Acme Universal Safezone 9 IPO

About the company

Acme Universal Safezone 9 manufactures and supplies industrial safety footwear under the ACME brand. It operates in the personal protective equipment segment and offers 15 product lines across EVA-rubber, nitrile rubber and PVC sole types for clients in construction, oil and gas, mining, heavy engineering, automotive, pharmaceuticals, chemical processing, foundry and power generation. The company collects customer requirements, designs customised products using ICad3D, manufactures finished footwear and sells through direct institutional, distributor/dealer and digital/e-commerce channels. Acme Universal Safezone operates four manufacturing facilities across Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It shifted production from the discontinued Dada Nagar units in Kanpur to its Banthar facility in Unnao. The installed soling capacity rose from 33.15 lakhs units in FY24 to 43.15 lakhs units in FY26 with actual production at 27.72 lakhs units and utilisation at 64.23% in FY26. In FY26, domestic sales contributed 92.3% of revenue from operations, export sales 7.5% and SEZ sales 0.06%, compared with 90.9%, 8.9% and 0.15%, respectively, in FY24. India accounted for 91.9% of FY26 revenue; the UAE, Nigeria, Israel and Bahrain contributed 3.3%, 1.7%, 1.7% and 0.4%. Within domestic sales, Maharashtra was the top contributor with 15.6% and Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha contributed 13.5%, 13.3%, 12.01% and 6.6%, respectively. The company uses channel-partner warehousing at more than 40 locations in India and exports to markets including the UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Israel, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Cameroon and Mauritius. Raw materials include leather, polyurethane, EVA and rubber compounds, steel toe caps, midsoles, insoles, chemicals, laces and accessories. International purchases declined from 12.81% of total purchases in FY24 to 7.62% in FY26; China and Brazil were the largest overseas sources in FY26. Products are designed for hazards including impact, penetration, electrical shock, heat, fire, chemicals and slips.

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IPO Roadmap / Timeline

1. IPO Opens

   Completed
   28 Sept 2026

   Bidding starts for all investor categories

2. IPO Closes

   Completed
   30 Sept 2026

   Last day to place your bid

3. Basis of Allotment

   Completed
   01 Oct 2026

   Share allotment finalised

4. Refund Initiation

   Completed
   05 Oct 2026

   Refunds credited for non-allottees

5. Credit to Demat

   Completed
   05 Oct 2026

   Allotted shares credited to demat account

6. Listing on Exchange

   Completed
   06 Oct 2026

   Shares list on NSE / BSE

Post-close dates are indicative as per SEBI T+3 listing framework and may change per registrar updates.