Usha Martin Limited

Vision
In our chosen business, we shall retain market leadership in India and shall be globally competitive through customer orientation and excellence in quality, innovation and technology
Looking Back - A Brief History

1960 - The Company was incorporated as Usha Martin Black (Wire Ropes) Limited having its wire rope plant at Ranchi. The name was changed to Usha Martin Black Ltd. in 1979 and further changed to Usha Martin Industries Ltd.(UMIL) in 1983. 1965 - UMIL promoted Usha Ismal Ltd. (UIL) in collaboration with CCL Systems Ltd of UK for the manufacture of fittings and accessories, equipment for pre-stressed concrete system, wire ropes and wire ropes splicing equipment at Ranchi. UIL merged with UMIL in 1990 and became a division of the company 1971 - UMIL promoted Usha Alloy Steels Limited (UASL) for the manufacture of billets at Jamshedpur. UASL merged with UMIL in 1988. 1975 - UASL acquired an ongoing rolling mill at Agra. 1975 - UMIL set up its Machinery Division at Bangalore for the manufacture of Wire Drawing and allied machines in technical collaboration with Marshall Richards Barcro Limited (MRB) of UK. 1979 - In order to obtain steady supply of wire rods for its wire rope plant, UASL set up a Wire Rod Rolling Mill at Jamshedpur. 1987 - UMIL, alongwith Bihar State Electronics Development Corporation, promoted Usha Beltron Ltd. (UBL) in collaboration with AEG KABEL of Germany for the manufacture of Jelly Filled Telephone Cables. 1997 - UMIL merged with UBL w.e.f 1st October 1997. 2000 - Acquisition of specialty wire rope manufacturing plant in UK BruntonShaw. 2000 - Commissioning of 25 MW thermal power plant for captive consumption. 2001 - Commissioning of 2nd SMS to enhance capacity and produce quality specialty steel. 2003 - Usha Beltron Ltd Changed its name to Usha Martin Limited ( UML). UML created Fine Cord Plasticated coated Fine wires, household wire, Polymer coated wire, Fine Ropes & Bright Bars manufacturing facilities in Tatisilwai- Ranchi.

Company Profile
UML is the 2nd largest wire and rope manufacturer in the world and has the largest variety in South East Asia. It is multi product, diversified engineering conglomerate with 10 production units in India,1 in Thailand,1 in UK and 1 in Dubai. It is saving valuable foreign exchange by exporting by exporting its products to 42 countries like USA, Africa and Middle East, conforming to the strictest product quality standards. It got the ISO 9000 Certification by BVQI in 1994. ICICI (BCB) did the business process re-engineering in 1996 and line system was set up to enhance performance. With the modern concepts like TPM, value engineering, QC, suggestions scheme, customer satisfaction and human resource development, UML is trying to reach unparalleled heights. UML is serving through a leading daily Prabhat Khabar, Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra, Usha Martin Technical Institute.

Evolution of The Company

Mr. B.K. Jhawar, the Chairman, established Usha Martin Limited in 1960 with the Wire Ropes Plant, Ranchi. The firm was initially called Usha Martin Black as it started with collaboration between M/S Martin Black, Scotland and Usha Automobile & Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Calcutta in 1960. In 1965, it backed Usha Ismal Ltd to manufacture rope accessories & splicing equipments and merged with it in 1990. In 1969, it backed Usha Breco Ltd. To design, construct and erect Aerial Ropeways. In 1971, it backed Usha Alloys & Steel Ltd. To produce steel billets as backward integration and merged with it in 1988. The collaboration with Martin Black broke up in 1975 and the company was hence called Usha Martin Industries. The company set up an electrical furnace steel plant at Jamshedpur in 1973, followed by a rod mill in 1976. In 1980, it promoted Usha Siam Steel Industries Ltd, Thailand to produce wire, wire ropes & auto control cables. It set special products division to produce Hi-Tech Wire Cables. In 1986, UML promoted Usha Beltron Ltd. Ranchi in alliance with AEG Cable of Germany and Bihar State Electronics Corporation to produce jelly filled telecommunication cables. In 1994, it set up Software Division to provide IT Solution for communication application and Usha Martin Ltd, a distribution center at Glasgow, UK. Usha Martin Ltd. Merged with Usha Beltron Group in 1999 and was renamed as Wire and Wire Rope Division within which following six companies are included: JFTC-Ranchi, Wire And Wire Rope Division - Ranchi, Usha Ismal Division Ranchi, Usha Alloys & Steel Jamshedpur, Usha Machinery Division Bangalore and Rod-Mill Division Agra.

