1947 - The Company was Incorporated on 25th August, at Gwalior. The Company Manufacture viscose staple fibre, carbon-di-sulphide, sulphuric acid, sodium sulphate, rayon and cotton fabrics, rayon grade pulp, paper, etc. The company also owns an engineering workshop. 1951 - 1,50,000 Right Pref. shares issued at par in prop. 3:1, 24,50,000 Right Equity shares issued at par in prop. 49:1. 1953 - 1,33,000 Right equity share of 1951 subscribed. In October, 10 lakh Rights equity shares issued at par (Prop. 5:6 Equity or Pref.). 1956 - In September 1955, 4,57,000 Right Equity shares issued at par (Prop. 1:2.50 equity and/or Pref.) 1959 - 50,000 Pref. shares issued at par in propn. 1:50 (Only 765 shares taken up). 1963 - The Company purchased a cotton textile mill at Bhiwani (Punjab) with an installed capacity of 18,000 spindles and 286 looms and named it as Bhiwani Textile Mills. 1967 - The Company applied to Government for permission to establish a polynosic fibre unit in Harihar (Karnataka) with a production capacity of 100 tonnes per day. 1968 - In December, 5,00,000 bonus equity shares issued in propn. 1:10. 1969 - In August 2,00,000 - 9.3% Pref. shares offered to public. In August 1970, 11,00,000 bonus equity shares issued in propn. 1:5. 1971 - 765 `B' Pref. and 1725 `A' Pref. shares redeemed on 31.3.1972. 1974 - The Company received a letter of intent for setting up a polynosic fibre unit at Harihar (Karnataka) with a production capacity of 100 TPD. - The Company revalued the machinery and equipment of its staple fibre and pulp units. The Company again revalued the major items of plant and machinery installed in its staple fibre and pulp division as on 1st April, 1980. The value of the assets of the Company's caustic soda plant and new power plants situated at Birlanagram, Nagda were revalued as on 1st April, 1985. - 39,60,000 Bonus equity shares were issued in prop. 3:5. 1976 - 52,80,000 Bonus Equity shares issued in the prop. 1:2. 1979 - The Company participated in a joint venture project in Bihar for the manufacture of 33,000 tonnes of caustic soda per annum. For this purpose, a new Company under the name and style Bihar Caustic & Chemicals, Ltd. was formed. - 20,00,000 No. of Equity Shares issued (Prem. Rs 25 per share) 1,00,000 shares reserved and allotted to employees; 3,64,918 shares allotted as Rights to shareholders who were individuals in prop. 3:25 and 15,35,082 shar es offered to public. 1980 - The Company joined as co-promoter with Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation, Ltd. for setting up an aluminium fluoride manufacturing plant in Ramnad, a backward district in Tamil Nadu. For this purpose, a new company under the name and style Tamil Nadu Fluorine & Allied Chemicals, Ltd. was incorporated. - The Company entered into a collaboration agreement with the State Industrial and investment Corporation of Maharashtra (SICOM) for setting up a gas-based sponge iron project with a capacity of 4 lakh tonnes per annum. 1982 - The Company issued 18,75,000-13 1/2% convertible bonds of the face value of Rs 160 each f or an aggregate amount of Rs 30 crores. Rs. 40 out of each bond is convertible into 2 equity shares of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 10 per share on 1st April 1983. The balance of Rs 120 per bond will be repayable at par in 5 equal annual instalments commencing from the 8th year from the date of allotment. 1984 - The Company received a letter of intent for the manufacture of stable bleaching powder with an annual capacity of 10,000 tonnes to be implemented in two phases of 5,000 tonnes per annum each. 1985 - A collaboration agreement was entered into with LVD Company N.V., Belgium for the manufacture of sophisticated balers for the man-made fibre industry. - The Company joined as one of the co-promoters in Indo-Gulf Fertilisers and Chemicals Corporation, Ltd. (INDOGULF), which set up a project for the manufacture of 1,350 tonnes per day of ammonia and 2,200 tonnes per day of urea at Jagdishpur, Uttar Pradesh. 