Jindal plans ₹4,500 crore IPO for JSW Cement in 2020
Live MintMumbai: The Sajjan Jindal-run JSW Group is planning to divest a quarter of the promoter holdings in its cement business through a public issue of around ₹ 4,500 crore by 2020. JSW Cement is on an aggressive expansion plan to take annual installed capacity to 20 million tonne by 2020 from the present 12.8 mt, which will reach 14 mt by March 2019. “JSW Cement is targeting ₹ 18,000 crore enterprise valuation by the time of the proposed IPO through which the promoters plan to dilute 25 percent of their holding,” the chief executive Nilesh Narwekar said. “Once we reach the target capacity of 20 mt, we will later aspires to go for the IPO with a view to unlock the real value of the business,” Narwekar said, adding currently the promoters own the entire stake in JSW Cement. During the second quarter of, JSW Cement recorded 63 per cent volume growth while industry average was 22 percent in the markets it operates, he said.