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India Cements: INR370kg/bag isn't viable

23 December 2014, Published under Cement News

Producing cement in southern India at the current price of around INR370 (US$5.83)/50kg is not viable, according to N Srinivasan, India Cements' vice-chairman and MD. Against a background of falling demand, interest, freight and other manufacturing costs were steadily increasing, pushing cement producers into losses. “Cement is treated as a commodity, but it is actually a manufactured product but doesn’t get the benefits of a manufactured product,” he said. “Over the last eight years, ...