India: Dalmia Bharat has reported an almost five-fold increase in consolidated net profit for the second quarter of the 2026 financial year (FY2026), which ended on 30 September 2025. The company’s net profit for the quarter was US$27.1m, up from US$5.6m a year earlier. The company’s revenue from operations rose by 10.7% year-on-year to US$388.3m.
At the same time, Dalmia Bharat announced that its 3.6Mt/yr Umrangso clinker line commenced trial production in September 2025 and is on schedule to start commercial production by the start of 2026. This will increase the company’s installed cement capacity from 49.5Mt/yr to 53.1Mt/yr.