Penna Cement Industries Limited

1991
Our journey begins
Incorporation of Penna Cement Industries Ltd

February 1992
Selection of site at Talaricheruvu
Land selected at Talarichervu village for our first cement plant

April 1992
Bankers visit at Talaricheruvu site
Survey of the site conducted at Talaricheruvu by various Bankers

1994
Commissioning of 0.2 MTPA cement plant at Talaricheruvu
Our first plant Installed and commissioned with a capacity of 0.2 MTPA at Talaricheruvu

1999
Installation of second kiln at Talaricheruvu plant
Our production capacity increases from 0.2 MTPA to 1 MTPA with the installation of second kiln at Talaricheruvu plant

2002
Expansion of capacity at Talaricheruvu Plant to 1.2 MTPA
Our production capacity further increased at Talaricheruvu plant from 1 MTPA to 1.2 MTPA

2002
Commissioning of second cement plant at Ganeshpahad
Our second plant installed at Ganeshpahad with an initial capacity of 0.8 MTPA and subsequently expanded to 1.2 MTPA

2003
Penna Cements crosses 1.3 MT in cement dispatches
For the first time we cross the barrier of 1 Million Tonnes in yearly dispatches in the year FY 2002 -2003

2004
Talaricheruvu plant capacity expansion to 1.8 MTPA
Our production capacity at Talaricheruvu plant further expanded from 1.2 MTPA to 1.8 MTPA

2004
Joint Venture with Pioneer cements LLC
We set up our first joint venture with Pioneer Cements LLC, a 50: 50 joint venture in UAE for a 1.5 MTPA cement plant in alliance with RAK Investment Authority of the Government of UAE

2005
Established a joint venture with Parasakti Cements Ltd
Our first Joint venture in India, Establishes Parasakti Cements Ltd a 50:50 joint venture with a production capacity of 0.5 MTPA in Guntur, Central Eastern Andhra Pradesh

2008
Commencement of construction of Tandur Plant
We Commence construction of our fourth cement plant with a capacity of 2.0 MTPA at Tandur in Rangareddy District

2008
Commencement of construction of Power Plant at Ganeshpahad
We commence construction of our first captive power plant with 77 MW coal based power plant at Ganeshpahad

2008
Commissioning of Boyareddypalli Plant with a capacity of 2.0 MTPA
We commission our third cement plant with a capacity of 2.0 MTPA capacity at Boyareddypalli, in South western Andhra Pradesh with rail head facility

2009
Expansion of capacity at Parasakti plant to 1.2 MTPA
We undergo further expansion and commissioning of capacity at Parasakti plant from 0.50 MTPA to 1.20 MTPA

2011
Sold stake in Pioneer Cement Industries LLC
We sold our stake in Pioneer Cement Industries LLC, a 1.5 MTPA cement manufacturing unit located at Ras-Al-Khaimah, UAE to Raysut Cements

2013
Expansion plans at various locations
Plans for extensive expansion by setting up new units at various locations across the country

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Our mission to build lasting relationships with all our stakeholders is advocated by our clients’ preference to choose us over others, every single time. We are associated with some of the most reputed companies in the country and our contribution has been integral in the development of national landmarks. Our strict adherence to quality, integrity in maintaining transparency and focused dedication towards delivering only the best to our clients have added a number of prestigious projects to our portfolio.


Hyderabad International Airport
Hyderabad

Purvankara Venezia
Bangalore

Vallarpadam Container Terminal
Kochi

Prestige Shantiniketan
Bangalore

LNG Terminal
Kochi

Krishnapatnam Port
Nellore

BSCPL Toll Road
Ongole - Addanki Highway

L&T Metro
Hyderabad

Godavari Bridge
Ravulapalem

TATA Realty SEZ
Chennai

PBEL City
Hyderabad

ICICI Gachibowli
Hyderabad

Veligonda Dam
Srisailam

ITC Grand Chola
Chennai

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Mr. P Prathap Reddy

Mr. P Prathap Reddy founded PCIL in 1991 and has been its Managing Director since its inception. Right after graduating from college, Mr Reddy took up civil engineering contracts under the name of “PIONEER BUILDERS”. Pioneer Builders has executed many prestigious civil engineering contracts for various state governments such as A.P, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and Tamilnadu.

Under the leadership of Mr. P. Prathap Reddy, Penna Cement has shown consistent growth and has established itself as one of the largest privately held cement companies in India.

MR. P MUNI KRISHNA

Mr P. Munikrishna is a B.Sc (Chemistry) graduate and a qualified Mechanical Engineer from Sri Venkateswara University. Mr. Munikrishna has over 40 years of vast experience in cement industry, both in project implementation and plant operations. In the past, he has been associated with the successful implementation and operation of reputed cement plants such as Raasi, Sagar, Cement Division of Coromandal Fertilisers etc.

As the Managing Director of Priyadarshini Cement Limited, he was responsible for the complete turnaround of the company. Mr Munikrishna is presently Managing Director of Parasakti Cement Industries Limited.

MR. P VENUGOPAL REDDY

Mr. P. Venugopal Reddy is a Commerce Graduate. After completing education, he started Civil Engineering contracts under the name of M/s.V.R. Constructions, a company which has executed many prestigious civil engineering contracts for various state governments. Mr. Venugopal Reddy has a rich experience in Civil Engineering and project administration.

