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ACC Ltd plans to increase clinker capacity by 2.7 mtpa

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ACC plans to increase its focus on green and sustainable products

ACC Ltd plans to increase clinker capacity by 2.7 million tonne per annum (mtpa) and cement capacity by 4.8 mtpa.The company will also increase its focus on green and sustainable products.ACC, in its Annual Report, presented its plans and growth forecasts. It is working on different methods to scale up the sales. The company sales have increased by around 13% to 28.89 million tonnes (mt) Vs 25.53 mt YoY.India is among the top cement producers worldwide, with an estimated cumulative established capacity of 551 million Tonnes per annum in 2021.It is additionally the second-largest consumer of cement, though per capita cement consumption remains below the global average, leaving significant headroom for development.Cement demand increased by 11-13% YoY in CY 2021. Continuing demand for affordable housing in rural areas, surging demand in the urban builder segment, and government infrastructure spending will remain vital drivers for cement usage.Individual Home Builder and Ground+ Three Storey(G+3) are ACC’s largest customer segments. This strong network has moved about 79% of cement sales in the retail sector in CY 2021. Gold Water Shield (Water Repellent Cement) continues to be a market leader in the premium category.Image Source


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Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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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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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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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.

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