Displaying items by tag: UltraTech Cement

India: FLSmidth has signed a contract with UltraTech Cement to supply two new Cross-Bar coolers with HRBs to upgrade the pyroprocessing lines at its Dalavoi and Sankar Nagar plants in Tamil Nadu. The upgrades aim to increase efficiency and productivity at both facilities.

India: Aditya Birla Group subsidiary UltraTech Cement’s revenues grew by 21% year-on-year to US$2.33bn in the second quarter of the 2026 financial year. ET Now News has reported that the producer’s profit was US$148m, up by 75% year-on-year. During the quarter, UltraTech Cement’s costs rose by US$2.28/t, contributing towards a 45% quarter-on-quarter drop in its net profit.

In the 2026 financial year to-date, UltraTech Cement acquired a 76% stake in fellow producer The India Cements and acquired putty producer Birla White Wallcare outright.

India: Aditya Birla Group subsidiary UltraTech Cement will invest US$1.23bn to grow its cement production capacity by 10% to 241Mt/yr. The company’s board has approved new plant projects and expansions amounting to 22.8Mt/yr of additional capacity, scheduled to begin coming online from the start of the 2028 financial year on 1 April 2027.

Chair Kumar Mangalam Birla said “The latest capacity expansion follows US$5.69bn invested in the past five years. The investment reflects the company’s confidence in the Indian economy and the scale of its infrastructure ambitions. When capital is deployed strategically, it energises ecosystems, deepens industrial linkages and creates durable employment. As India enters a transformative era of infrastructure and economic development, UltraTech is well-positioned to meet the rising demand for cement.”

India: Around 15t of illegal narcotic drugs, valued at US$902,000, were incinerated at Ultratech’s cement manufacturing plant in Khor, Neemuch district, Madhya Pradesh, as part of a major operation by the Ministry of Home Affairs. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Nimish Agrawal said the drugs had been seized in about 200 cases registered across seven districts of the Ujjain range. He added that the contraband was destroyed in line with prescribed procedures.

India: The groundbreaking of UltraTech Cement’s US$42.2m expansion project at its Cuttack plant took place on 15 September 2025 at the project site in Khamar Nuagaon and Kolathpangi village, Athagarh tehsil. The expansion will double the unit’s capacity from 3Mt/yr to 6Mt/yr. Ardhendu Mohapatra, head of Aditya Birla group in Odisha, and Abhinash Rath, plant head of Ultratech Cement Cuttack, were present at the event.

India: Tiruchi Corporation has intensified efforts to manage non-recyclable plastics by diverting them to cement plants for use as alternative fuel. The city generates 400 - 450t/day of waste, of which about 75% is segregated at source. Non-recyclable plastics are collected through door-to-door systems and sent to Dalmia Cements’ and UltraTech Cement’s plants, where they are used as refuse-derived fuel (RDF) in the kilns. Since July 2024, 2384t of plastics have been diverted to cement plants.

An upcoming automated material recovery facility at Ariyamangalam, with a capacity of 250t/day, is expected to further improve segregation, ensuring recyclable, non-recyclable, inert and RDF streams are directed to cement plants for reuse.

India: UltraTech Cement will offload a 6.49% stake in India Cements through an open market sale, following approval by its committee of directors and officers. The producer acquired control of India Cements in July 2024. The company did not disclose the value of the planned sale.

India: UltraTech Cement says that it will surpass a production capacity of 200Mt/yr in the 2026 financial year, one year ahead of its original 2027 target. Chair Kumar Mangalam Birla said the company’s consolidated capacity stood at 188.8Mt/yr in March 2025, after adding 42.6Mt/yr during the 2025 financial year, including 16.3Mt/yr from organic expansion and 26.3Mt/yr from acquisitions, notably India Cements and Kesoram Industries.

The producer operates 34 integrated cement plants, 30 grinding units and 9 bulk terminals across India.

India: UltraTech Cement has commissioned a 7.5MW hybrid renewable energy project at its Sewagram cement plant in Gujarat. The on-site system combines bifacial solar modules with trackers, wind power and battery storage to provide uninterrupted energy without reliance on the grid. The project was developed with energy provider Gentari. The company aims to increase the share of renewable energy in its power mix to 65% by 2027 and 85% by 2030. As part of its RE100 commitment, UltraTech aims to meet 100% of its electricity needs through renewable sources by 2050.

India: Leading cement producers have broadly reported ‘strong’ performances in the three months to 30 June 2025, driven by increased government spending on key infrastructure projects. They expect their bottom lines to continue to rise in the rest of the 2026 financial year (FY2026), which ends on 31 March 2026, with coal and petcoke prices expected to remain at a lower level than in FY2025.

UltraTech Cement reported 10% growth in its cement sales volumes in the first quarter of FY2026, to 36.8Mt, helped by acquisitions of India Cements and the cement business of Kesoram Industries. Adani Group subsidiary Ambuja Cements also reported its highest-ever sales volumes, of 18.4Mt. Birla Corporation’s sales volumes rose by 9% per cent to 4.8Mt, while Nirma Group subsidiary Nuvoco Vistas reported sales volumes of 5.1Mt.

However, some companies, including Shree Cement, saw their volumes decline due to geopolitical tensions in the North of India. Dalmia Bharat's sales volumes fell by 6% to 7.4Mt, impacted by the discontinuation of tolling volumes from Jaypee Cement, while Ramco Cements reported a 7% decline due to early monsoon rains in Kerala.

In the near-term future, demand is expected to be flat in the second quarter of FY2026 due to the monsoon season. However, companies anticipate growth in the third and fourth quarters of the year, with volumes growth of around 7% anticipated across the whole of FY2026.