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HIMANSHU VORA AND TEJAS VORA are the directors of Recons Group

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The company is engaged in cement distribution business since 1990. "We have been initially distributing cement in trade-retail segment. We were mainly dealing with L & T cements. In 1993 Ambuja Cement entered in Mumbai Market and we started promoting Ambuja Cements and also other cement companies. We expanded our business to builders and institutions and also bulk cement segments. We always look for innovative products in our industry and like to promote products with bright future", said Vora. The company does not stock cement. They are the leading distributors of Ambuja Cements and ACC Cements. When asked about the largest selling grade of cement, Vora replied, "The ratio of blended cement to OPC cement in is 50:50. But slowly the trend is increasing towards blended cement. We are witnessing more green initiative and LEED certified buildings. We believe that the future is for green cement". About volatility in price, Vora replied that they are affected due to volatility in pricing as most of the consumers are expecting the same price for whole month and any correction in between affects the consumer confidence. "Very high sales efforts supported by technical follow up can improve sales", said Vora and added that the commission and cash discounts should be percentage based so that in fluctuating and inflationary market they will not affect margins. "No, increase in diesel or petrol price does not affect profits directly, but increase in cement price does affect us as our cash discounts are per bag basis and not on percentage basis," said Vora, when asked, whether the hike in diesel/petrol price affect their profit. Vora suggested some improvement in packaging such as palleting of cement bags, which can save loss of cement. To speed up delays as octroi naka, Vora said that automisation of octroi naka and advance payments system of octroi can help save time. "For all excise restructuring by government ultimately, end users has to pay the differences," said Vora, when asked about his opinion on restructuring of excise duty in Budget 2011-12.

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CCU testbeds in Tamil Nadu

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Tamil Nadu is set to host one of India’s five national carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) testbeds, aimed at reducing CO2 emissions in the cement industry as part of the country’s 2070 net-zero goal, as per a news report. The facility will be based at UltraTech Cement’s Reddipalayam plant in Ariyalur, supported by IIT Madras and BITS Pilani. Backed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the project will pilot an oxygen-enriched kiln capable of capturing up to two tonnes of CO2 per day for conversion into concrete products. Additional testbeds are planned in Rajasthan, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh, involving companies like JK Cement and Dalmia Cement. Union Minister Jitendra Singh confirmed that funding approvals are underway, with full implementation expected in 2025.

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JSW Cement gears up for IPO

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JSW Cement has set the price range for its upcoming initial public offering(IPO) at US$1.58 to US$1.67 per share, aiming to raise approximately US$409 million. As reported in the news, around US$91 million from the proceeds will be directed towards partially financing a new integrated cement plant in Nagaur, Rajasthan. Additionally, the company plans to utilise US$59.2 million to repay or prepay existing debts. The remaining capital will be allocated for general corporate purposes.

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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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