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UltraTech Cement expands capacity to 156Mta

UltraTech Cement , the cement flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, has announced the completion of a significant capacity expansion, bringing its total cement production capacity to 156.06Mta. Thi...
News - 17 October 2024

Indian cement industry growth expected to slow in FY24-25

India's cement industry is projected to experience a slower growth rate of 7-8 per cent this fiscal year, reaching 475Mt, according to a Crisil report. This marks a slowdown from the double-digit ...
News - 15 October 2024

HeidelbergCement's India stake looks up for grabs

Heidelberg Materials holds a 69.39 per cent stake in HeidelbergCement India Ltd, which is publicly valued at US$1.2bn. The leading players in India's cement sector are now circling in discussions ...
News - 11 October 2024

Indian cement sector to face revenue decline in Q2FY2025 amid weak demand

India's cement sector is expected to witness a 7.2 per cent year-on-year (YoY) drop in revenues for Q2FY25, driven by an 8.7 per cent YoY fall in realisations, according to a report by Sharekhan, ...
News - 10 October 2024

Ambuja leads the industry in joining Alliance for Industry Decarbonisation

Ambuja Cements , part of the Adani Group , has become the first cement manufacturer globally to join the Alliance for Industry Decarbonisation (AFID). The AFID, coordinated by the International ...
News - 04 October 2024

Dalmia Bharat acquires 25% stake in solar power producer

Dalmia Bharat Ltd , through its subsidiary Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, has entered into an agreement to acquire a 25.38 per cent stake in Bijlee Kandasamy Pvt Ltd for INR33m. This acquisition w...
News - 03 October 2024

Wonder Cement to increase its number of IKN clinker coolers

Wonder Cement has ordered several IKN Pendulum coolers for its Nimbahera cement plant . The coolers will be installed on existing lines 1 and 2 and a new line 5 at the Nimbahera facility in Ch...
News - 03 October 2024

JSW Cement adds 2Mta of capacity to its grinding plant in Karnataka

JSW Cement has expanded its Vijayanagar plant in Karnataka by adding an additional 2Mta of grinding capacity, bringing the total capacity at the site to 6Mta. The project, which involved an inve...
News - 02 October 2024

Ambuja's proposed Ramannapet plant sparks local outcry over pollution

Plans for a new cement factory near Ramannapet have raised concerns among local residents over potential environmental impacts. The proposed plant, submitted by Ambuja Cement , would cover 70a an...
News - 01 October 2024

Dalmia Cements prevents 350t of single-use plastic becoming landfill

Tiruchi City Corp has sent approximately 350t of single-use plastic to Dalmia Cements over the past 45 days to be converted into refuse-derived fuel (RDF). This comes after the corporation renew...
News - 01 October 2024