1986 - The Company entered into collaboration agreement with Nevmag of W. Germany for the manufacture of a wide range of equipments from spinning down to cutter for polyester, polyamide, polypropylene and acryulic fibre machineries. The Company also explored the possibilities for entering into collaboration for the manufacture of specialised equipment for petrochemical and other chemical industries. - Stable bleaching powder (SBP) was marketed under the brand name "Vikram SBP" and a beginning was also made in the exports market. - The name of the Company was changed from Gwalior Rayond Silk Mfg. (Wvg.) Co., Ltd. to the present one with effect from 22nd July. 1987 - The plant continued to remain closed. The strike by workmen since 7th July, 1985 was called off consequent to a conciliation agreement arrived at on 27th October, 1988 and resumed production on 29th June, 1989. - A letter of Intent was received to install 5,000 worsted spindles at Malanpur in Bhind District, a backward A class area. The licensed capacity of caustic soda plant was re-endorsed at 90,000 tonnes per annum. - The Company proposed to participate in the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd., a joint venture formed by Indian Rayon & Industries Ltd., Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, Ltd. to the extent of 12% in the equity capital of the Company. This joint venture was to have a capacity of 3 million tonnes per annum a petrochemical complex to produce a minimum of 2,50,000 tonnes per annum of ethylene. - A letter of intent was received to set up a gas-based sponge iron project with an installed capacity of 6 lakh tonnes per annum in the Raigad District of Maharashtra. - Approval from Government was received for setting up a project for the manufacture of colour T.V. glass shells in foreign technical collaboration with the Asahi Glass Company, Ltd., Japan. - Kerala Spinners, Ltd., Gwalior Properties & Estates Ltd. (GPEL) and Seshasayee Properties Ltd. (SPL) are the subsidiaries of the Company. During the year, Turquoise Investments & Finance Ltd. and Trapti Trading & Investments Ltd. became subsidiaries of GPEL and SPL respectively. - The Company allotted 60,00,000 - 14% non-convertible secured debentures (VI series) of Rs 100 each. These debentures are redeemable at a premium of 5% of face value in three annual instalments commencing from 8.12.1994. 1988 - The Engineering Division entered into a technical agreement with Thai Acrylic Fibres, Ltd. for providing technical know-how. M/s. Andhra Pradesh Rayons entered into a technical collaboration agreement with the Company for the supply of 45 tonne/day viscose staple fibre plant on a turnkey basis valued at Rs 38 crores. - The Company introduced successfully during the year Grasim "MASTERWEAR" readymade shirts and trousers. - Steps were initiated to set up the poly aluminium chloride and the chlorosulphonic acid projects. The Poly Aluminium Chloride (PAC) project was commissioned in the 3rd quarter of 1990. The Commissioning of the Chlorosulphoric Acid project was delayed because of a strike in the supplier's plant which resulted in the delayed delivery of plant and machinery. - It was proposed to set up a hydrogen peroxide project with an installed capacity of 6,000 tonnes per annum at Nagda in collaboration with a renowned company of U.S.A. - During December, the Company offered 92,85,714 - 12.5% secured redeemable partly convertible debentures of Rs 70 each for cash at par of which the following were reserved for allotment on a preferential basis: - (i) 71,42,857 debentures to the equity shareholders of the Company in the proportion 7 deb: 40 equity shares and - (ii) 4,64,286 debentures to employees (including Indian working directors)/workers of the Company on an equitable basis. The remaining 16,78,571 debentures along with the unsubscribed portion, if any, from the preferential quota were to be offered to the public. Additional 13,92,857 debentures allotted to retain oversubscription. - The convertible portion of Rs 35 out of the face value of each debenture was converted into one equity share of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 25 per share on 31st March, 1989. The non-convertible portion of Rs 35 out of each debenture was to be redeemed at par in three annual instalments of Rs 10, Rs 10 and Rs 15 on the expiry of 7th, 8th and 9th years respectively from the date of allotment of debentures. 