<p>	<span style="color: black;">Carborundum Universal Ltd which is known by its acronym CUMI, is the largest high alumina ceramic manufacturing company in India. The company is an industrial ceramic material-based products and service provider with operations spread across three business segments namely abrasives, ceramics and electro minerals. CUMI pioneered the manufacture of coated and bonded abrasives in India besides super refractories electro minerals industrial ceramics and ceramic fibres. The company has subsidiaries in India, Russia, South Africa, Australia, China, Thailand and Canada.</span></p><p><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><strong style="color: black;">How it Started?</strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">In the year 19050, Murugappa Group was looking to diversify into manufacture of abrasive materials. As the first step towards this diversification process, the company entered into a collaboration with Carborundum-UK and Universal Grinding Co. Ltd – UK and established Carborundum Universal of Madras.</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: black;">The initial production started with the manufacturing of the core products for the collaborating companies. On 21</span><sup style="color: black;">st</sup><span style="color: black;"> April 1954, the company was renamed and incorporated as Carborundum Universal Ltd (CUMI).</span></p><p><strong style="color: black;">
    Timelines and Milestones
    
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</strong></p><p><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">The company has, since then, been building itself into a global conglomerate with acquisitions and subsidiaries. Some of the major milestones of CUMI are:</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Setting up of bonded abrasive facility at Thiruvottiyur, Chennai after acquiring it from Ajax Products Pvt. Ltd,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Setting up of Bauxite mining in Bhatia for raw material,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acquiring of Eastern Abrasives Ltd, Kolkotta in 1978 which manufactures coated abrasives,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Establishment of MMTCL in 1982, in collaboration with Morgan Group PLC for manufacturing ceramic fibres,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Joint collaboration with Wendt GmBH, Germany; Morgan Crucible Co., UK; and an Australian company to supply wear resistant ceramics to coal washeries,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Technical collaboration with Coors Ceramics, USA to start Industrial Ceramics division facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu in 1991,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acquired Sterling Abrasives Ltd. in March 31</span><sup style="color: black;">st</sup><span style="color: black;">, 2003 to manufacture bonded abrasives,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acquired 51% stake in CUMI Australia Pty. Ltd. during the financial year 2003-04,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Established a state-of-the-art facility at their Tiruvottiyur and Pallikaranai plants in Tamil Nadu,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Installed new kilns at their Hosur Ceramic plant and Ranipet Super Refractories plant,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Set-up CUMI Middle East FZE at Ras Al Khaimah, UAE as a 100% subsidiary in 2005-06,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In February, 2006 set up 100% subsidiary CUMI Canada Inc, in Canada,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In October 2006, acquired 48.7% stake in Sanke Yanjiao Jingri Diamond Industrial Co. Ltd. China, for supply of synthetic diamond grits for use in super abrasives manufacturing,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Started a production unit at Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu for coated abrasives,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acquired two industrial Units at Jabalpur, MP for manufacturing monolithic refractories and High-quality refractory cement,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Set up Cyprus CUMI International ltd. as a 100% subsidiary unit in 2007,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acquired 86% stake in Volzhsky Abrasive Works, Russia which manufactures silica carbide,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Purchased the engineered ceramic business of IVP ltd, Ahmedabad to strengthen presence in High Alumina Business,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commissioned a 2000 tonne facility to manufacture resin-bonded abrasives and a 1000 tonne vitrified bonded abrasives,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commissioned a new automated plant at Hosur to manufacture wear resistant liner tiles,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Acquired 51% stake in Foskor Zirconia (Proprietary) Ltd., Phalaborwa – South Africa thereby getting access to Zirconia and fumed Silica,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Commissioned a facility to manufacture Silicon Carbide microgrits in Cochin SEZ,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Established manufacturing capability for a new range of products, viz. rice polishing wheels, Ultra-thin sleek wheels, cup wheels, etc., </span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A major customer awarded “Self-certification Status” to the Hosur bonded abrasive division under revised ISO9001:2008 standards,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Jabalpur Super refractories and Anti-Corrosive product division obtained the ISO-9001:2008 certification,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EIL certified the Jabalpur facility the “Approved Vendor” status for supplying to fertilizer and petrochemical industries,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Katpadi, Tamil Nadu unit was awarded the “Approved vendor” Status by EIL for all its anti-corrosive products,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A new acid-resistant product was developed and established as per international standards in 2008,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In 2014-15, the company acquired and established Cellaris Refractories India from Cellaris Israel,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Set up a wholly owned subsidiary CUMI Europe to cater to the market,</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And, a host of other achievements.</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">The company has been putting much emphasis on souring the raw material from local sources to lower the gap between exports and imports thereby ensuring a continuous and sustainable profit. In the recent past, the company been on a spree of aggressively appointing new channel partners and expanding its dealer network. Retail development and other initiatives were carried out to get additional mileage in terms of reach and revenue. Major emphasis is given on the core business of the company and product portfolio and brands are continuously upgraded to suit the evolving demands and needs of the customers.</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">For more details on the company, please visit:</span> <strong style="color: black;">https://www.cumi-murugappa.com</strong></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">Composed by: N. P. Bilash</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">Dated: 20</span><sup style="color: black;">th</sup><span style="color: black;"> May 2022</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="color: black;">&nbsp;</span></p><p><span style="color: black;">Information Credits: Internet, Business Standards, https://www.cumi-murugappa.com.</span></p><p><br></p>