Rank #686
Benu Gopal Bangur
Net worth $6.0B
Cement · India
- Born
- Jun 01, 1931
- Age
- 94
- Source
- Cement
- Residence
- Kolkata
- Citizenship
- India
- Marital status
- Widowed
- Children
- 2
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, Calcutta University
Net worth over time
Biography
- Cement czar Benu Gopal Bangur gets his wealth from a majority stake in Shree Cement, one of India's most cost-efficient cement producers.
- Shree, which was started in 1979 in Jaipur, sells branded cement under the names of Shree Ultra Jung Rodhak, Bangur Cement and Rockstrong.
- Bangur hails from a storied business clan in Kolkata and got control of Shree Cement in the 1990s after a family split.
- Today the company is run by his son Hari Mohan, who was appointed chairman in 2022 after Bangur stepped down. His grandson Prashant is vice chairman.
- In October 2024, Shree Cement signed an agreement with the Indian government's internal trade department to help manufacturing startups with financial support.
- The Bangurs were among the top ten business families in India in the 1950s and 1960s.
- Bangur supports the preservation and forestation of sand dunes near Lord Brahma Temple at Pushkar in Rajasthan.
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