1989 - The cotton textile mill unit's working was affected by protracted labour unrest and strike by workmen. - The Company issued 115,00,000-14% secured redeemable non-convertible debentures of Rs 100/- each (VIIth Series) on rights basis to resident Indian equity shareholders, in the ratio of 245 debentures for every 1000 equity shares held. Additional 15,74,982 debentures were allotted to retain over subscription. As per the terms, the entire amount of Rs 100/- will be redeemed in three equal annual instalments beginning at the end of 6th year from the allotment date with a premium of Rs 5/- per debenture. - During September, the Company issued 1,04,16,666-12.5% secured redeemable partly convertible debentures (IInd Series) of Rs 120/- each to the existing equity shareholders in the ratio of 21 debentures for every 100 equity share held. All were taken up. Additional 15,62,500 debentures issued to retain oversubscription. 5,20,834 debentures were also offered to employees/workers of the Company but only 61,940 debentures were taken up. The balance of 4,58,894 debentures were allowed to lapse. - As per the term of issue, Rs 60 of each debenture was converted into one equity share of Rs 10 each at a premium of Rs 50 per share at the end of six months from the allotment date, i.e. on 1.6.1990. The balance Rs 60/- of each debenture was to be redeemed at par in three equal annual instalments of Rs 20/ - each at the end of 7th, 8th and 9th years from the allotment date. This issue was made to part fi nance the sponge iron project. 1990 - The Company received two letters of intent for setting up new green field site portland cement plants each having an annual capacity of one million tonnes-one in Baloda Bazar, Dist. Raipur (M.P.) and the other at Shamb hupura, Dist. Chittorgarh (Rajasthan). - The Company issued 1,30,00,000-14% secured redeemable non-convertible debentures of Rs 100/- each (IXth Series) and 25,00,000-14% secured redeemable non-convertible debentures of Rs. 100/- each (VIIIth Series) to finance new cement plant at Raipur (M.P.). 1991 - The Engineering division undertook to manufacture equipments for dairy and sponge iron plants. It also manufactured and supplied the state of the art technology lift-box design baling press with autorotation and auto-bale weighing device. It also explored the possibility of supplying know-how and consultancy services along with plant and machinery to existing and potential manufacturers of rayon - both fibre and filament, in China. - The working of the mill was affected to some extent by labour problem leading to a forced lock-out in the spinning section since February 17th, 1992 and resumed to work with effect from 10th October. - The Company issued and allotted 15,00,000-14% non-convertible debentures (XI Series) of Rs 100 each. These are redeemable in three instalments commencing from 26th March, 1997. The Company issued and allotted 155,00,000-18% non-convertible debentures of Rs 100 each (X Series) redeemable in three annual instalments Commencing from 18th October, 1997. 1992 - An aggregate of 6,933,745 GDS were offered at an initial price of US $12.98 per GDS by managers concurrently to (i) qualified institutional buyers (UIBs) in the USA and (ii) persons in offshore transactions. - The Company proposed to issue Euro equity to the tune of UA $100 million to investors abroad. The Company proposed to issue another Euro equity to the tune of US $125 million. 1994 - The cotton textile mill unit undertook to set up a new unit "Elegant Spinners" with 14,000 spindles. - The Company issued the following debentures on private placement basis: (i) 160,00,000-16.5% (xiii Series) redeemable in 3 instalments commencing from 11.7.2000, (ii) 70,00,000-15% debentures redeemable in 3 annual instalments commencing from 19.1.2001. 