Cement News tagged under: UltraTech Cement
UltraTech Cement commissions 3.6Mta of new grinding capacity05 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Co has announced the commissioning of its 3.6Mta of new grinding capacity in India. Firstly, the 1.8Mta greenfield grinding capacity at the Dhule Grinding Unit , Maharashtra has been commissioned. Secondly, the commissioning of the 1.8Mta brownfield, clinker backed, second line grinding capacity at Dhar Cement Works , Madhya Pradesh, has been completed. This forms part of the first phase of capacity expansion announced in December 2020. The company’s total cement m... |
UltraTech Cement to take excess RDF waste28 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe Manali Municipal Council (MC) has sent letters to the Kullu MC along with the Bhuntar and Banjar Nagar Panchayats, asking them not to send garbage to the waste treatment plant at Rangri in Manali, from 1 December, citing the excessive accumulation of waste at the local plant. Further, orders have also been issued to the company operating the plant not to accept rubbish from any other place than Manali. Manali MC Executive Officer (EO), Mr BR Negi, said even nearby panchayats had ... |
Ultratech places follow-up order with Gebr Pfeiffer21 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsAs part of Ultratech Cement Ltd 's expansion drive, Gebr Pfeiffer SE (Germany) and its Indian subsidiary Gebr Pfeiffer (India) Pvt. Ltd, has received an order for the delivery of several grinding plants with vertical roller mills (VRMs) for grinding cement raw material as well as solid fuels. The cooperative partnership between Ultratech Cement Ltd, India's largest cement producer, and Gebr Pfeiffer is once again confirmed and expanded by this follow-up order, the equipment manufacture... |
Birla White wall care plant starts operations in Nathdwara21 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement has commenced the third Birla White wall care putty plant at Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India with a capacity of 4Mta at a total cost of INR1870m (US$22.8m). The existing two plants are situated at Kharia in Rajasthan and Katni in Madhya Pradesh. The company now has a wall care putty capacity of 13Mta, further strengthening its position in the markets. Along with its existing white cement manufacturing capacity in India and its investment in Ras Al Khaimah Co for Whi... |
Grasim Industries announces 2% fall in net profit16 November 2022, Published under Cement NewsGrasim Industries, which has a 57 per cent stake in UltraTech Cement Ltd , has reported standalone net profit of INR9643m (US$118.8m) in the quarter ended 30 September 2022, down 1.5 per cent YoY. Revenue from operations over the same period advanced almost 37 per cent to INR67,450m, while EBITDA expanded 19.4 per cent to INR9566m. Margins, however, contracted by 206 basis points to 14.18 per cent, according to The Economic Times, driven by a sharp hike in input costs and other expenses... |
UltraTech reports net sales of US$1.64bn20 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Ltd ( Aditya Birla Group ) has announced consolidated net sales of INR135,960m (US$1.64bn) for the quarter ended 30 September 2022, versus INR117,430m in the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit before interest, depreciation and tax was INR11,030m and profit after tax was INR7560m, compared to INR19,470m and INR13,140m in the year-ago period, respectively. Energy costs increased 58 per cent and raw material costs rose 18 per cent YoY. UltraTech achieved cap... |
UltraTech Cement receives EPD certificates for four products12 October 2022, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement has been granted Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certificates for four of its cement products – ordinary Portland cement (OPC), Portland pozzolana Cement (PPC), Portland slag cement (PSC) and Portland composite cement (PCC). An EPD is a clear and objective report that explains the materials used to make a product and how that product impacts the environment throughout its entire life cycle. The real facts and measurements are provided, enabling consumers to ... |
KHD secures biggest UltraTech order to date12 September 2022, Published under Cement NewsKHD Humboldt India Pvt Ltd has won a major new order from UltraTech Cement ( Aditya Bila Group ). The package of contracts comprises two complete pyro-processing lines and eight grinding units. CemNet previously announced limited information on this new order in August 2022. KHD has now clarified that it signed contracts to supply 10 production processes, including two complete pyro lines at Kotputli in the northern state of Rajasthan, and at Maihar in Madhya Pradesh in central... |
UltraTech commissions 1.3Mta Dalla expansion31 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Ltd announced the commissioning of the 1.3Mta expansion to its Dalla Cement Works in Uttar Pradesh, India. As a result, the plant’s cement capacity is now 1.8Mta and the company’s total capacity in India is 115.85Mta. |
Increasing scope 3 emission reduction investments26 August 2022, Published under Cement NewsThis week, Hanson UK reported on its investment in electric vehicles (EV). The need for more clean energy transport in the cement sector is expected to rise substantially as companies look to meet lower emission targets by 2030. Replacing conventional diesel and petrol vehicles with EV, gas or hydrogen technology is a simple way of reducing scope 3 emissions. The cement sector emits most of its CO 2 directly in scope 1 emissions from the cement stack from pyroprocessing and scope 2 indir... |