Founded in: 1985
Managing director: N Rajender Prasad
Incorporated in Feb.85, Southern Magnesium Chemicals (SMCL) is promoted by N B Prasad, Ram N Prasad, N Rajender Prasad and N Ravi Prasad. The company set up a project at Gowripatnam, Andhra Pradesh, to manufacture Magnesium Metal, in a joint venture with the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation. The company acquired a pilot plant set up the National Metallurgical Laboratory for the manufacture of magnesium by Pidgeon process with a capacity of 200 tpa. The company then carried out necessary alterations, modifications, additions and enhanced the capacity to 600 tpa. Commercial production commenced in 1990.SMCL came out with a public issue in Dec.93 to diverisify into the production of various down stream products like magnesium granules, magnesium powder, magnesium alloy and magnesium extrusion.In 199495, the company had set up a magnesium metal plant in Bahrain, an overseas client. In 199596, two new reduction furnaces were commissioned and a third was commissioned on Nov.96/Dec.96.The company commissioned Gas based generating sets in Dec, 1997 and also set up a carbondioxide plant. It has further set up a pilot plant for production of magnesium carbonate from calcined dolomite and carbondioxide, both of which are already available at its plant site, to strengthen its activities.Due to unfavourable market conditions, the Company stopped Magnesium Metal Production and currently manufactures Magnesium Chips, Turnings, Granules and Powders.
Southern Magnesium & Chemicals Share Price Today
As of 15 Nov 2025, Southern Magnesium & Chemicals share price is ₹118.9. The stock opened at ₹119.5 and had closed at ₹113.9 the previous day. During today’s trading session, Southern Magnesium & Chemicals share price moved between ₹113.95 and ₹119.55, with an average price for the day of ₹116.75. Over the last 52 weeks, the stock has recorded a low of ₹85.55 and a high of ₹349.00. In terms of performance, Southern Magnesium & Chemicals share price has declined by 7.9% over the past six months and has declined by 73.39% over the last year.
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