Steel Division
A backward integration initiative, the Usha Alloys & Steels Division (UASD) at Jamshedpur is one of the largest amongst secondary steel manufacturers of specialty steel long products in India. With ISO 9002 certified facilities, UASD has pioneered the unique process of steel making through mini blast furnace-arc furnace route, which ensures superior quality of steel at a lower cost. UASD serves a range of industries like automobile, general engineering, fasteners, railways, defense and power.

Machinery Division
This ISO 9001 unit was set up in 1974 at Bangalore to manufacture Wire Drawing and allied machines. Over the years, the division has added a wide range of Wire, Wire Rope and Cable machinery to its product range and is now the leader in this field in India. The division started with technical collaboration with M/s Marshall Richards Barcro of UK and subsequently has collaborated with internationally reputed firms like De-Angeli Industries SPA, Italy, Stolberger Maschinenfabrik, Germany, Hi-Draw Machinery Ltd, UK and Redaelli Techna Meccanica, Italy. A facility in ranchi has also been created for manufacturing machines required for Wire Drawing and Stranding Applications.

Usha Ismal Division

This unit, having manufacturing unit in Ranchi ( Eastern India), is the leader in the field of pre-stressing equipment & accessories and also executes pre-stressing job on turnkey basis. Besides, it provides services for jointing of reinforcement bars by mechanical splicing. All major civil contractors of National Highway Authority of India , Indian Railways, PWD are regular users of these products and services. It also offers hydraulic presses & accessories for manufacturing mechanically spliced wire rope slings, machines for proof load testing of wire rope slings, and die-less hand operated hydraulic crimping tools. These products find wide application with Steel Plants, Port Trusts, Oil Sector, Heavy Engineering Industry, Electricity Boards, Electrical Contractors, Factories etc..

Cables Division Under UM Cables

The Cable Division of Usha Martin Limited has emerged as a leading manufacturer of jelly-filled underground & fiber optic telecommunication cables in India. The sophisticated manufacturing facilities is located in Silbasa. The company integrates technology from KABEL RHEYDT (formerly AEG KABLE), GERMANY, a member of Alcatel Group - is rated as one of the most efficient plants in the country and a benchmark in the industry. The Plant includes computer - controlled critical equipments, imported from International Leaders in cable technology. 4

Wire and Wire Ropes Division

Introduction The ISO 9001-certified 100,000 MT / annum-manufacturing facilities at Ranchi (Eastern India) is 2nd largest producer of ropes in the world. Since its inception, the division has continuously developed and expanded its range of product offerings and is considered a pioneer in certain classes of products in India. Steel wire ropes manufactured by the division find wide applications in oil exploration, mining, elevators, Crane, fishing, construction, load transportation and general engineering sectors. It find varied use in different parts of the world known for their excellent quality, long life and low maintenance, and are the preferred choice of customers across nations. Ropes, ranging from 2 mm to 100 mm diameter find varied applications. The wide ranges of products are used in underground mining, surface mining, mooring, onshore and offshore drilling, fishing, elevators, cranes, aerial haulage and track installations besides various general engineering applications. Pre-stretched ropes, locked coil wire ropes and spiral strands made in Usha Martin are used in suspension bridges, antenna masts etc. Backed by a strong international distribution network our ropes have found a place in different corners of the world.

Other Particulars

Location Plant Area Nearest Town Nearest Railway Station Nearest Airport Nearest Highway Nearest Port Power Water Sources

Chotanagpur Plateau 112 Acres Ranchi (13 Km) Tatisilwai (1 Km) Ranchi (17 Km) N H-33 (8 Km) Kolkata (412 km) Contracted demand 8000 KVA Source-JSEB 2400-3200 m3/day Subernekha River

FINISHED PRODUCTS

Fine Cord Usha Martin, extended vast experience in rope making technology towards manufacturing of Fine Cords. Usha Martin Fine Cords find application as the inner element for the Automotive Control Cables and also in boring applications and as Pull Cord cables for laying of Television cables. Size Range The size range for overall diameter of finished cords is 1.20mm to 6.00mm. Construction We can provide fine cords in the following constructions:

