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End-to-End Solution for cement projects

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14 years ago

July 31, 2012

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Promac is a progressive engineering company which endeavours to compete on a much wider, globlal scale, having already expanded its business from its base in Bangalore to serve markets in Africa, South Asia, Central and Latin America and the Middle East.Promac Engineering Industries Limited ( www.promacindia.com) is an ISO 9001-2008 certified company and one of the leading designers and manufacturers in the world for Cement Plants, Bulk Material Handling Systems, CHPs/AHPs for Thermal Power Plants and other process plants on EPC/ turnkey basis for almost half a century. Promac’s engineering and manufacturing works situated in Bangalore in the Southern part of India. From a modest beginning almost half a century ago in 1972, PROMAC’s works now spread over almost 1 Million Sq Feet of Work Shop area and has more than 300 strong work force majority of them are Engineers in various disciplines. The total headcount of direct and indirect involvement exceeds 1,500. Like all market leaders, PROMAC team comprises of some of the best technical and commercial brains in the industry. Promac team has highly qualified design staff professionals equipped with the state of the art softwares. The shop floor is complemented with Skilled staff for heavy machinery manufacturing and quality assurance and finishing touches in project is given by experienced staff for erection & commissioning supported by Strong project monitoring & management team.Promac covers all aspects of project and project managements ranging from basic engineering, detailed design & workshop drawings, structural design and manufacturing, electrical & instrumentation design & supply civil design including civil engineering up to erection & commissioning on a pure EPC turnkey basis.PROMAC Work shop is complemented by some of the most sophisticated machines and precision tools such as Robotic Plasma Cutting Machines, CNC Lathes, Heavy Mill Shell lathes, Spectra Analyzers etc. The Scheiss make 10500 MM Diameter Vertical Turret Lathe at PROMAC is among the largest in the country. The independent quality assurance department housed by qualified & experienced engineers prepare quality assurance plans for each individual project covering scope of inspection from raw material upto finished equipment assembly. The latest and calibrated measuring instruments along with PROMAC’s long association with all major 3rd party inspection agencies ensure world class technology. Infact PROMAC is so confident of its Quality Control Measures that it is ready to take challenges by being open for customer specific inspection modules.The backbone of PROMAC’s success has been its strong collaborations with experts & world leaders in each segment of its core business and access to the latest technology with its consortium partners as well. One such exclusive technical collaboration is with Tailheiyo Engineering Corporation (TEC), Japan, for manufacturing its ASANO Vertical Roller Mills (VRMs) for raw material and coal grinding, and RSP and DDF precalciners for the pyro-section of a cement plant. TEC is wholly-owned by Taiheiyo Cement Corporation (TCC), Japan, which was established in the 1881. TCC has one of the world’s largest research and development centres in Tokyo. Through this association, Promac has developed expertise for the design, manufacture, supply and commissioning of cement plants with capacities of up to 2 MTPA. Because of Promac’s expertise in engineering and manufacturing, which maintains the highest standards in quality, workmanship and an economical cost structure, many of the specialised technologies developed by TCC and TEC are channeled through Promac to customers in India and abroad on a project requirement basis. Besides TEC, PROMAC also has tie up with Collaboration with:

TECTRIX MACQUINES E EQUIPAMENTOS LTDA, Brazil to manufacture Impact Crushers.
FAMAK S.A. MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT CO, POLAND, for medium & large and medium capacity Bucket Wheel Type Stacker Cum Reclaimers.
SPECIALISED HANDLING & ENGINEERING REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, for Rail Wagon Tipplers & Side Arm Chargers.
SPECO PLANT LTD, S. KOREA, for Ship loaders, ship unloaders & circular stackers.

One of the most prestigious and talked about project in cement industry is being supplied to JK Cements, Fujairah, UAE under which, the world’s first single line rotary kiln capable of producing 1 mIllion Tonns of Grey Cement and 0.6 Million Tonns of White cement depending upon the requirements of the market. This technology is being supplied by our long time collaborators for the past 25 years, M/s Taiheiyo Engineering Corporation, Japan, a part of the more than 130 year old Taiheiyo Cement Corporation.Promac has always made a conscious effort to partner itself with the best, be it in technology or services, across the world.By virtue of its collaboration with TEC, Promac offers its customers the best process technology for the production of high-quality grey and white cement, with state-of-the-art pyroprocess engineering for cement plants. The company is very proud to claim that Promac is the only Indian company to manufacture VRMs indigenously. "TEC’s knowlwedge and Promac’s engineering and manufacturing facilities makes us a formidable entity in the international cement market," says JS Reddy, founder chairman and MD.Project successPromac has successfully exported and executed both turnkey projects and equipment supplies to many countries such as Japan, South Africa, Sudan, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Liberia, Tanzania, Bahrain, Brazil, Nepal, Bangladesh, U.A.E. and Oman besides various projects within the geographical boundaries of India.Today, due to Promac’s technical expertise, excellent human resources and enviable partnerships, the company has an order book in excess of US$240m to be executed in the next 2-3 years. Promac is well placed to exploit the many forthcoming opportunities in high growth markets such as Asia, Africa and Latin America.(Communication by the management of the company)

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Cement Makers’ Margins To Fall Rs 50-75 Per Tonne Amid West Asia Conflict

Crisil Sees Margins Easing Despite Steady Demand

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2 weeks ago

July 29, 2026

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Crisil said operating margins of Indian cement manufacturers are expected to decline by Rs 50-75 per tonne (t) this fiscal to Rs 925-950 per t due to higher input costs triggered by the West Asia conflict. The analysis covered 18 cement companies accounting for nearly 90 per cent of India’s domestic cement capacity and noted margins had improved sharply to around Rs 1,000 per t in fiscal 2026.