1995 - A new range of fabric under the brand name ADONIS was introduced. - Birla Capital International AMC Ltd. an asset management Company was set up as a joint venture with Capital Group International Inc., a major US based investment management organisation. The Unit launched Birla Advantage Fund in February. - The Company undertook to set up joint venture power projects to be set up in U.P. & M.P. These are to be set up in Collaboration with Powergen Plc., U.K. for Rosa power project of 1000 MW and Bina Power project of 1000 MW detailed techno economic study was undertaken. - The Company undertook to set up a joint venture, Alexandria Carbon Black Co., in Egypt to produce 20,000 tpa of Carbon black at full capacity with an equity participation of an approximate value of US $ 2.25 million, i.e. Rs 7.10 crores representing 15% of the total equity capital. 1996 - A new synthetic denim with an universal blend of polyster, viscose, cotton was launched under the brand name SUMO. 1997 - The Cotton textile division launched a novel denim brand `Jusilk' using a blend of polyester and jute, along with a unique water repellent denim. - In order to establish its own viscose fibre spinning facilities the Company entered into a leave and licence agreement with Eastern Spinning Mills & Industries, Ltd., Calcutta for running its spinning unit for a period of 3 years from 27th July, 1984. This spinning unit had an installed capacity of about 25,000 spindles. - A new division, Vikram Premium RMC was formed for production of Ready Mixed Concrete. The Company applied for an industrial licence to set up a gas-based fertiliser plant for the manufacture of 4.5 lakh tonnes of ammonia and 7.5 lakh tonnes of urea per annum in U.P. - The flagship company of the Aditya Birla group, Grasim is setting up yet another plant to manufacture rayon grade pulp. - Grasim Industries Ltd., a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, has reached final stages of negotiation with the Rajasthan Government for setting up 200 TPD rayon grade pulp plant at Amarpura, about 100 km from Bikaner. - Grasim Industries Ltd., has signed an agreement with National Securities Depository Ltd., (NSDL) and MCS Ltd. to dematerialise its shares. Grasim has its in-house share department. - The company is setting up a new plant in Pondicherry for the production of radial tyres. 1998 - Grasim Industries Limited (GIL) has claimed to have developed a synthetic suiting for the first time in the country. - Vikram Ispat, a unit of Grasim Industries and a part of the Aditya Birla group, has bagged Maharashtra Government's export award for highest export of hot briquetted iron (HBI) which is an integral ingredient of the steel sector. - Shareholders of Indian Rayon Ltd. will get three shares of Grasim Ltd. for every ten shares held, as a part of the cement business restructuring by the A.V. Birla group. - Vikram Cement, a unit of Grasim Industries, Mandasaur has won the IMC's Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Award Trophy, and Hindustan Lever's unit at Chindwara has bagged its certificate of merit for 1998. 1999 - Grasim Industries Ltd. has suspended production at its pulp and staple fibre units located at Mavoor, Kerala for want of raw material. 2000 - Grasim Industries Ltd, the Aditya Birla group company, has launched market-seeding for its new micro grade viscose staple fibre - Grasi Soft. - Grasim Industries Ltd. proposes to merge its wholly owned subsidiary Dharani Cements Ltd. with the company. - The Company has hived off the Software Division, called Birla Consultancy and Software Services into a separate subsidiary. - The Company has launched Kool Wool, a polyester viscose blended suiting fabric, under the Graviera Suiting umbrella name. 2001 - The Textiles division of Grasim Industries Ltd. has introduced a trouser fabric, Aquasoft. - Dharani Cements Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, has been amalgamated with the Company under the Scheme of Arrangement in terms of section 391/394 of the Companies Act 1956 effective from 1st November, 2000. - The Company has transferred its Software Division to its wholly owned subsidiary company Birla Technologies Limited, effective 1st February. 