ACC, Ambuja see spurt in cement production in April

Leading cement producers ACC and Ambuja Cement reported the growth in cement production for the month of April 2012.

ACC and Ambuja Cements reported the production at 2.17Mt and 1.91Mt, respectively, in their separate filings to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

During the year ago period, ACC and Ambuja had reported the production at 2.06Mt and 1.81Mt, respectively.

Besides, the dispatches at the two companies also inched up during the quarter. ACC reported the dispatches at 2.0Mt during the month of April 2012 from 2.05Mt during the same period a year ago. In a similar fashion, dispatches at Ambuja Cements grew to 1.85Mt during the April 2012 as against 1.82Mt during the year-ago period.