Orders | Qty | Bid |
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1 | 5 | 904.55 |
1 | 10 | 904.5 |
1 | 5 | 904.25 |
5 | 21 | 904 |
1 | 7 | 903.95 |
Ask | Qty | Orders |
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905 | 3 | 7 |
905.05 | 2 | 302 |
905.1 | 1 | 2 |
905.15 | 2 | 8 |
905.2 | 2 | 9 |
Carborundum Universal Limited (CUMI) is a Murugappa Group company incorporated in India in 1954. It manufactures and sells mainly Abrasives, Ceramics (Industrial Ceramics and Refractories) and Electrominerals. Today, CUMI operates manufacturing across seven countries and serves customers in over 60 geographies, positioning itself as a globally integrated materials engineering player with deep expertise from raw minerals to advanced engineered solutions .
The company highlights multiple areas of industry prominence: a leading market position in Abrasives; leadership in thermal and corrosion protection; among the largest global producers of Silicon Carbide grains; a major global producer of Electrominerals; and the second-largest global producer of metallised cylinders . CUMI’s portfolio spans bonded and coated abrasives, super abrasives, technical ceramics and super refractories addressing wear, corrosion, electrical and heat protection (including ballistic protection), and a wide range of electrominerals such as fused alumina, silicon carbide, zirconia and other specialty minerals, supported by captive hydel power generation. In India, its manufacturing footprint includes facilities for cutting and grinding wheels, the country’s largest coated abrasives capacity at Sriperumbudur, diamond and CBN super abrasives (through associate Wendt India), and workhorse minerals like White and Brown Fused Alumina; well-known abrasive offerings include Ajax and Concord emery and flint sandpapers .
CUMI’s brand and subsidiary portfolio strengthens its global reach: RHODIUS Abrasives GmbH in Germany (precision cutting and grinding), CUMI AWUKO Abrasives GmbH (high-performance coated abrasives), Sterling Abrasives in India (bonded abrasives with an agri-processing focus), and CUMI America Inc. (abrasives and wear ceramics).
CUMI reports three operating segments:
Industries served include, among others, Engineering, Auto Components, Iron & Steel, Defence, Aerospace, Semiconductors, Electronics, Renewables, Construction, Railways, Glass, Cement, Paints, Chemical Processing, Power and E‑mobility—reflecting a broad downstream footprint across more than 30 sectors .
CUMI India and “Other” entities for each segment: Abrasives (CUMI India ₹11,954 million; Other Abrasives ₹8,420 million), Ceramics (CUMI India ₹12,541 million; Other Ceramics ₹7,519 million), Electrominerals (CUMI India ₹8,155 million; Other Minerals ₹9,387 million), and Other Businesses ₹1,700 million .
Consolidated FY 2024–25 revenue from external customers: India ₹22,169.33 million; Rest of the world ₹26,165.85 million; Total ₹48,335.18 million. International revenue share on a consolidated basis was 54% in FY 2024–25 .
Innovation and New Offerings: The company advanced high-performance monolithic refractories for pellet plants; developed 1.5 mm Solid Oxide Electrolyser (SOE) cells and a successfully tested 0.5 kW stack; expanded the CUMIPLAS thermal spray powder range; engineered add‑on ceramic armour panels (certified to STANAG 4569 Level 2 and 3); and expanded industrial floor coatings used in semiconductor and data-centre applications (via Prodorite).
CUMI designs and manufactures Abrasives, Ceramics and Electrominerals for diverse industrial applications, from wear and corrosion protection to precision cutting and surface engineering .
Founded in 1954, CUMI runs manufacturing across seven countries and serves customers in over 60 geographies .
The company reports three segments: Abrasives, Ceramics (technical ceramics and super refractories) and Electrominerals (including fused alumina, silicon carbide, zirconia and specialty minerals) .