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Ambuja Cements reports jump in profits YoY31 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements Ltd has reported total income of INR45,477.3m (US$547.7m) in the three months ended 31 December 2023, up from INR42,043.7m in the same period a year earlier. Profit after tax came in at INR5136.8m in the December 2023 quarter, versus INR3689.9m in the comparable period in 2022. Total expenses over the same period expanded from INR36,793.2m to INR38,673m, while basic earnings per share increased from INR1.86 in the quarter ended 31 December 2022 to INR2.59 in the same peri... |
Adani Group's fast-track expansion26 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsAdani Group has seen fast-track expansion since May 2022, when it was the successful bidder to acquire Holcim India, consisting of ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cements. Built on a diverse industry portfolio - renewables, energy and utilities, transport and logistics, and financial services - the group is expected to bring strong investment to the Indian cement sector. The group's cement capacity is currently more than 70Mta in India. The US$10.5bn acquisition of Holcim India was completed in Septemb... |
ACC reports 375% surge in PAT26 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s ACC Ltd has reported a 139 per cent YoY leap in operating EBITDA to INR9050m (US$108.87m) in the 3QFY23-24. Profit after tax over the same period has advanced by 375 per cent to INR5380m. According to the company, the “robust” results are due to “a sharp growth in volume and improvement of important KPIs.” Revenue for the 3QFY23-24 stood at INR49,140m, up from INR45,370m in the same period a year earlier, while earnings per share improved from INR6.01 in the 3QFY22-23 to INR28.55 i... |
Dalmia Bharat Ltd records INR2660m profit in 3QFY2425 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsDalmia Bharat Ltd reported profit after tax of INR2660m (US$32m) in the 3QFY23-24, up 22 per cent from INR2180m in the 3QFY22-23. Sales volume reached 6.8Mt in the 3QFY23-24. This was a rise of 8.1 per cent from the 6.3Mt recorded in the 3QFY22-23. The 3QFY23-24 EBITDA for the company amounted to INR7750m, a rise of 20.3 per cent from the INR6440m reported in the 3QFY22-23. Commenting on the quarter gone by, Puneet Dalmia, MD and CEO of Dalmia Bharat Ltd, said, “India has undergone a hu... |
JK Cement sees continued revenue growth25 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsJK Cement has reported total income of INR28,199m (US$339.12m) in the three months ended 31 December 2023. This compares to INR25,984m in the previous quarter and INR23,581m in the same quarter a year earlier. Profit after tax in the December 2023 quarter came in at INR2894.6m, up from INR1789.2m in the previous quarter and INR576m in the same quarter in 2022. Meanwhile, earnings per share advanced from INR7.46 in the quarter ended 31 December 2022 to INR23.16 in the quarter ended 30 Se... |
NCCB appoint new chairman25 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsNeeraj Akhoury, president of the Cement Manufacturers’ Association and MD of Shree Cement Ltd, has been appointed as the chairman of the National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCCBM) for a span of two years (2023-24). The decision was taken at a meeting of the Board of Governors of NCCBM recently held at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi. Before joining Shree Cement, in October 2022, Mr Akhoury worked with various marquee corporates, including Tata, Lafarge Group, ACC Ltd, Holcim Ind... |
Shree Cement begins production at Nawalgarh plant23 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Shree Cement has commenced commercial production at its 4.2Mta cement plant in Nawalgarh . The facility, which is located at Village Gothra, Nawalgarh Tehsil, Rajasthan, began production on 22 January 2024. This latest plant forms part of the cement producer’s plans to reach a cement production capacity of 80Mta by 2030. |
UltraTech Cement records consolidated net sales of INR164bn22 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Ltd ( Aditya Birla Group ) has released its financial results for the quarter ended 31 December 2023, reporting consolidated net sales of INR164,870m (US$1.983bn) compared with INR152,990m of the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit after tax was INR17770m, the highest-ever quarterly figure as compared to INR10580m in 3QFY22-23. The domestic grey cement sales volume rose five per cent YoY and one per cent QoQ, respectively. Improved operational efficiencies, ... |
Adani Group ponders new cement plant in Godda22 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsAdani Group is considering to build a cement plant in Santhal Pargana, having set up a 1600MW thermal power plant in Godda that will come on-stream mid-2024. A company spokesperson said: “In keeping with our groups expansion plans, we are considering a feasilbility study to set up a cement plant, most probably in Godda.” The proposed plant will use fly ash from the company’s existing power plant. Currently, an ACC plant, acquired lat year by the group, is receiving the fly ash as a ... |
Ambuja Cements to invest INR14bn in 6Mta Telangana plant18 January 2024, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements will invest INR14bn (US$168.3m) in the construction of a 6Mta cement plant in Telangana, India. The plant will be built on a 70-acre plot, said the company in a regulatory filing. Ambuja Cements is part of the Adani Cement Industries and operates 36.5Mta of cement capacity installed in 16 cement plants across India. |