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Kanodia Group Enters Real Estate Sector

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3 years ago

January 19, 2024

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Apart from cement, hygiene and building solutions, Kanodia Group is now geared up to impact the real estate industry in India. Vishal Kanodia, Managing Director, Kanodia Group, gives insights.

Kanodia Cement Limited, a pioneer in the Indian cement industry, has been in operation for the last 30 years. The Company has rich experience in this industry as a retailer, dealer, distributor, sole selling agent and now as a manufacturer for the last 15 years. Kanodia Cement has established five plants equipped with 100 per cent automatic grinding technique at Sikandarabad, Dist. Bulandshahar (UP) and Bhabua, Bihar. In July 2022, Kanodia Cement started production from the grinding unit in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, with a 1.5mt capacity. After this expansion, the total capacity of the company is approximately 4 mtpa. The Kanodia Cement natural marketing zone is western Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Haryana, Bihar and Delhi NCR, with the production of the Amethi plant. The cement division serves the requirement of the growing demand of central and eastern Uttar Pradesh. Kanodia Cement is going to establish two cement grinding units with the capacity of approximately 4 mtpa in central and western Uttar Pradesh. Production in these units is expected to start by December 2025. With this additional capacity, Kanodia Cement’s total capacity will be approximately 10 mtpa.
With the additional capacity Kanodia Cement will be the second largest cement manufacturer of Uttar Pradesh after UltraTech.

EASY BUILD – Building Solution
Easy Build is a B2B2C marketplace for a complete end-to-end home building solution. Anything and everything that is needed to build your dream home is all available under the single Easy Build umbrella. Easy Build tries to bring the brands closer to the end customer by sustaining his existing trusted networks of retailers / resellers, architects / designers and applicators like masons, plumbers, painters, etc.
Easy Build is trying to organise this home building material space and derive efficiencies out of its existing value chain. In the process, we will bring the widest assortment of products spread across twelve different categories and share the benefits of efficiencies achieved with the entire value chain network.
Currently Easy Build has 12+ categories, 70+ brands and 15000+ SKUs.
Technology is the primary driver behind Easy Build, bringing forward the next generation customer experience, through metaverse, where the customer gets teleported into a virtual world and navigates within a pre-modelled individual house or apartment, mixing and matching materials like tiles, paints, laminates, sanitary ware, bath fittings and electrical accessories to build and visualise his home before progressing into the purchase journey.
For more details, visit www.easybuild.com.

Real Estate Sector
Looking at the exponential growth in urban housing and commercial sector, Kanodia Group is going to enter the Real Estate Sector – commercial as well residential. Initially they are going to start from NCR. India’s real estate sector is one of the most dynamic and fastest-growing sectors in the world, as it has witnessed rapid growth in recent years.

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India’s Core Sector Growth Eases to 4.8 Per Cent in August

Cement, electricity and iron ore offset declines in other sectors

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11 hours ago

September 26, 2026

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India’s output across eight core industries grew 4.8 per cent year-on-year in August 2026, easing from the revised 5.0 per cent growth recorded in July, according to provisional data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The Index of Core Industries (ICI), which tracks eight key infrastructure sectors, accounts for a significant share of the Index of Industrial Production.

Cement production led the expansion with growth of 12.5 per cent, followed by electricity at 11.6 per cent and iron ore at 5.5 per cent. Steel output increased 3.4 per cent, while refinery products rose 2.6 per cent during the month. The ministry identified cement, electricity and iron ore as the main contributors to overall core sector growth in recent months.

The gains were partly offset by contractions in several sectors. Coal output declined 3.8 per cent year-on-year, while natural gas and crude oil production fell 4.9 per cent and 3.6 per cent, respectively. Fertiliser production recorded the sharpest decline, falling 12.4 per cent in August.

Cumulative growth in the ICI during April-August 2026 stood at 4.3 per cent, compared with 2.4 per cent in the corresponding period a year earlier. Steel output increased 4.1 per cent during the period, while cement and electricity production grew 10.3 per cent and 9.6 per cent, respectively.

Coal, natural gas, crude oil, refinery products and fertilisers recorded negative cumulative growth during April-August. Their contractions stood at 3.2 per cent, 4.4 per cent, 4.1 per cent, 1.4 per cent and 6.7 per cent, respectively. The ministry also revised the final ICI for July to 120.8 from the earlier provisional estimate of 121.2, resulting in a downward revision in the month’s growth rate to 5.0 per cent from 5.4 per cent.

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Jammu Division Begins First Cement Rail Traffic to Anantnag

Cement Loading From Kathua for Anantnag to Begin on September 14

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5 days ago

September 21, 2026

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Jammu Railway Division has placed an indent for the first movement of cement by rail within the division, linking Shaheed Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Kathua Railway Station with Anantnag Railway Station. Loading for the consignment is scheduled to begin on September 14.

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Hard Worker Wins Three Honours at Kyoorius Design Awards

Ramco Cements’ brand secures Grand Prix and two Blue Elephant honours.

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5 days ago

September 21, 2026

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The Ramco Cements Limited’s construction chemicals brand, Hard Worker, has won three honours at the Kyoorius Design Awards 2026, including the Grand Prix – Grey Elephant in the Design in Action category.

The brand also secured two Blue Elephant honours, one for Design in Action and another for Packaging, recognising the design approach behind its brand identity and packaging.

Launched in 2025, Hard Worker entered the construction chemicals segment with the brand promise, “Hard-working products for hardworking people.” Its visual identity uses animals and birds to represent product benefits. The camel represents the water-retention capability of Hard Worker Eco Plaster, while the cheetah represents the speed and performance of Hard Worker Block Fix.

The visual language has been extended across packaging, retail, communication, literature, digital platforms and other brand touchpoints. Hard Worker uses bold colours, distinctive animal illustrations and simple visual storytelling to communicate product benefits across markets and audiences, including construction workers and applicators.

“For Hard Worker, design was never an afterthought. It was fundamental to how we wanted to build the brand. In a category that is largely functional, we wanted to create a brand that people could recognise, understand and remember instantly. The Kyoorius recognition is a wonderful validation of this design-led approach,” said Mr. AV Dharmakrishnan, CEO, The Ramco Cements Limited.

Mr. Balaji K. Moorthy, Executive Director – Marketing, Ramco Cements said “In a category where communication has traditionally been product-led and functional, we wanted Hard Worker to stand apart by making design an integral part of the brand experience. From the distinctive animal-led packaging to our communication across consumer and trade touchpoints, every element was designed to make the brand more memorable and the product benefits easier to understand.”

Within its first 12 months, Hard Worker crossed Rs 3.5 bn in sales. The latest recognition follows six honours secured by the brand’s campaign at the Kyoorius Creative Awards earlier in 2026, including the Grey Elephant Grand Prix for its Eco Plaster film.

The Kyoorius Design Awards recognise outstanding design work in India’s visual communications sector across multiple categories and platforms. The 2026 awards were announced on 12 September in Goa.

The Ramco Cements Limited is part of the Ramco Group and operates across cement and allied building-material solutions. Hard Worker is its construction chemicals brand, offering solutions across key construction applications.