an agreement with Dansk Eternit, Denmark.

2005

  • Adani Group signed a pact with Holcim to take over Everest Industries.

2007

  • M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants, New Delhi were appointed as Statutory Auditors.

2008

  • Mr. M L Narula was appointed as Additional Director.

2009

  • M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants, Haryana were appointed as Statutory Auditors.

2010

  • Mr. Aditya Vikram Somani was appointed as Executive Chairman.
  • Mr. Manish Sanghi was appointed as Managing Director.
  • Mr. M.L. Gupta was appointed as Director.
  • Mr. Amitabh Das Mundhra was inducted as Additional Director.

2011

  • Everest Industries recommended a dividend of 45% (Rs. 4.50 per equity share).

2012

  • Everest Industries recommended a dividend of 70% (Rs. 7 per equity share).

2013

  • Everest Industries recommended a dividend of 75% (Rs. 7.50 per equity share).

2014

  • Everest Industries recommended a dividend of 25% (Rs. 2.50 per equity share).

2015

  • Everest Industries commenced commercial production of its Steel Building Plant at Dahej, Gujarat.
  • M/s MCS Share Transfer Agent Ltd. was appointed as the company's Registrar and Share Transfer Agent.

2016

  • Everest Fibre Cement Planks were launched in Udaipur.
  • New age Everest Smart Steel Buildings technology was introduced in Chandigarh Capital Region.

2017

  • Everest launched India's first Technical Manual on Pre-Engineered Buildings.

2019

  • The company received the SAIL 2019 HIGH PERFORMER AWARD.
  • The company launched Pre-Engineered Buildings.

2021

  • NCLT sanctioned the scheme of merger of Everest Building Solutions Limited with Everest Industries Limited.

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