2002 - Birla Technologies ceases to be subsidiary of Grasim Industries -Grasim, Pantaloon in technical tie up to manfacture Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) -Grasim, L&T set up joint task force for logistics, promotion and procurement of raw materials -Acquires additional 2.84% stake of L&T, increases the stake to 12.89% -Stops production at Staple Fibre Plant located at Nagda due to water shortage -Restarts production at Staple Fibre Plant located at Nagda - Grasim Industries hikes its holding further in Larsen & Toubro (L&T) which stands at 13 per cent as on June 30 -Approves sale of equity shares in Mangalore Refineries to ONGC -Mops up Rs 50cr through inverse floater -Acquires 1.26 lac shares of Larsen & Toubro, takes its stake to 14.15% -Increases its stake in L&T to 15.15 per cent -SEBI asks Grasim to put on hold L&T open offer -Sends legal notice, challenging Larsen & Toubro's attempt to demerge the cement business into a separate company 2003 -Puts forward alternate proposal for L&T cement demerger -Agrees to pay Rs 130 per share for acquiring the cement company formed by splitting engineering and construction major Larsen & Toubro -Acquires L&T's cement business -SEBI clears the hurdle, allows Grasim to make open offer for L&T -Enhances L&T open offer size by 10.49 lakh shares -Delists from Bangalore Stock Exchange -Grasim's open offer for L&T pie fetches poor response, grabs only 2% through open offer -Grasim mops-up $50-ml loan from SBI -Revises open offer price for L&T cement division to Rs 170 per share from Rs 130 per share -Resumes operations at Nagda plant -Divests its holding in Indo Gulf Fertilisers Ltd (IGFL), holding in the company comes down from 12.6% to nil - Re issuance of GDR -Appointed Shri Y P Gupta as an Additional Director. -Delisted the shares of the Company from its Stock Exchange. -Shri Shailendra K Jain has been reappointed as the Whole Time Director of the Company for a period of 3 years wef December 1, 2003. 2004 -Acquires majority stake in Ultra Tech CemCo Ltd (Ultra Tech), the demerged Cement business of L&T -AV Birla Group flagship Grasim Industries' textile and apparel unit has launched 'Venetia' range of fabric, with the promise of delivering international class suite-length at an 'affordable' Rs 5,000 -Grasim Industries signs an agreement with ST Telemedia & TM International to acquire stake in Idea Cellular -Delist from the Madhya Pradesh Stock Exchange (MSE), with effect from December 13, 2004 2005 - Grasim acquired St. Anne Nackawic Pulp Mill, Canada with Tembec Inc. 2006 - Grasim formed joint venture company, Birla Jingwei Fibres Company Limited and acquired VSF plant in China. 2007 - Grasims commissioned Eighteen ready-mix concrete plants 2008 -Grasim commissions brownfield expansion at Aditya Cement at Shambhupura (Rajasthan). -Grasim Industries Ltd has informed that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on October 23, 2008, has appointed Shri. A K Dasgupta as an Additional Director of the Company. -Grasim commissions brownfield expansion at Aditya Cement at Shambhupura (Rajasthan). 2009 -Grasim hives off its sponge iron business by way of slump sale -Grasim commissions a greenfield cement plant at Kotputli (Rajasthan). -Grasim's plants Vikram Cement and Aditya Cement win the Federation of Indian Mineral and Industries' "Social Awareness Award. -Mr. Ratan Shah, the Group Executive President and Chief Marketing Officer, Cement and Mr. R. M. Gupta, Sr. Executive President, Vikram Cement and Aditya Cement, received the Award at the hands of the honourable President of India, Mrs. Pratibha Patil at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. 2010 - Grasim Consolidates the cement business under UltraTech Cement Limited. 2011 - Grasim acquired stake in Domsj” Fabriker AB. - Forbes magazine ranks Grasim among the fabulous 50 companies in Asia. - Grasim Industries Ranks second for Best Corporate Governance Practices in Asia-Pacific by IR Global Rankings. Also ranked best company in Corporate Governance Practices in Basic Materials Industry, globally. - Grasim Industries Ranked as the Best Investor Relations Company-Building Materials in Asia by Institutional Investors Magazine. - The CII - Leadership and Excellence Award in Safety, Health and Environment presented to Grasim's Staple Fibre Division, Nagda. - The Asian Corporate Social Responsibility Award presented to Grasim's Staple Fibre Division, Nagda. 