Ambuja Cements Ltd. (ACL) is one of the leading cement manufacturing companies in India. The Company, initially called Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., was founded by Narotam Sekhsaria in 1983 with a partner, Suresh Neotia. Sekhsaria’s business acumen and leadership skills put the company on a fast track to growth. The Company commenced cement production in 1986. The global cement major Holcim acquired management control of ACL in 2006. Holcim today holds little over 46% equity in ACL. The Company is currently known as Ambuja Cements Ltd.
ACL has grown dynamically over the past decade. Its current cement capacity is about 25 million tonnes. The Company has five integrated cement manufacturing plants and eight cement grinding units across the country. ACL enjoys a reputation of being one of the most efficient cement manufacturers in the world. Its environment protection measures are on par with the finest in the country. It is one of the most profitable and innovative cement companies in India. ACL is the first Indian cement manufacturers to build a captive port with three terminals along the country’s western coastline to facilitate timely, cost effective and environmentally cleaner shipments of bulk cement to its customers. The Company has its own fleet of ships. ACL has also pioneered the development of the multiple bio-mass co-fired technology for generating greener power in its captive plants.
ACL has always met tough challenges and seized the opportunities that have come its way. It has nurtured the same spirit of enterprise and search for cutting-edge technology with which it started. It thus continues to be the driving force and in many ways a benchmark for the cement industry in India.
Ambuja Cements Ltd has made sustainability a way of life. This means adopting environmentally safe technologies and optimum utilisation and conversation of natural resources. Sustainable development focuses on economic, environmental and social performance.
- Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2010Download
- Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2009Download
- Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2008Download
- Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2007Download
Occupational Health & Safety is one of our core values of business. We recognise that the health and safety of our employees, subcontractors, third parties and visitors is vital to our business success. OH&S is integrated with our business processes spanning people, processes, systems, technologies and facilities. OH&S is driven through top management commitment and Visible Leadership across all levels.
Providing a safe workplace
To achieve our vision of "zero harm" to people, we have provided appropriate technology with stringent operational control practices across all operations. All operations are required systematically to implement a series of fatality prevention directives. The directives were developed by Holcim after an in-depth analysis of the major causes of fatalities and encompass hazard identification, risk assessment and controls, training, and maintenance and emergency procedures.
The ACL OH&S management system further guides this approach. Our health and safety policy has been rolled out across all operations and has been included as a key responsibility in line management and business performance. This policy goes beyond the workplace, to address OH&S issues related to Vehicle and Traffic Safety and home safety issues of our employees and their families. We have made significant progress in workplace and personnel safety by focusing on "Safety Observation Process". This intervention focuses on the behavioural Safety aspect of all personnel. Clear organisational accountabilities are supported by a robust program of training, communication and Risk Management processes. A systematic reporting system enables the top management to evaluate the overall direction and efficacy of the health and safety system and develop strategies for improving it. To that end, we compare our own health and safety results regularly with the goals we have set for ourselves and with available benchmarks for the cement sector.
Regular audits ensure that external and internal regulations/standards are implemented and complied with.
- Occupational Health & Safety PolicyDownload
- Occupational Health & Safety Cardinal RulesDownload
- Substance Abuse PolicyDownload
'Prakriti'
Started in 2010, this quarterly publication covers environment conservation efforts taken up during the quarter across ACL Production Plants. It is a platform to showcase and encourage the initiatives taken, while also communicating the latest happenings at the Policy level. In a way, the newsletter is a vehicle for cross-exchange of information.
