Economy & Market

Construction sector shows degrowth for the past 3 years

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4 years ago

October 19, 2021

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A slowdown in sectors such as housing, railways, power, roads and highways has pushed the construction industry towards its three consecutive year of degrowth. According to data from Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, intrinsic growth in the cement sector has dropped by 7 per cent, steel sector by 25 per cent and construction equipment sector by 27 per cent. Stalled projects due to lack of approvals, over leveraged balance sheets, cautious bank lending and lack of new project sanctioning were cited as the major reasons for this degrowth by experts and industry analysts. Employment growth shows the most alarming picture with FY15 witnessing a 12 per cent drop, while the growth in FY16 expected to be 30 per cent lower, which can lead to a loss of around 12 lakh jobs in real terms by FY16 end, according to the Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC).

Concrete

Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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2 weeks 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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2 weeks 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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Concrete

GoldCrest Cement to build plant in India

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2 weeks 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.