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| Industry | Building materials |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2010[1] |
| Headquarters | , India |
Areas served | Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat Maharashtra |
Key people | Ashok Patni (Chairman) Vimal Patni (Vice Chairman) Suresh Patni (Managing Director)[2][3] |
| Products | Cement |
| Revenue |  ā¹7,171 crore (US$1.0 billion) (FY24)[4] |
| ā¹1,363 crore (US$190 million) (FY24)[4] | |
| ā¹430 crore (US$60 million) (FY24)[4] | |
Number of employees | 1,243 (2021) |
| Parent | RK Group[5] |
| Website | www |
Wonder Cement is an Indian cement producing company that is based out of Rajasthan. It was started in 2010 under RK Group.[6] It manufactures Portland pozzolana and ordinary Portland cement for plaster, brickwork, and other construction applications.[7]
History[edit | edit source]
In 2012, the company set up its first unit in Nimbahera, Rajasthan, with thirty lakh tonnes per annum.[8] In 2015, Wonder Cement added another unit taking its annual cement production to 67.5 lakh tonnes.[9]
In 2018, the company invested ā¹450 crore to set up a 20 lakh (2 million) tonne per annum clinker grinding unit in Dhule, Maharashtra.[10][11][12] In 2019, Wonder Cement invested ā¹1,100 crore to build a third plant at Nimbahera in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district, increasing its annual capacity of producing close to 1.1 crore (11 million) tonnes of cement.[13][14] In 2020, Wonder Cement invested ā¹800 crore to set up cement plants in Badnawar and Jhajjar which increased the annual capacity to 1.3 crore (13 million) tonnes of cement.[15][16]
In 2023, Wonder Cement announced the setup of a new grinding unit at Tulsigram village in Gujarat, while the company's total production capacity reached 18 million tonne per annum.[17] In 2024, Wonder Cement signed a sponsorship deal worth ā¹250 crore (US$35 million) with the Indian Premier League.[18]
References[edit | edit source]
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- ā "Wonder Cement Profile". Tofler.
- ā "About Us". Wonder Cement.
- ā 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Wonder Cement Limited" (PDF). CARE Ratings. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ā Balakrishnan, Reghu; PM, Indulal (31 October 2018). "Blackstone, Temasek in talks for Wonder Cement stake". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 19 March 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ā Pioneer, Daily. "Wonder Cement's second grinding unit starts".
- ā "Company Profile". Bloomberg.
- ā Express, Financial. "Wonder Cement to Provide Clean and Cold Drinking Water to People Across 29 Districts in the States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat".
- ā Outlook, Industry. "Wonder Cement: Committed To Create Cutting-Edge Cement Manufacturing Methods".
- ā "Wonder Cement sets up third plant in Rajasthan". BusinessLine. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ā Kurup, Rajesh (19 August 2018). "Wonder Cement invests ā¹450 cr in Maharashtra clinker grinding unit". BusinessLine. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ā Cement, Global (20 August 2018). "Wonder Cement plant launched in Maharashtra".
- ā Haritas, Bhragu (14 October 2020). "How Wonder Cement streamlined its in-plant logistics with IoT". Economic Times India Times.
- ā "Wonder Cement sets up third plant in Rajasthan's Nimbahera". The Week. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ā Times, Economic. "Wonder Cement to invest Rs 350 crore to develop grinding unit in Madhya Pradesh".
- ā "Rs350 cr cement plant comes up in Dhar". The Times of India.
- ā "Wonder Cement announces setting up of new production unit at Tulsigam, Gujarat". The Economic Times. 1 January 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ā Farooqui, Javed (22 May 2024). "BCCI signs IPL sponsorship deal with Wonder Cement worth Rs 250 crore". The Economic Times. Retrieved 22 May 2024.