Visaka Industries Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sales of cement asbestos products, textile, and fibre cement flat board products. It operates through Building Products and Synthetic Yarn segments. The Building Products segment produces asbestos sheets, accessories used mostly as roofing material and non-asbestos flat sheets, and sandwich panels used as interiors. The Synthetic Yarn segment manufactures yarn out of blends of polyester, viscose, and other materials which go into the weaving of fabric. The company was founded by Vivekanand Gaddam on June 18, 1981 and is headquartered in Secunderabad, India.