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Ambuja Cement to add 1GW of renewable energy

22 December 2023, Published under Cement News

Ambuja Cement ( Adani Group ) has announced a plan to add 1GW of solar and wind generation capacity. The company will invest INR60bn (US$72m) in solar and wind projects in two Indian states. The line-up of renewables includes a 600MW solar PV project and a 150MW wind project in Gujarat, as well as a 250MW solar PV project in Rajasthan. Ambuja Cement said the addition of solar and wind generation capacity will be achieved by the FY25-26 while the company reach 200MW of renewable capacity...

Ambuja Cement reports revenue of US$4746m

29 June 2023, Published under Cement News

Ambuja Cement , part of the Adani Group , has reported revenue from operations of INR389,370m (US$4746m) in FY22-23. EBITDA came in at INR58,600m, with an EBITDA margin of 15 per cent, while profit before tax stood at INR37,290m. The company has changed its financial year end so these latest results cover 1 January 2022 to 31 March 2023, a total of 15 months, so are therefore not comparable with the figures for the 12 months ended 31 December 2021. Profit after tax was reported as INR3...

Adani Group in talks with more lenders over acquisition loan

21 June 2023, Published under Cement News

The Adani Group is reportedly in talks with at least five new international banks regarding its refinancing of US$3.8bn of loans taken for its acquisition of ACC Limited and Ambuja Cement in 2022. According to The Economic Times, the majority of the group’s existing lenders, including Standard Chartered, Barclays and Deutsche Bank, will also participate in the refinancing round. The group has reportedly begun discussions with two Taiwanese banks and a Malaysian bank among others to exp...

Ambuja Cement reports 8% growth in March quarter

03 May 2023, Published under Cement News

Ambuja Cement has reported standalone net revenue of INR42,560m (US$520.1m) in the quarter ended 31 March 2023, up from INR39,270m in the same quarter a year earlier, marking 8.4 per cent YoY growth. This growth comes despite the adverse impact on volumes of halting operations at the company’s Himachal Pradesh plants for 50 days during the three-month period. EBITDA over the same period advanced from INR8250m to INR9620m, while the EBITDA margin has improved from 21 to 22.6 per cent. P...

Gautam Adani sells off stake in Ambuja Cements

13 March 2023, Published under Cement News

Gautam Adani is reportedly looking to sell a 4-5 per cent share in Ambuja Cements  for around US$450m, according to the Financial Times. The move is designed to help lower debt levels and restore investor confidence in his conglomerate.  This follows a report by US-based Hindenburg Research in late January 2023 alleging fraud and stock market manipulation by the Adani Group, which wiped US$145bn off the market value of the conglomerate’s listed companies. If the sale goes ahead, it will...

Adani Cement launches Geoclean waste management solution

13 December 2022, Published under Cement News

Adani Cement has launched its new waste management initiative, Geoclean, to reduce emissions from its cement production processes. Built on the foundation of sustainability and circular economy, Geoclean offers innovative waste management solutions to the agricultural, industrial and public/municipal sectors. Through the co-processing of waste from these sectors, Geoclean ensures the recovery of energy and recycling of materials, leaving zero residues, reports India CSR. “We are committ...

Holcim closes sale of India business

16 September 2022, Published under Cement News

Holcim has closed the sale of its business in India to the Adani Group. The deal includes Holcim’s stake in Ambuja Cement at a share price of INR385 (US$4.82) and in ACC at a share price of INR2300, resulting in cash proceeds for Holcim of US$6.4bn, according to Dow Jones. Holcim held a 63.11 per cent stake in Ambuja Cement, which owns 50.05 per cent of ACC, along with a 4.48 per cent direct stake in ACC.  Jan Jenisch, CEO, Holcim, said, “I would like to thank our 10,700 Indian coll...

Adani plans management shake-up following takeover

12 September 2022, Published under Cement News

Gautam Adani, his son Karan and his nephew Pranav, are expected to join the management boards of ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cements . As part of an overhaul of the top management of both companies, following their takeover by the Adani Group , some existing members of the boards are expected to step down, including the following board members at Ambuja Cements: N S Sekhsaria, chairman, Jan Jenisch, vice chairman, Neeraj Akhoury, managing director and CEO, and Martin Kriegner, director – one sour...

Ambuja Cement reports 18% revenue growth

20 July 2022, Published under Cement News

Ambuja Cement has reported revenue of INR39.58bn (US$495.2m) in the April-June 2022 quarter, compared to INR33.42bn in the same quarter a year earlier. EBITDA over the same period fell from INR9.6bn to INR6.85bn, impacted by a significant rise in fuel prices, although this has been partly mitigated by the company's efficiency initiatives under its 'I CAN' programme. Total expenses expanded from INR25.65bn in the April-June 2021 quarter to INR34.87bn in the same quarter this year, with power ...

India: beyond the headwinds

03 November 2020, Published under Cement News

India has become the second-worst affected country by the COVID-19 health crisis. Consequently, construction activity has taken a hit and cement demand saw a dramatic collapse in the April-June 2020 quarter. As the pandemic continues to play out, ICR assesses the impact on domestic cement producers and prospects for recovery. As COVID-19 exerts unprecedented stress on India’s cement industry, ICR looks at the latest available data to date for the April-June 2020 period and...