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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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September 21, 2026

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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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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.

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Cement Firms to Invest Rs. 130 bn in Green Energy by FY28

Cement companies plan to expand clean energy capacity to 6 GW by FY28

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4 days ago

September 17, 2026

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India’s major cement companies are set to raise their clean energy capacity to 6 GW by March 2028 from around 4 GW at the end of March 2026, according to ratings agency ICRA. The planned expansion is expected to involve investments of Rs. 130 bn over the next two years.

The additional capacity could generate annual savings of Rs. 62 bn to Rs. 67 bn, resulting in an estimated payback period of 1.8 to 2.2 years. Cement is an emission-intensive industry, and leading producers have established net-zero roadmaps covering the next 15 to 20 years.

The calcination process accounts for 57 to 60 per cent of the sector’s total emissions, while fuel combustion contributes 27 to 30 per cent and electricity consumption accounts for 10 to 13 per cent. ICRA said the figures highlighted the need for a broad decarbonisation strategy involving green power, blended cement, alternative fuels and improvements in clinker efficiency.

Green energy is considered one of the most commercially attractive decarbonisation options because it can reduce emissions while lowering operating costs. Every 5 per cent increase in green power replacement can reduce power and fuel costs by Rs. 15 to Rs. 16 per tonne. A 25 per cent replacement level could therefore save Rs. 75 to Rs. 80 per tonne and expand operating margins by 140 to 160 basis points.

Cement producers are also assessing carbon capture, utilisation and storage, although high implementation costs, energy requirements and limited transport and storage infrastructure are expected to slow commercial adoption. The government has proposed Rs. 200 bn over five years to support deployment across key sectors. Meanwhile, companies are targeting thermal substitution rates of 10 to 15 per cent over the next three to five years, compared with the current industry level of around 6 per cent.