Economy & Market

Prism Cements tile arm expands capacity in AP

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13 years ago

May 31, 2012

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Prism Cement’s arm H&R Johnson (India) has expanded its manufacturing capacity at the Silica JV unit in Andhra Pradesh. The company has enhanced the capacity of the Silica JV unit by over 55 per cent, making it the largest tile unit in South India.This capacity expansion was taken up at an investment of Rs 225 crore, taking the total amount invested in the state to Rs 350 crore. Anoop Sreekumar, Business Head – Marbonite, H&R Johnson (India), said that the investment at the Silica JV unit to enhance capacity is part of the company’s business plan to focus on high-value innovations.The Silica JV unit expansion will enable the company to manufacture large format vitrified tiles at this unit. The company will be launching these as Marbonite Slabs. It expects the capacity expansion to catalyse the future growth of its business as well as maintain its leadership in capacity, revenue as well as market share in India.Over the next few years, these large-format and coloured Marbonite products are expected to drive the overall growth of the business. H&R Johnson (India) has branded its large-format Marbonite products as Marbonite Slabs and it sells coloured Marbonite under two collections – Magicbrush and Colours. The company plans to roll-out Marbonite Slabs by June 2012.

Concrete

Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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7 days ago

July 24, 2025

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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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7 days ago

July 24, 2025

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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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1 week ago

July 23, 2025

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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.