2012 - Grasim Industries has signed an agreement through AV Terrace Bay Inc.,Canada, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), to acquire the assets of the Terrace Bay Pulp Inc., a paper grade pulp mill in North America. Grasim will be holding 40% interest in the proposed SPV while Thai Rayon Public Co. Ltd. - Aditya Birla Group-led Grasim Industries Ltd entered into an agreement with Japan-based Omikenshi for developing global markets of functional rayon products. 2013 -Grasim Industries Ltd has recommended a dividend @ Rs. 22.50 (Rupees Twenty two and Paise Fifty only) per equity share. 2014 -Grasim Industries Commencement of Commercial Production at Viscose Staple Fibre Plant at Vilayat (Gujarat). -Grasim Industries Ltd has recommended dividend @ Rs. 21 (Rupees Twenty-one only) per equity share. 2015 -Grasim Industries Ltd has submitted a copy of the Presentation on Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Limited to Merge with Grasim -Grasim Industries Ltd has completed the last phase of its Greenfield Viscose Staple Fibre (VSF) Plant at Vilayat (Gujarat) for production of Specialty Fibre, by commissioning the 4th line -Grasim Industries Ltd has received Competition Commission of India (CCI) approval on marger of Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Ltd with Grasim Industries. -Grasim Industries Ltd has informed BSE that the Scheme of Amalgamation of Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Ltd with Grasim Industries Ltd has been sanctioned by the Hon'ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh 2016 -Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Ltd merged with Grasim Industries Ltd 2017 -Grasim Industries has been awarded the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) certified biobased product label for its dope dyed fibres- Birla Spunshades. 2018 -Award for Best Export Performance in the Category of Viscose Staple Fibre (Gold Trophy) 2018 conferred by textile minister. -Grasim Industries arm unveils international design studio in New York. -Grasim Industries receives green nod for expansion project. 2019 -Grasim wins `Best Manufacturing Company (>Rs 2,500 crore) category' at Business Today's Business Leaders of Madhya Pradesh Awards 2019. -Grasim's Indo Gulf Fertilisers unit at Jagdishpur in Uttar Pradesh receives the Four Leaves award from NGO Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) 2019 2020 -Grasim Industries Ltd, Grasilene Division, Harihar, has been bestowed with the CII-ITC Sustainability Award 2019 for Excellence in Environment Management. -Grasim Industries ranked 9th among the top 10 Indian corporates for its Sustainability and CSR practices by the ET and Futurescape 7th Responsible Business Rankings 2020. -Grasim Industries Limited (Staple Fibre Division- Nagda) wins the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for CSR in the Textile and Apparel sector for the year 2019. 2021 ETSDGs Impact Summit recognizes Grasim as India's Top Company for Sustainability and CSR. Grasim ranked #7 on Responsible Business Ranking in Economic Times-Futurescape 8th Sustainability Index Report 2021 -Nagda SFD plant awarded Economic Times Promising Plants 2021. 2022 -Grasim wins 2 Gold Shields at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) Awards Ceremony. -Grasim today approved a foray into B2B e-commerce platform for the Building Materials segment with an investment of ~ INR 2,000 Crore over the next 5 years. 2023 -Grasim wins Silver under Excellence Award by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). -Grasim - Pulp and Fibre wins the prestigious Golden Peacock Innovation Management Award 2022. 2024 -The company issued rights shares of Rs. 2 in the ratio of 6:179 at a premium of Rs. 1810 per share. -The Company Commencement of commercial production of Birla Opus Paints plant at Chamarajanagar, Karnataka. -The Company Recognised as a Sustainable Organisation 2024 by Times Now - Global Sustainability Alliance.