Cement News tagged under: India
Adani reduces use of wholesalers10 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsIn a bid to boost profitability, Ambuja Cements Ltd and ACC Ltd has reduced the number of distributors it uses in the Gujarat region of India from 12 to three. The move is part of a trial by the Adani Group to reduce its reliance on distributors or wholesalers, reports Live Mint. According to local sources, the cement producers plan to build stronger relationships with retailers, the last point of sales for cement. For large bulk projects, such as a flyover, sales will also now be h... |
UltraTech Cement and Adani Cement alerted to Heidelberg's Indian divestment rumour05 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement ( Aditya Birla Group ), and the country’s second-largest cement producer, Adani Cement, may join the race along with Parth Jindal-led JSW Cement to acquire Heidelberg Material’s Indian operations, reports The Hindu. Heidelberg Materials has a cement manufacturing capacity of 13.4Mta across its Indian plants in Damoh (Madhya Pradesh), Yerraguntla (Andhra Pradesh), Sitapuram (Telangana), Ammasandra (Karnataka), Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh), Sholapur (Maharas... |
JSW Cement begins EV pilot project04 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsIndia-based JSW Cement has acquired five electric trucks from the Murugappa Group as part of a pilot project to transition to the use of EV trucks. According to JSW Cement, the trial is being carried out on the route of manufacturing operations in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. “JSW Cement has procured the current EV trucks from Murugappa Group. Upon successful completion of the pilot project, the company aims to transition to EV trucks to support its in-bound and out-bound logistics op... |
JSW Cement makes approach for Heidelberg Material's Indian cement operations03 October 2023, Published under Cement NewsJSW Cement , the building materials business of steelmaker JSW Group , is in initial talks with Germany's Heidelberg Materials to acquire the latter's 13.4Mta cement businesses in India, according to The Economic Times of India. JSW Group has reportedly made an unsolicited offer to acquire Heidelberg Materials' local entities that primarily have capacities in the Indian peninsular. The report further added that Heidelberg Materials is yet to make a final call on its India exit str... |
Keerthi Industries reports 4% drop in revenue27 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsKeerthi Industries Ltd (formerly Suvarna Cements Ltd) has reported revenue of INR2405.6m (US$28.9m) in the FY22-23, ended 31 March 2023, down four per cent compared to INR2499.5m in the same period a year earlier. Profit before interest and depreciation declined from INR348.5m in FY21-22 to INR17.4m a year later, while the INR222.5m pretax profit seen in FY2021-22 fell to a loss of -INR110.7m in FY22-23. The company produced 478,515t of cement over FY22-23 along with 474,584t of clinker.... |
Shree Cement approves NCDs to fund expansion27 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement has approved plans to raise INR7000m (US$84.11m) through the issue of non-convertible debentures (NCD) on a private placement basis. According to Realty, the secured, rated, redeemable and taxable NCDs with a base issue size of INR3500m, with an option to retain oversubscription of up to INR3500m, will be allotted today (26 September 2023) at a face value of INR100,000 each for cash at par. The date of maturity of the NCDs to be issued on a private placement basis to certai... |
Anjani Portland Cement appoints new CFO26 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsRajesh Kumar Dhoot has been appointed chief financial officer of Anjani Portland Cement, effective from 1 October 2023. He succeeds Mr R S Ramanjaneyulu who resigned from the position due to personal reasons. Mr Dhoot is a chartered accountant with over 27 years of experience in various industries, including cement, sugar and textiles. He has worked in the cement industries for 17 years with experience in marketing, finance and accounting. Previously he has held positions at UltraTech Ce... |
UltraTech Cement buys land from The India Cements Ltd22 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement ( Aditya Birla Group ) has entered into an agreement with The India Cements Ltd , on 21 September 2023 to purchase a 73.35-acres plot of land (which includes land of 14.53 acres to be procured), located at villages Kantakapalle and Chinnipalem, Mandal Kothavalasa, District Vizianagram, Andhra Pradesh, for a consideration of INR70,000m, exclusive of taxes, stamp duty and registration charges. “This is for the purposes of the business of the company. The disclosure i... |
JK Lakshmi Cement to buy Amplus Helios solar stake20 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsIndia-based JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd , part of JK Organisation, has announced it will acquire a 20.80 per cent stake in Amplus Helios Pvt Ltd, a special purpose vehicle to set up a 50MWAC solar power plant in Chhattisgarh, India. The stake will be bought for INR21.6m (US$0.25m). The acquisition will enable JK Lakshmi Cement to secure the source of 40MWAC solar power for its Durg plant. |
Heidelberg Materials partners UNTHA in Zuari Cement project20 September 2023, Published under Cement NewsHeidelberg Materials has revealed a new single-step alternative fuel production line in India, with the help of UNTHA shredding technology. The system has been installed at the Yerraguntla cement plant in Andhra Pradesh, owned and operated by Zuari Cement (Heidelberg Materials Group). This well-known Indian firm has a cement manufacturing capacity of 7.1Mta. Handling both pre-sorted and unsorted municipal solid waste (MSW) collected from throughout the region, it can process 20t of 10... |