Crisil noted that the reduction would be driven mainly by higher power and fuel costs, which account for about 30 per cent of total costs, as petcoke and imported coal prices have surged amid geopolitical uncertainties. Freight costs, which account for about a quarter of total costs, are also expected to remain elevated because of higher diesel prices. The impact on profitability is likely to be more pronounced in the first half of the fiscal year before easing commodity prices moderate cost pressures later.

The rating agency said steady domestic demand and strong balance sheets should keep credit profiles stable despite the moderation in margins. Green energy currently accounts for 35-40 per cent of the sector’s total electricity consumption and is expected to partly cushion higher energy costs. Operating cash flows are likely to remain resilient, supported by projected 6-7 per cent growth in cement demand this fiscal.

Crisil highlighted that demand growth will be driven primarily by infrastructure spending, which meets about one-third of sector consumption, and by a nearly 18 per cent higher budgetary allocation for core ministries that should support project execution. Weaker rural housing demand amid pressure on agricultural incomes from a possible below-average monsoon may be offset by improved urban housing demand supported by favourable home-loan rates and a strong pipeline of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban projects. Ongoing capacity additions will keep capital expenditure elevated and may lift net debt to EBITDA to between 1.2 and 1.4 times from around 1.0 time last fiscal, though ratios are expected to remain healthy.

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UltraTech Board Approves Rs 50 bn Fundraise Via NCDs

Company to issue half a million debentures for expansion plan

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2 weeks ago

July 28, 2026

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UltraTech Cement’s board of directors has approved raising Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 bn) through non?convertible debentures issued in rupees.

The finance committee cleared a proposal to issue up to 500,000 fully paid, unsecured, listed, rated, redeemable, rupee?denominated, non?convertible, non?cumulative debentures of Rs 1 lakh each (Rs 0.1 mn each), aggregating to the Rs 5,000 crore programme.

As of June 2026 the firm reported net debt of Rs 15,875 crore (Rs 158.75 bn) and said its capacity expansion projects under execution are backed by capital expenditure of about Rs 17,000 crore (Rs 170 bn) over the next two to two?and?a?half years.

UltraTech spent Rs 9,500 crore (Rs 95 bn) on capital expenditure in financial year 2026 and in April the group crossed 200.1 mn tonnes per annum of domestic grey cement capacity and 205.5 mn tonnes per annum of global capacity.

The chief financial officer indicated the company would take consolidated capacity beyond 242 mn tonnes per annum, with grey cement capacity reaching 212.7 mn tonnes per annum by the end of financial year 2027. He noted the net debt?to?earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation ratio stood at 0.87 times as of June 2026 and the company was confident of ending financial year 2027 with the ratio below one time.

In the first quarter of financial year 2026?27 UltraTech’s net profit attributable to owners rose 16.8 per cent year?on?year to Rs 2,599.3 crore (Rs 25.993 bn) and revenue from operations increased 15.9 per cent to Rs 24,648.20 crore (Rs 246.482 bn). The board approval is expected to complement internal cash flows as the company advances its expansion programme.

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Lokesh Lays Stone For Rs 31 Billion Cement Unit In Kadapa

Line-2 expansion to make Kadapa a major cement hub

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3 weeks ago

July 20, 2026

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Andhra Pradesh Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the Line-2 expansion of Dalmia Bharat Cement at Chinnakomerla village in Mylavaram Mandal in Kadapa district. The project carries an investment of Rs 31 billion (bn) and is slated for completion by the third quarter of the financial year 2028. The expansion is intended to boost industrial growth and employment generation across the Rayalaseema region.

Once commissioned, the Kadapa facility will become Dalmia Bharat’s largest integrated cement manufacturing ecosystem in southern India, creating over 1,000 direct and indirect jobs and opening new business avenues for regional micro, small and medium enterprises and transport operators. Lokesh said the expansion signalled growing corporate confidence in the state and reflected the practical ease of doing business that secured repeat investment.

He placed the project within the government’s wider economic targets and recalled the Yuvagalam padayatra commitment to generate two million (mn) jobs within five years, noting that the state would cultivate talent while industry created opportunities. Lokesh highlighted Andhra Pradesh’s competitive pursuit of major manufacturing accounts, mentioning past successes and a personal initiative to engage global investors when persuading them to anchor expansion in the state.

The plant will leverage Kadapa’s abundant limestone reserves to scale production and sustainability. Clinker capacity is planned to rise from two point five million tonnes per annum (mn tpa) to six point one mn tpa, while overall cement output will increase from three point six mn tpa to nine point six mn tpa. The unit is designed to operate on over eighty per cent renewable energy and deploy waste heat recovery, zero liquid discharge, water recycling and advanced AI systems to optimise efficiency. Industries Minister TG Bharat, BC Welfare Minister S. Savitha and Jammalamadugu MLA C. Adinarayana Reddy attended the ceremony.