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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
Nuvoco Vistas Corp, the building materials division of the Nirma Group, on Monday, reported a net profit of Rs 31 crore in the December quarter against a net loss of Rs 75.3 crore in the year-ago period. The turnaround came on a revenue of Rs 2,421 crore and a 55 per cent jump in operating profit to Rs 421 crore, the company said in a statement. The recovery was on the back of per tonne realisation of Rs 1,048 which is the highest in the past 10 quarters. After its recent acquisitions, the installed cement capacity has touched 25 million tonnes per annum, making it the fifth-largest cement maker in the country and a leading player in the eastern states. The consolidated sales stood at 4.02 mt in the reporting quarter, taking its realization to Rs 2,421 crore. The company has successfully commissioned a 1.2 mt cement mill in Haryana during the quarter, taking the overall capacity to 25 mt. Premium products continue to remain a key focus area and have contributed significantly, with
Out of the eight companies that debuted on bourses in August, five listed at a discount. Aptus Value Housing Finance, Chemplast Sanmar, Nuvoco Vistas, Windlas Biotech and CarTrade Tech made tepid debuts, disappointing investors who often lap up IPOs for a listing pop. According to some analysts, the listing "honeymoon" might just be over. So, what's behind the underperformance? Experts explain