7x7 7/19 1/7 1/19

Low Relaxation Prestressed Concrete (LRPC) Strands In keeping with the demands of the international market, we have introduced Low Relaxation Prestressed Concrete (LRPC) Strands for the construction industry in 2001. A steel member that is prestressed and embedded in concrete, loses the initially applied stress exponentially with the passage of time. The single most important factor attributing to this loss in stress relaxation property of the steel itself. By treating the steel through a thermo mechanical process known as stabilizing, the propensity of the steel to "relax under a stressed condition is controlled to a great extent. Some of the main advantages that our customers derive by using low relaxation strands are listed below * Upto 10% reduction in steel requirement possible * Saving in number of anchorages, ducts, sheathings, wedges and labour resulting in overall reduction of project cost. * Reduction in concrete requirement due to reduced size of structural members 7

* Hot stretch process used during the manufacture of LRPC strandsproduces a nearly straight strand, thereby eliminating necessity for extra post straightening treatment. Applications Pre-stressed concrete girders for road, river & railway bridges and flyovers, pre-stressed concrete domes, slabs, silos, hangars, aquaducts, viaducts & railway sleepers. Patenting and Galvanizing Facility * 50ft electrically fired furnace with inline cleaning, coating, galvanizing facilities. * 30ft propane fired LeFour furnace with inline cleaning, coating, and galvanizing facilities. * 30ft propane fired rod DSW patenting furnace * Galvanizing plants of different capacities * Stress relieving facilities for wires and strands * Annealing furnaces (bell type) * Vacuum annealing furnace * PLC driven automatic pickling plant * Manually operated pickling plant Quality & Testing Wires and Strands hold a premier position in the domestic market and are also exported to different part of the world. Used for different purposes across a gamut of industries, our wires and strands are continuously put through rigorous and demanding conditions. To ensure that our offerings match the international standards, we have set high internal quality standards. Plant located at Ranchi has been awarded ISO 9001 due to our emphasis on maintaining global quality standards. Wires confirm to various specifications such as * * * * * IS JIS British ASTM DIN Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications Specifications

Tested using the best modern facilities our wires are produced to ensure that they match the quality for which we are renowned.

Aerial Ropes We are the undisputed leaders in the domestic Aerial Rope sector. Our product offerings include Aerial haulage ropes, material handling ropes, rope for passenger ropeways and other track ropes. Our ropes are renowned for their low maintenance, long life, excellent quality and strength. Size Range The size range generally preferred for such ropes is * 19mm to 38mm Specifications 8

Our Aerial ropes cater to the following specifications * IS 10891/84 Part I * IS 10892 / 84 Part IV

Steel Cord for Conveyor belts

Conveyor belts - one of the most popular means for bulk material handling - finds widespread application in mines, cement and coal industries, ports & terminals, power stations etc. When reinforced with steel cord these belts last longer, allow higher operating speeds and offer better shock and rupture resistance than conventional fiber reinforced belts. In addition, very low elongation and absence of creep, makes steel cord the ideal reinforcement for long haul, high strength belts (from 500 to 2000 N per mm of belt width). In March 2003, the US $ 300 million Usha Martin Group, entered into a Joint Venture with Gustav Wolf, Germany for production of Steel Cords for Conveyor Belts at a special facility set-up adjacent to the main Wire & Wire Rope plant at Ranchi and known as Gustav Wolf Specialty Cords Limited. Gustav Wolf, Germany is one of the global pioneers in producing Steel Cord for Conveyor belts with decades of experience behind them and with all major Conveyor Belt manufacturers on their customer list. Through effective synergy of years of conveyor belt experience of Gustav Wolf with rope making expertise of Usha Martin, we have become the pioneer and the only producer of Steel Cords for Conveyor Belts in this country. With state-of-art machinery and latest technology from Gustav Wolf, our cords provide an optimized high tensile yet flexible reinforcement to the Conveyor Belts and enables reliable and high capacity Conveyor Systems to be used. Our flexibility to supply in ready-to-fit spools as well as in giant master spools, gives our customers the option to procure in exact lengths, thus reducing operational cost and downtime.

Social Commitment Through Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra

Management commitement and support since 1977 "in every village where hunger persists, human being must be empowered to discover Their own vision express their own leadership, create their own solutions and work together to achieve their own success" KGVK Activities augmenting water resources through watershed management sustainable income generation through cottage industries & live stock management capacity building through "agivika research & training center" health & family welfare programmes women empowerment thru "swashakti" programme KGVK projects In partnership with grass root civic society, corporate and government India canada environment facility (icef)project - for water resources conservation & conjunctive utilisation for environmental restoration ( project cost rs 10.0 cr) ICICI - cini project - for primary health services at the grass root level project cost rs. 2.0 cr) project with us aid along with cepda - for training barefoot workers in villages for making them 1st point of contact in village health services Projects with govt of india for water shed, women empowerment,education etc. Total projects worth Rs.18 cr in hand

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