Analysts remain broadly optimistic about JSW Cement and have shared favorable reviews for its public offering
JSW Cement, part of the diversified JSW Group, on Wednesday mobilised Rs 1,080 crore from anchor investors, a day before its initial share-sale opening for public subscription. This anchor portion witnessed participation from domestic and foreign institutional investors including Nomura, Government of Singapore, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Morgan Stanley Investment Fund, Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte and Kuwait Investment Authority, according to a circular uploaded on BSE's website. Also, SBI Mutual Fund (MF), Nippon India MF, Tata MF, Aditya Birla Sun Life MF, Motilal Oswal MF and SBI Life Insurance Company are among investors. As per the circular, JSW Cement has allotted 7,34,69,386 equity shares to 52 funds at Rs 147 apiece. This aggregates the transaction size to Rs 1,080 crore. The company has set a price band of Rs 139-147 per share, valuing the 17-year-old company at Rs 20,000 crore at the upper end of the price band. The IPO, which includes a fresh issue of Rs 1,600 c
JSW Cement IPO will open for public subscription on Thursday, August 7, and close on Monday, August 11
JSW Cement could be joining a swelling pipeline of summer listings in India, where the central bank cut rates by a bigger-than-expected 50 basis points last week
China produces roughly as much steel as the entire rest of the world combined, but its steel production is experiencing a slowdown
The cement making arm of the steel-to-energy JSW group filed for an IPO worth up to Rs 4,000 crore ($461.46 million) in September, aiming to capitalise on the country's booming stock market
JSW Energy said the latest acquisition will increase the company's locked-in generation capacity to 24,708 MW, from the current 20,012 MW
The German building materials company Heidelberg Materials AG holds a 69.39 per cent stake in its Indian subsidiary, which, at current market rates, is valued at approximately Rs 3,437 crore
Without specifying reasons, Sebi stated that the "issuance of observations (has been) kept in abeyance," according to an update on its website on Monday
Most of the JSW group businesses are closely linked to each other, particularly to steel business. Among its risk factors, JSW Cement's documents noted its dependence on JSW Steel and its subsidiary
JSW Cement's IPO will hit the market while its other listed competitors are in a frenzy to increase capacity and gain market share
Aditya Birla and Adani groups have been aggressively acquiring cement firms to expand their manufacturing units, JSW has not also entered the race
Once operational, the facility will mark the company's entry in the North Indian market
JSW Cement on Tuesday said it plans to invest around Rs 3,000 crore to set up a cement manufacturing facility in Nagaur district of Rajasthan. The greenfield, integrated facility will be funded by a mix of debt and equity, the company said. The investment in the new facility includes a clinkerization unit of up to 3.30 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) and a grinding unit of up to 2.50 MTPA, said a statement from JSW Cement, a part of USD 24.25-billion JSW Group. The new plant will also have an 18 MW waste heat recovery-based power generation system, it added. "The proposed investment will be funded through a mix of equity and long-term debt," it said. This new plant is also expected to create more than 1,000 direct and indirect job opportunities, JSW Cement said. The investment also includes around 7-km overland belt conveyor to transport limestone from mines to the manufacturing plant and arrangements to use alternative fuel in the kiln. JSW Cement Managing Director Parth Jindal
The company, in a disclosure earlier, had said the proceeds would be used for investments in JSW Neo Energy, a subsidiary which holds green energy assets and repayment of certain borrowings
The Sajjan Jindal-led JSW group is likely to list its cement business after the general elections
The Bombay High Court ordered the winding up of Vadraj Cement in August 2018, leading to the decision to sell the company under the IBC process
Mega investments of JSW Group and Vedanta in setting up cement plants in Punjab are awaiting approval from the state government, sources aware of the matter said. The Vedanta Group company, Talwandi Sabo Power Plant (TSPL) plans to set up cement manufacturing plants in Punjab, with an overall investment of around Rs 10,000 crore. TSPL has plans to set up multiple cement plants adjacent to its existing power plant in the Mansa district of Punjab, and one of these plants will be set up by the JSW Group. The Fly ash from the TSPL's power plant will be used to manufacture cement. However, the cement project, which has the potential to generate over 2,000 jobs for the Punjab, is awaiting approvals from various state government departments, they said. According to the sources, TSPL's proposal has been awaiting approval from the Punjab Government's office of the Chief Town Planner and Director of Factories for the last 18 months. This is despite assurance at the highest level at the Inve
Dalmia Cement is planning to take its capacity of 43.7 million tonnes per annum to 110-130 million tonnes per annum by 2031
JSW Infrastructure, the group's port division, aims to raise Rs 2,800 crore through an initial public offering (IPO), which closes on Wednesday