Ramco Industries Ltd is one of the best performing, highly efficient producer of Fibre Cement Sheets in India and is the Market leader. RIL has pioneered and introduced the innovative Calcium Silicate Board, a versatile Building Interior Product in India

Ramco Industries Limited, part of RAMCO group of companies entered the asbestos cement field in 1967. Ramco's first asbestos cement sheet plant was set up at Arakkonam (Tamil Nadu) in 1967 and since then the production technology has been updated continuously. The second sheet plant was commissioned at Karur (Karnataka) in 1974 followed by one more sheet plant at Maksi (Madhya Pradesh) in 1987. A plant for the manufacture of AC pressure pipes in 5 metres length and in diametres of 80 mm to 1000 mm was established at Maksi (MP) in 1983. This was the first plant in India to introduce pipes of 5 M length and diametres of above 600 mm.

RIL is operating the most modern fibre cement roofing sheets and pipe plants in India today - in Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu; Karur, Karnataka; Maksi, Madhya Pradesh; Silvassa, Union Territory of Dadra & Nagar Haveli; Kharagpur, West Bengal; Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh; Sinugra, Gujarat;

The present aggregate capacity for Fibre Cement Sheets is 5 lakh tonnes per annum and Fibre Cement Pressure Pipe is 30 lakh tonnes per annum. Its turnover is around Rs. 300 crores and it employs about 1500 persons.

The entire working cycle from the feeding of raw material to the formation of sheets is automated to ensure pollution free environment in all the factories.

RIL has also set up a most advanced plant in Srilanka. It has built a nation-wide dealer network and has a strong customer base among architects and builders.