Electrosteel Castings Limited (ELECTCAST.NS)
Electrosteel Castings Limited operates in the Steel industry of the Basic Materials sector, headquartered in Kolkata, WB, IN. The stock last traded at $70.74, down 2.90% on the session, giving a market capitalisation of $43.73B. Its beta of 0.05 implies it has historically moved less than the broad market.
Based in Kolkata, India, Electrosteel Castings Limited, incorporated in 1955 and formerly known as Dalmia Iron and Steel Ltd., is a prominent international manufacturer and supplier. The company's primary focus is on ductile iron (DI) pipes, related fittings and accessories, and cast iron (CI) pipes. Their extensive range of DI pipes includes specialized products like electrolock restraint joint pipes and fittings, electro-PUC pipes featuring polyurethane coatings, and electrotuff pipes with epoxy coatings, in addition to standard ductile iron fittings and electrolock joint clamp rings. These durable DI pipes serve critical roles across numerous applications: facilitating the transmission and distribution of raw, clear, and potable water; supplying water to industrial plants; handling ash-slurry; equipping on-shore and off-shore firefighting systems; supporting desalination efforts; constructing sewerage and wastewater force mains; establishing gravity sewerage collection and disposal systems; managing storm water drainage; and piping for domestic, industrial disposal, and recycling systems, as well as water and sewage treatment facilities. They are also utilized for vertical connections to utilities, reservoir linkages, ground stabilization through piling, and protective piping under roadways. Furthermore, Electrosteel Castings diversifies its product portfolio with metallurgical coke, sinter, cement, sponge iron, ferro silicon, pig iron, and silico manganese ferro alloy.
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