­Rashmi Sponge Iron & Power Industries Private Limited (RSIPIPL) is a Chhattisgarh based company, incorporated in 1995. The company was initially incorporated as JRG Credits & Holdings Pvt. Ltd. but was taken over by Agrawal family in 2003. RSIPIPL is engaged in the manufacture of sponge iron with an installed capacity of 66,000 MTPA, billets with an installed capacity of 100,000 MTPA and has a captive power plant of 8 MW. The manufacturing unit of the company is located at Siltara Industrial Area in Raipur. The company’s board of directors include Mr. Kailash Chand Agrawal, Mr. Manoj Agrawal, Mr. Ankur Agrawal and Mr. Amol Agarwal.

­Incorporated in 2004, Agrawal Sponge Private Limited (ASPL) was taken over by the current directors in 2012. The company is involved in the manufacture of sponge iron with an installed capacity of 66,000 MTPA and MS ingots with an installed capacity of 15,000 MTPA. The manufacturing facility of company is located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ASPL’s board of directors include Mr. Kailash Chand Agrawal, Mrs. Rajni Dev i Agrawal, Mr. Ankur Agrawal and Mr. Amol Agarwal.
Incorporated in 2015, Vraj Metaliks Private Limited (VMPL) was taken over by the current directors in 2018. The company is involved in the manufacture of sponge iron with an installed capacity of 66,000 MTPA. The manufacturing facility of company is located in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. VMPL’s board of directors include Mr. Kailash Chand Agrawal, Mr. Manoj Agrawal, Mr. Ankur Agrawal and Mr. Amol Agarwal.
Together the above three companies are referred to as the ‘Rashmi Sponge Group’ (RSG). Currently, the group has installed capacities of sponge iron ~ 200,000 MTPA, billets 100,000 MTPA, MS ingots 15,000 MTPA and captive power plant of 8 MW. In addition, RSIPIPL has a stake of 17.61 per cent in ASPL and 19.88 per cent in VMPL.

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