Cements

Capex during FY26-FY28 to be 50% higher than the previous three years; industry to add up to 170 MT of capacity amid strong demand, says Crisil Ratings

Lower costs to be passed on to consumers, move to drive demand

Nuvoco Vistas Corp, the Nirma group's cement business, on Monday announced a Rs 200 crore investment to expand its grinding capacity by 4 MMTPA. The company, which is expanding its presence in Eastern India, will invest in a new cement grinding capacity through a new mill at the Arasmeta Cement Plant in Chhattisgarh, according to a statement from Nuvoco Vistas Corp. This will be complemented by a series of debottlenecking projects at Jojobera, Panagarh, and Odisha Cement Plants, it added. "Including a new mill, the company plans to add 4 MMTPA of grinding capacity through equipment upgrades, process improvements, and internal debottlenecking initiatives by the end of FY'27," it said. Following this, Nuvoco's cement capacity in the East will rise by over 20 per cent within the next one and a half years, increasing from 19 MMTPA (million tonnes per annum), it said. Commenting on the development, the company's Managing Director Jayakumar Krishnaswamy said: "With cement demand in Indi

JK Cement Ltd on Saturday reported a 75.4 per cent increase in its consolidated net profit to Rs 324.25 crore for the June quarter of 2025-26 compared to Rs 184.82 crore in the April-June period a year ago. Its revenue from operations rose by 19.4 per cent to Rs 3,352.53 crore in the June quarter compared to Rs 2,807.57 crore in the corresponding period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing from JK Cement Ltd (JKCL). Total expenses were at Rs 2,919.83 crore, up 13.2 per cent in the June quarter. The total income of JKCL, which includes other income, was at Rs 3,408.97 crore, up 19.5 per cent in the June quarter. Meanwhile, in a separate filing, JKCL said its board in a meeting held on Saturday approved the company's expansion by setting up of 0.6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) white cement-based wall putty plant near Nathdwara, District Rajasmand of Rajasthan. "The total proposed investment for the expansion is estimated at Rs 195 crore," it said. The board also took note

HeidelbergCement India Ltd has reported a 4.75 per cent increase in net profit to Rs 50.45 crore in the March quarter of FY25. The company had reported a net profit of Rs 48.16 crore in the January-March quarter a year ago, HeidelbergCement India said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. Its revenue from operations was 2.66 per cent to Rs 612.46 crore in the March quarter. It was at Rs 596.55 crore a year ago. The company recorded a rise in revenue, which was "primarily due to 2 per cent increase in sales volume and 1 per cent increase in prices", the company said in its earnings statement. Total expenses of HeidelbergCement India in the March quarter were at Rs 544.11 crore, up 1.75 per cent. Its total income was at Rs 623.67 crore in the March quarter, up 2.18 per cent. HeidelbergCement India is a subsidiary of Heidelberg Materials, a German multinational building materials company. For the financial year ended on Mar 31, 2025, HeidelbergCement's net profit was down 36.4 per c

Growing cement demand will fuel consolidation in the cement sector, where large players are acquiring smaller regional players as they rush to increase production capacity to match the rising consumption, said Moody's Ratings. Over the past five years, the cement sector in India has witnessed significant industry consolidation and top 10 producers in the country have acquired around 140 MMTPA (million metric tonnes per annum) of domestic cement capacity, valued at around Rs 890 billion (USD 10.5 billion), from smaller regional players, it said. "Large companies with a pan-India presence such as UltraTech and Ambuja will continue to engage in M&A (merger and acquisition) to acquire smaller regional producers with weaker capacity utilisation and lower profitability," it said. Given the presence of a large number of smaller cement producers, numbering over 70, companies in South India are more exposed to industry consolidation compared with those domiciled in other parts of the ...

JK Cement stock rose as much as 10.5 per cent during the day to hit a life high after reporting a 64 per cent jump in its net profit

Large cement companies have reported a volume growth in the March 2025 quarter and expect enhanced performance in FY26 on better sales realisation and stable demand. Leading listed cement firms like UltraTech, Ambuja Cements, ACC, Shree Cements, and Dalmia Bharat have retained around 7 to 7.5 per cent growth for the cement industry in FY26, following government spending on infrastructure projects and rural recovery. However, they are cautious about the geopolitical tensions and changing trade landscape. In the March quarter, cement makers reported gains in volumes, ranging from 3.5 to 10 per cent and an enhanced capacity utilisation on a year-on-year basis. However, their topline numbers continue to face challenges on account of lower year-on-year sales realisation, though input costs for coal, petcoke and diesel were significantly cheaper. The all-India average cement price was around Rs 350 per 50 kg bag in March 2025. Overall, in FY25, cement prices declined by 7 per cent ...

