Page 12 - Cement Industry

Adani to buy Jaypee cement units; JSW buys India Cements' MP unit

Adani aims to become India's top cement company by 2030; rival Ultratech stepping up capacity

Adani Group may buy debt-laden Jaiprakash's cement unit for $606 mn: Report

The acquisition will be made by one of the cement units recently acquired by Asia's richest person, the people said, adding an announcement was expected as early as this week

Ambuja, ACC capacity to double to 140 mtpa in 5 years: Gautam Adani

Both companies will become country's most profitable cement firms as margins will go up due to rising demand: Gautam Adani

Adani's foray expected to trigger consolidation in cement industry

Adani, Ultratech, Dalmia Bharat, Shree Cement to buy smaller companies, say analysts

Top Headlines: 35-50 bps rate hike by MPC; advance tax mop-up rises 17%

The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is likely to lift the policy repo rate by 35-50 basis points (bps) on September 30, according to a Business Standard poll

Gautam Adani now chairman of Ambuja Cements; son Karan is ACC boss

The Adani group to infuse Rs 20,000 crore more in Ambuja Cements

Ambuja Cements up 3%, hits new high in a weak market on fund raising plan

The board of directors of Ambuja Cements is scheduled to meet on September 16, 2022 to consider and evaluate proposal for raising of funds

With Q2 history against them, cement stocks' valuations looks stretched

Most analysts have a 'sell' or 'reduce' recommendation on the sector

How Holcim units, other cement firms fixed prices: Antitrust probe

Cement production is a lucrative business in India's booming economy, with high demand especially from rural housing and infrastructure firms

India's cement sector to add 80-100 mt capacity by FY25: K M Birla

Birla said the new round of expansion by UltraTech will take its capacity to 159.25 mtpa, reinforcing its position as the third-largest cement company in the world, outside of China

Top Headlines: Maha CM resigns, generational change in India Inc, and more

Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour

TMSEp195: 5G auction, Agnipath scheme, markets, Udyam registration

How will 5G auction effect telcos & industry 4.0? Will 'Agnipath' affec army's modernisation drive? What is in store for cement, steel, paint stocks? What is Udyam registration for MSMEs? Answers here

India's core sector output rises to six-month high of 8.4% in April

The eight sectors - coal, steel, cement, fertilisers, electricity, natural gas, refinery products, and crude oil - comprise two-fifths of India's total industrial production

India Cements posts net loss of Rs 10.6 cr in Q4FY22, revenue dips 4%

Coal prices also increased from $60 per tonne to $300 per tonne during the last one year adding to the pressure on the company

Centre reduces import duties on steel, cement: Here's what realtors say

Owing to the surge of property prices, the realty sector has been urging the Centre to take necessary measures that will ease the burden on the developers.

Cement prices may fall after excise duty cut on fuel, helping infra sector

Shree Cement says will take a cut of Rs 5 per bag and other companies are expected to decide soon.

JK Cement plans to raise up to Rs 500 cr via non-convertible debentures

JK Cement Ltd plans to raise up to Rs 500 crore via non-convertible debentures (NCDs) on a private placement basis in one or more tranches. The company's board has recommended the proposal in this regard for approval of shareholders in the next AGM of the company. The fund raising will be at an interest rate that will be determined by the prevailing money market conditions at the time of borrowing, said JK Cement in a regulatory filing. Besides, the board has forwarded the request from certain individual/company belonging to persons acting in concert with Promoters Group seeking reclassification of their shareholding in JK Cement to Public Category. For the quarter ended March 31, 2022, JK Cement, the promoter & promoter group, held 45.82 per cent stake in the company. The company had on Saturday reported 6.93 per cent fall in consolidated net profit at Rs 199.44 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2022. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 214.31 crore for the ...

Adani-Holcim deal may trigger consolidation in cement industry: Experts

Expansion plans by most larger players despite glut in markets, fuel price-driven cost pressure and resistance from market to absorb higher cost may force weaker players out

Cementing growth

Adani Group is increasing its stake in the India story

JSW Group to make $7 bn bid for Holcim's India cement business: Report

The move comes as Switzerland's Holcim tries to diversify away from its core business of cement and aggregates to focus more on building technology amid increased emphasis on sustainability