Demand for steel and cement, two capital-intensive sectors undergirding physical infrastructure, is set to climb as real-estate and affordable urban homes emerge as the prime beneficiaries of India?? renewed drive toward achieving industrial self-reliance.
??he urban housing, affordable housing and infrastructure sectors account for around 60 per cent of the total cement demand,??said ICRA ratings senior vice president (Cement) Sabyasachi Majumdar.