Grasim Industries Ltd.

Grasim Industries has proposed to increase foreign portfolio investors’ (FPI) investment limit to 45% from 30% to enhance its weightage in the indices floated by Morgan Stanley and other large global financial institutions. The move will attract fresh investment in the stock from large foreign pension funds which mimic the index for their investment strategy.

The current FPI investors in the company include Aberdeen Emerging Markets Fund, Aberdeen Global India Equity, New World Fund Inc and Citi Bank NA New York besides a clutch of foreign depositories.

Grasim Industries is the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group. Starting as a textiles manufacturer in 1948, today Grasim’s businesses comprise viscose staple fibre (VSF), cement, chemicals and textiles. Its core businesses are VSF and cement, which contribute to over 90% of its revenues and operating profits.