Economy & Market

Cement sector has started to gear up for upturn

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12 years ago

May 31, 2012

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Nirmal Bang, a research firm, has stated that the cement sector has gradually started to gear up for the cyclical upturn in the next two years.The key reasons behind its view are narrowing demand-supply gap (incremental demand of 38 mt and slowdown in incremental capacity with effective addition of 25mt), likely improvement in effective capacity utilisation to 80 per cent by FY14E and moderation in cost inflation. All this would lead to improvement in operating profit and a re-rating of the valuation multiple.Hence, investors should accumulate cement stocks in order to derive the benefits from upturn in the cement cycle. The company initiate coverage on six companies in the cement universe with a buy rating on Ambuja Cement, ACC, Grasim Industries, India Cements and Shree Cement and a hold rating on UltraTech.The company said that in FY08-12, the cement industry’s installed capacity increased by 140 mt and incremental demand increased by just 55 mt. This led to an unfavorable demand-supply scenario and effective capacity utilisation rate declined from 96 per cent in FY09 to 76 per cent in FY12.

Concrete

Sustainable solutions by Ambuja Cement, ACC

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9 hours ago

December 4, 2023

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Ambuja Cement and ACC the cement and building material companies of the diversified Adani Group announced solutions to an array of customer concerns while keeping environment sustainability at its core. Examples of this are the concrete mix proportioning solution; designed to optimise the proportions of aggregates, sand and water in concrete mixes considering their unique properties. This helps the company optimise the resources thereby minimising wastage. The company also developed an in-house modular curing solution, also known as zero-water curing. This technique helps concrete slab curing without excessive use of water. This has helped save about 39 million litres of water across multiple sites.

Concrete

Fornnax adds 430HP secondary shredder to it’s R-series line-up

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9 hours ago

December 4, 2023

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Fornnax technologies showcased the R4000-HD tyre shredder at the IFAT expo 2023, where the company got a platform to interact with industry professionals from domestic as well as overseas markets and demonstrate the technological prowess of their machine. The R4000-HD is a powerful machine designed to make secondary shredding and steel separation more efficient and profitable.
The machine saves electricity and man-power and due to its design features it is built to make maintenance procedures easier and also lower the wear and tear to the equipment, thus lowering operating cost. It can process various materials from types, cables, e-waste and aluminium scrap. It is built to last 20-25years. With all its features and sturdy built, it is one of the most powerful secondary shredding machines in the industry.

Concrete

Udaipur Cement Works Limited doubles its clinker capacity

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9 hours ago

December 4, 2023

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A subsidiary of the well known JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd., Udaipur Cement Works Ltd. (UCWL) recently announced the expansion of its clinker facility taking its current capacity from 1.5MTPA to 3 MTPA at Udaipur. The company, by the end of financial year 2023-24, plans to exceed twice the current capacity from 2.2 MTPA to 4.7 MTPA. The capacity expansion has been funded through a mix of equity and debt; the company recently successfully completed its rights issue of INR 450 crores.
They have two brands under their portfolio ‘Platinum Heavy Duty Cement’ and ‘Platinum Supremo Cement’.
Also known for their commitment to renewable energy and environment sustainability, they have the first and only of it’s kind floating solar power plant of 1MWp at it’s mines, fulfilling 50% of their electricity needs.