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Reliance Cementation bids for SJC

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Reliance Cementation, the cement arm of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG) plans to acquire the Tamil Nadu-based Sree Jayajothi Cements (SJC). "I am expecting to sell the business for at least Rs 2,000 crore," said TR Kannan, Promoter of Jayajothi Group. Negotiations has already started and the proposed acquisition, if happens, will help Reliance Cementation to make a ready-made entry into cement industry. SJC sells its produce in the four southern states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala under the brand name, Jayajothi. "We have proved our capacity. Now, it is up to Reliance to take the call," said Kannan, who is also the Managing Director of SJC. Jayajothi Cements was incorporated as a public limited company in December 2006 with the aim to develop, construct and operate cement manufacturing facility. The company set up a greenfield integrated cement making facility in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh with a combined clinkerisation capacity of 2 mtpa and cement grinding capacity of 3.2 mtpa. Anil Ambani, Chairman, ADAG had announced the Group’s foray into the cement business in 2009 and spelt out plan of setting up plants with an aggregate capacity of 20 million tonne per annum at a cost of nearly Rs 10,000 crore over the next five years. Reliance Cementation has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Maharashtra Government to set up a 5 mtpa cement plant in Yavatmal at an investment outlay of Rs 2,250 crore. This is in addition to the MoUs the company has already signed with the governments of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.

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Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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As per a news report, Karan Adani, ACC Chair, has said that he expects the cement industry to benefit from the an anticipated US$2.2tn in new public infrastructure spending between 2025 and 2030. In a statement he said that ACC has crossed the 100Mt/yr cement capacity milestone in April 2025, propelling the company to get closer to its ambitious 140Mt/yr target by the 2028 financial year. The company’s capacity corresponds to 15 per cent of an all-India installed capacity of 686Mt/yr.

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AI boom drives demand, says ACA

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The American Cement Association projects a nearly 1Mt annual increase in US cement demand over the next three years, driven by the surge in AI data centres. Consumption by data centres is expected to grow from 247,000 tonnes in 2025 to 860,000 tonnes by 2027. With over 5,400 AI data centres currently operating and numbers forecast to exceed 6,000 by 2027, the association cautions that regulatory hurdles and labour shortages may impact the industry’s ability to meet demand.

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GoldCrest Cement to build plant in India

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GoldCrest Cement will build a greenfield integrated plant with a 3.5Mt/yr clinker capacity and 4.5Mt/yr cement capacity. GoldCrest Cement appointed Humboldt Wedag India as engineering, procurement and construction contractor in March 2025 and targets completion by March 2027. It has signed a 40-year supply agreement with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation for 150Mt of limestone from its upcoming Lakhpat Punrajpur mine in Gujarat.

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