Other key players have also announced plans to significantly raise capacities
Shares of cement companies like UltraTech Cement, Dalmia Bharat, JK Cement, The Ramco Cements and Shree Cement were down in the range of 2 per cent to 6 per cent.
Premji Invest, Damani pick up minority stakes in smaller cement companies
Holcim has been selling off non-core assets to reduce debt and diversify through acquisitions
Analysts believe current input cost headwinds are transitory as likely price hikes by companies will help aid margin pressures.
Shares of state-owned construction & engineering company NBCC (India), meanwhile, soared 13 per cent to Rs 39 on the BSE
Dec qtr results were disappointing as costs escalated and volumes came under pressure
A strong capital expenditure announced in Union Budget FY23 coupled with renewed focus on the affordable housing segment have led to a sharp jump in share prices of companies associated with infra
Cement prices are expected to rise during H2FY22, as cost inflation firms up unabatedly, said a report by HDFC Securities
Swiss multinational is now a distant second in the country's cement market, behind Ultratech
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In Q1FY22, Ebitda margins improved by 250 basis points to 27.25 per cent in June 2021 quarter, sequentially.
The Indian cement sector is the second-largest cement industry in the world, according to CMA.
Ambuja Cement Ltd, part of Swiss building material major Holcim group, on Friday reported nearly two-fold jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,161.16 crore in the quarter ended on June 30
Cement shares traded higher between 3 per cent and 9 per cent on the BSE as compared to a 0.63 per cent decline in the S&P BSE Sensex.
The company's Ebitda (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) margins expanded 233 basis points (bps) quarter-on-quarter to 22.4 per cent due to higher realisations
UltraTech Cement and Grasim Industries are only a few bucks short of their lifetime high of Rs 7,055 and Rs 1,547, respectively
JK Cement Ltd, part of J.K. Organisation, targets up to 10% growth in its revenue this fiscal, helped by the government's push for infrastructure, pent-up demand said top company official.
Gadkari said the government officials should positively support new ideas.
This came on the back of strong sales.