Dalmia said that the company is optimistic on the sector in the long-term, even as margins remain weak in the short-term

The Indian cement industry, witnessing a consolidation and heightened rivalry between two corporate houses snapping smaller players, pins its hope on 2025 for an improvement in sales realisation, higher margins and acceleration in demand, expecting around 8 per cent sales growth helped by an increased government spendings on big-ticket infra projects. Over 50 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) capacity are being acquired for USD 4.5 billion by two leading players - Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech Cement and billionaire Gautam Adani-led Ambuja Cements, besides organic expansion of the existing units as they have kept their war chest ready prowling for opportunities. The industry faced challenges on numerous fronts in 2024, right from moderate capacity utilisation to lower sales realisation, which impacted the topline of several makers, contraction of margins and slower volume growth. However, 2024 would also be known for big-ticket acquisitions by UltraTech and Adani Cement to ...

Rating agency Icra has revised down its volume growth forecast for the cement industry to 4-5 per cent at 445-450 million tonne for the current fiscal on account of sluggish construction activity. In July this year, Icra had forecast a year-on-year volume growth of 7-8 per cent, expecting a better pick-up in demand in the second half. However, Icra has now revised its projection "on account of slower-than-expected ramp-up in construction activity across the housing and infrastructure sectors, post the General Elections," a statement said. Besides, on a YoY basis, the operating profit margins declined by 375 basis points to 12 per cent in Q2 FY2025 and by 192 bps to 14 per cent in H1 FY2025 as prices remained under pressure due to muted demand and oversupply. In the first half of FY25 all-India cement volumes witnessed a muted rise of 2 per cent YoY to 212 million tonne on account of the slowdown in construction activity in Q1 during the elections, followed by the ample monsoon ...

Raipur BJP MP Brijmohan Agrawal has raised objection over the "steep" hike in cement prices by its manufacturers and demanded intervention of the Chhattisgarh government and the Centre for a rollback of the increased cost. Agrawal said the sudden increase in the cement prices by Rs 50 per sack would affect infrastructure projects, including roads, buildings, bridges, schools, colleges and the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. In separate letters to Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the Competition Commission of India on September 6, Agrawal said despite Chhattisgarh being a state rich in minerals, iron, coal and energy resources, the cement manufacturers, by forming a cartel, tremendously increased the prices from September 3. The attitude of cement companies has become that of "looting" the innocent people of Chhattisgarh, he said, adding the government needs to take strict action against cement manufacturers. Mines, coal, energy, cheap ...

Open offer may raise total cost to Rs 7,100 cr

The company will also transfer a mining lease granted by the government over to Ramco Cements for an area of 663.46 hectares

Dalmia Bharat on Wednesday said it has executed definitive agreements with debt-ridden Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) to acquire the latter's cement assets as per an earlier announcement. Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd (DCBL), a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat, on Tuesday executed definitive agreements with JAL for the acquisition of JP Super Cement Plant in Uttar Pradesh at an enterprise value of Rs 1,500 crore and costs and expenses of up to Rs 190 crore. However, this will be subject to various clearances and approvals related to JP Super plant and mines, said a regulatory update from Dalmia Bharat Ltd (DBL). Moreover, it is also subject to "fulfilling certain conditions precedent including the final outcome of the pending arbitration between JAL and Ultratech Cement Ltd." On December 12, 2022, DBL had announced that it will acquire cement assets of Jaypee Group's flagship company JAL and its associate firm at an enterprise value of Rs 5,666 crore. As part of that, DCBL also executed

The infrastructure led investments in India will drive up the demand for cement and other building materials, said Moody's Investors Service in a report.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Goods and Services Tax Council will decide whether to cut tax rates on cement after an expert team submits its recommendation, chairperson of the CBIC said on Friday.

With ease in restrictions from July onwards, demand is expected to pick up

Price stability, better sales of flagship and premium products in trade segment improve margins

While the Mukutban project has been financed by a Rs 1,625 crore term loan stretching 12 years from a consortium of four banks led by the Bank of Baroda at less than 9 per cent interest