South India Cement Manufacturers' Association has urged the Centre to facilitate movement of cement in the country by providing a telescopic railway freight service
Cement demand has not picked up after the festive season, and sales volumes in Nov 2021 are 18-20% lower than Oct 2021 levels, which is far lower than the historical average of 6%
The rise in price has been attributed to inputs commodity cost pressure such as coal and diesel supported by rising demand
The work on the project will commence in November
Shares of Dalmia Bharat on Wednesday settled at Rs 1,960.45 apiece on BSE, up 1 per cent from the previous close
Shares of ACC Ltd on Tuesday settled at Rs 2,245.50 on the BSE, down 2.55 per cent from the previous close.
Q2FY22 is generally a weak quarter for cement makers due to monsoon, but the quarter under preview has also been affected by rising coal and pet coke prices and a transporters' strike
Capacity additions to keep utilisation levels under check in FY22, FY23
Investors appear to have paid heed to the negative aspects in the recent past
Dalmia Bharat hopes that a demand pick-up in the coming quarters would allow it to pass on some of the cost to the consumer
One measure is the change in gross domestic product (GDP). The pandemic chipped away 7.3 per cent of India's real GDP in 2020-21
Only difference now is that industry sales have been 30%, unlike last April, when it hit a zero due to the three-week complete nationwide lockdown, say industry players
Demand remained strong in East, North, and Central India, while the West showed signs of revival
Cement is among the few sectors witnessing strong demand and pricing power
Sustained rural housing demand and significant pick-up in infra activity seen as key drivers
The cement industry is set to hit a decadal high volume growth of 13 per cent in the next fiscal
"There should be a tailwind from infrastructure programmes, for example in the USA, Australia, India and Italy," Chief Executive Dominik von Achten said
Launched in Mumbai and Hyderabad, ECOPact range will be rolled out across India in a phased manner in the next few weeks
The domestic cement industry has seen an average utilisation of 65 per cent over the last 5 years, said industry experts
Shree Cements on Saturday posted over two-fold jump in consolidated net profit