MR. Y SANTOSH KUMAR REDDY

Mr. Santosh Kumar Reddy, a Mechanical Engineering Graduate, is currently Managing Director of Rain CII Carbon (Vizag) Limited (RCCVL), a company involved in manufacturing of Calcined Petroleum Coke (CPC) with 49 MW of Co-Generation of Electricity in the port of Visakhaptnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Mr Reddy has extremely rich experience in the manufacturing industry and over the decades has been responsible in establishing some of the best corporate governance practices in RCCVL and Penna Cement.

MRS. P DEEPTHI REDDY

Mrs. P Deepthi Reddy is a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) graduate from Cardiff University, UK. Since 2004, she has been actively working with Penna Trust, a trust responsible for implementing the group’s strategic initiatives in Corporate Social Responsibility.

In the year 2013, she was also appointed as director on the board of Penna Cement Industries Ltd.

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MR. B VIKRAM REDDY - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr. B. Vikram Reddy possesses a MBA degree from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business and also a Master’s degree in Information Technology from Carnegie Mellon University, USA. He has also done his B.Com from Loyola College, Chennai.

Mr. B. Vikram Reddy started his professional career as a Senior consultant with Deloitte (USA) where he worked for over 3 years. In 2008, he returned to India to join the family businesses. Initially, he joined the Power Division of Penna and focused on implementation of Hydro Power Projects. In 2012, he was appointed as an Executive Director on the board of Penna Cement Industries Limited. Mr. B. Vikram Reddy looks after all day to day operations of the company.

MR. D L KANTHAM - DIRECTOR(TECHNICAL)

Mr. D L Kantham is a Bachelor of Science and has an experience of more than 40 years in the cement industry. He has been associated with Penna Cement since its inception. Mr. Kantham has been responsible for the erection and commercial production of each of the Penna Cement plants. He is responsible for the manufacturing operations of all the Cement Plants of the Company. In the year 2012, he was appointed as Director (Technical) on the board of Penna Cement Industries Limited.

MR. PETLURU VENUGOPAL REDDY - DIRECTOR(FINANCE)

Mr. Petluru Venugopal Reddy is a Chartered Accountant and Law Graduate by profession. He has an experience of more than 2 decades in cement and power industry. He has been associated with Penna group of companies for the last 8 years. In the year 2013, he was appointed as Director (Finance) on the board of Penna Cement Industries Limited. He is also on the board of several power companies in India.

MR. R P SINGH - DIRECTOR(MARKETING)

Mr. R P Singh possesses a rich work experience of over 37 years in various functions like Marketing, HR, Logistics, Liaison, Strategy & Business Development. Previously, Mr.Singh has worked in senior leadership positions with reputed cement players like ACC, ICL, MCL, Sanghi Industries, Saurashtra Cement and MyHome Cement.

Before joining Penna Cement as Director – Marketing, Mr Singh worked as the MD & CEO of SriJayaJyothi Cements Ltd. Mr R P Singh is a science graduate from Karnataka University, with an MBA from FMS, Delhi.

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Other Businesses
Penna group has grown over the last two decades and today has business interests in diversified sectors such as Power, Alumina, Construction and Hospitality businesses.


Power
Power is one of the emerging sectors in which Penna has successfully entered and established a portfolio of hydro and gas based plants in a very short span of 15 years.


Our total hydro and gas power generation capacity is 173 MW spread across the states of Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.



Aluminium
Anrak Aluminium Ltd is a state of the art Alumina Manufacturing unit strategically located in an SEZ near Vizag (AP).


With an annual capacity of 1.5 Million Tonnes, the company exports its production to various clients across the globe. The plant also has a captive thermal power plant of 225MW.


Construction
Penna group has ventured into the business of hospitality and is in final stage of construction of a five star hotel in Hyderabad. Pioneer Hotels and Resorts Limited (PHRL) has plans of setting up hospitality projects across the country.


Pioneer Builders Limited (PBL) undertakes various irrigation projects.


Transport
Pioneer Builders Limited ( PBL) Transport division is the primary transporter for PCIL.


They transport around 30 to 40% of total road movement for PCIL. They have a fleet of over 200 trucks. The transport division operates out of 2 garages strategically located at Tadipatri and Ganeshpahad.

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Our Responsibility

We believe that our responsibility is to positively impact the society and make it a better place to live in. We believe that even small improvements adds up in building a better world.


We endeavour towards imparting the basics of livelihood to our villages and the community – food, water, shelter and education. We are proud of the fact that we have been able to significantly increase quality of lives in all the villages surrounding our plants.


We continuously undertake health camps to improve the lives of the villagers. We are actively involved in the improvement of roads and other infrastructure. We have provided free education and vocational training to thousands of kids since our inception.



Our Passion

We are extremely passionate about conserving the environment and we believe in giving back to Mother Nature which provides us with all the natural resources. This is reflected by our various contributions and initiatives towards a healthier and cleaner environment.


To protect, nurture and flourish the environment is one of the core values of our company.


In our quest towards conserving our environment, we have adopted the latest technologies to ensure reduction in CO2 emissions, we have set up water treatment plants at all our works and we have pioneered the use of various kinds of fuels to substitute Coal for our energy needs. This practice of continuous improvement has been engrained in our operations from the time of our inception.

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