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The largest cement and ready-mix concrete maker Ultratech Cement on Wednesday announced that it plans to increase the overall share of green energy in its total energy mix to 85 per cent by 2030. As an interim target for its sustainability objectives and targets, the AV Birla Group company plans to increase its total green energy share from its current 22 per cent to 60 per cent by FY26. Currently the company has 691 MW of green energy capacity, which includes 262 MW of WHRS (waste heat recovery system) installed capacity and 429 MW of contracted renewable energy. This translates to about 22 per cent of its current energy requirements. "As the country's largest cement maker, it is our responsibility to lead the way in building a more sustainable and green future for the industry by decarbonization. We've been constantly scaling up our green energy mix over the years," said KC Jhanwar, the managing director. Ultratech targets to meet 100 per cent of its electricity requirement throu
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To take India capacity to 182 MTPA in a phased manner starting FY26
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 ...
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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While India's largest cement maker is adding capacities to gain market-share, margins are also seen improving
Leading cement maker UltraTech's consolidated sales increased 19.64 per cent to 29.96 million tonne (MT) in the first quarter ended June 2023. The company produced 25.04 MT of cement in the April-June quarter a year ago, Aditya Birla Group firm said in a regulatory filing on Saturday. Its total sales volume in the domestic market rose 19.87 per cent to 29.01 MT during the quarter under review. It was 24.20 MT in Q1 FY23. Its grey cement production in the domestic market was 28.60 MT in the June quarter of FY24, a 20 per cent growth, while its white cement production was 0.41 MT, up 11 per cent. UltraTech's overseas production, mainly grey cement, was 1.04 MT in Q1 FY24, up 10.63 per cent. The company registered a "capacity utilisation of 90 per cent for the quarter," it added. UltraTech has a consolidated capacity of 135.55 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of grey cement. It has 23 integrated manufacturing units, 29 grinding units, one clinkerisation unit and eight bulk packaging
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Cement major on track to reach 131.25 mtpa by Q4
Aditya Birla group firm UltraTech Cement Ltd on Wednesday reported a decline of 42.09 per cent in its consolidated net profit at Rs 758.70 crore for the second quarter ended on September 30, 2022. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,310.34 crore in the July-September period a year ago, UltraTech Cement said in a BSE filing. Its revenue from operations rose 15.61 per cent to Rs 13,892.69 crore during the quarter under review as against Rs 12,016.78 crore in the corresponding period of the last fiscal. According to UltraTech, the second quarter is traditionally a weak one for the cement sector, with lower demand as construction activity slows down during monsoons. "Demand was low during July and August 2022, showing some sign of revival in September 2022," said UltraTech in its earnings statement. UltraTech's total expenses were at Rs 12,934.27 crore, up 26.68 per cent in Q2/ FY23, as against Rs 10,209.43 crore a year ago. Shares of UltraTech Cement Ltd were trading at Rs .
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