UltraTech said Kesoram had decided to demerge its cement business and approached UltraTech Cement in relation to it
As a part of the deal, UltraTech will issue one share for every 52 shares of Kesoram and give UltraTech ownership of two integrated cement units in states of Karnataka and Telangana
India's largest cement maker, UltraTech saw an amazing 15.4 per cent volume expansion Y-o-Y, given the season and its scale
Kesoram Industries hit a 52-week high of Rs 129.43, gaining 5 per cent, on report that UltraTech Cement has expressed interest in acquiring cement assets of the company
Dalmia Cement, a dominant player in the East Indian market attributed its lower growth volumes to the lingering impact of a failed strategy tried in the June-23 ended quarter
Cement maker UltraTech on Saturday announced a fresh investment of Rs 13,000 crore to add production capacity by 21.9 million tonnes per annum in the third phase of the growth, taking its total capacity to 182 MTPA after completion. The board of the Aditya Birla Group flagship firm "approved the 3rd phase of growth with an investment of Rs 13,000 crore towards increasing the capacity by another 21.9 MTPA with a mix of brownfield and greenfield projects," said a statement from the company. The company has an existing capacity of 132.45 MTPA of domestic grey cement. "Post commissioning of the 3rd phase of expansion, approved by the Board today, UltraTech will be strongly placed across the country with 35.5 MTPA in south; 40.4 MTPA in east; 36.2 MTPA in north; 35.7 MTPA in central and 33.8 MTPA in the west," it added. This will be achieved by setting up 4 greenfield and 4 brownfield plants along with 4 greenfield bulk terminals. "Commercial production from these new capacities is ...
While Q2 was decent despite seasonally weak, higher prices and operating leverage point to better prospects
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Cement demand maintained its positive momentum during Q2FY24, UltraTech said in a press statement
The revenue from operations for Q2FY24 came in at Rs 16,012.13 crore, compared to Rs 13,892.69 crore year-on-year
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UltraTech Cement's consolidated sales rose 15.54 per cent to 26.69 million tonne (MT) year-on-year in the second quarter ended September 30, 2023. The company produced 23.10 MT cement in July-September period a year ago, the Aditya Birla Group firm said in a sales volume data filed on bourses. Total sales volume in the domestic market was up 15.37 per cent to 25.66 MT during the quarter under review. It was 22.24 MT in Q2/FY23. Its grey cement production in the domestic market was at 25.24 MT in September quarter FY24, reporting 15.46 per cent growth, while its white cement production was 0.42 MT, up 10.52 per cent. UltraTech's overseas production, mainly grey cement was 1.18 MT in Q2/FY24, up 21.64 per cent. The company has a consolidated capacity of 137.85 million tonne per annum (MTPA) of grey cement. It has 23 integrated manufacturing units, 29 grinding units, one clinkerisation unit and eight Bulk Packaging Terminals. UltraTech is the third largest cement producer in the wor
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The profit before interest, depreciation and tax was Rs 3,223 crore, compared to Rs 3,204 crore year-on-year (YoY)
Consolidated net profit for the quarter ended June 30 came in at Rs 1,688 crore ($205.8 million), compared with Rs 1,584 crore a year earlier
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While India's largest cement maker is adding capacities to gain market-share, margins are also seen improving
UltraTech's consolidated sales volume rose 19.6 per cent YoY at 29.96 mt, where domestic grey/white cement sales volume grew by ~20 per cent/11 per cent YoY, respectively.