About the Founder

Shri. P.A.C. Ramasamy Raja was an industrialist and the founder of Ramco Group of
Companies. His vision and direction turned a nascent venture that began its journey in the early
1960s into the multi-industry behemoth that it is today.
Born into a conservative family in Rajapalayam, he traveled to Europe to learn the nuances of
trading and scaled his family’s business to newer heights. His efforts and fervor combined with
uncompromising work ethics led him to succeed in all his business ventures. Ramco Cements
stands on the legacy he created over the years with his business acumen, deep insights, and
sagacious foresight.

Former Chairman
Shri P. R. Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha
Under the dynamic leadership of Shri P. R. Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha, Ramco Cements grew
multi-fold from a modest 66,000 tonnes per annum in 1961 to 16.5 million MT per annum in
2017.
His visionary zeal of inclusive growth was achieved by setting up modern manufacturing plants,
spinning mills and educational and charitable institutions all over India. His proactive focus on
consistently adopting latest cutting-edge technologies and management methods across various
sectors enabled this growth. His true legacy is the robust value system, commitment to ethics and
manifold community development programmes. The Industries and the Institutions he had built
stand testimony to his technology foresight and philanthropic principles

Ramco’s history
Ramco Cements embarked on its journey in 1961 under the stewardship of Shri P.A.C.
Ramasamy Raja. Over the years, we have established ourselves as one of the largest cement
manufacturers in the country, producing cement, dry mix and concrete across 15 state-of-the-art
production facilities located in India.

Ramco has come a long way

• From an initial capacity of 200 Tonnes Per Day (TPD) to capacity of 22 MTPA today.

• From operating the business in a single unit with single product in a heavily controlled era to
becoming multi product, multi location company.

• From a team of few hundred people in 1961 to a team of more than 3,000 people today.

birth of The Ramco Cements Limited

Ramco Cements was born at a time when cement manufacturing was considered as an unviable
sector due to the heavy capital requirements, stringent price/ supply-control policies, and a
complex regulatory framework. The industry was hardly developing due to lack of investments.
Against the backdrop of such circumstances, our Founder, Shri P.A.C. Ramasamy Raja went
against the tide and spearheaded the establishment of the Company in 1957, making history!