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Grasim Industries Ltd, the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, on Monday said it will invest Rs 3,094 crore on expansion of its Lyocell capacity at Harihar, Karnataka, under phase II. The Board of Directors of Grasim Industries, a global leader in cellulosic fibres in a meeting on Monday, approved a capex of Rs 3,094 crore to expand Lyocell capacity at Harihar, Karnataka. This will be financed through a "mix of internal accrual and borrowed funds." It will support Grasim to participate in the growing global demand for sustainable and high-performance textile materials. Lyocell is a semi-synthetic fibre widely used across apparel, home textiles, and technical textile applications. Under this, Grasim will set up a 110K TPA (2 lines of 55K TPA) each, in which the first line is expected to be commissioned by 2028, and the second line by 2030. This additional capacity will complement the phase I Lyocell plant of 55K TPA currently under construction at Harihar, which is expecte
Aditya Birla Group flagship holding firm Grasim Industries Ltd on Thursday reported a 45.64 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,100.16 crore for the September quarter, impacted by lower profitability in the cement business and investments in the Building Materials and Renewables businesses. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 2,024.05 crore during the July-September period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing by Grasim Industries -- the holding firm for leading group companies such as UltraTech, Aditya Birla Capital, and Aditya Birla Renewables. Its revenue from operations was up 11.05 per cent to Rs 33,562.85 crore during the quarter under review from Rs 30,220.68 crore a year earlier. The revenue growth was "driven by the superior performance of financial services, cellulosic staple fibre and specialty chemicals businesses", Grasim Industries said in an earning statement. However, consolidated EBITDA declined "as a result of lower profitability in th