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Adani sells 2.76% stake in Ambuja Cement for Rs 42.51 billion

GQG Partners reportedly raised its investments in six Adani Group companies by around Rs 83 billion.

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A billionaire’s entity sold approximately 2.76 per cent of its stake in Ambuja Cements on Friday through an open market transaction, raising Rs 42.51 billion. As per the NSE bulk deal data, Holderind Investments, which is an Adani Group entity, sold 60.8 million shares at a price of Rs 625.5 per share.

It was reported that Rajiv Jain’s investment fund, GQG Partners, bought shares worth Rs 16.79 billion. Following this purchase, GQG Partners Emerging Markets Equity Fund, which held a 1.35 per cent stake as of June 30, 2024, increased its holding to 2.04 per cent. During the January to March 2024 quarter, GQG Partners reportedly raised its investments in six Adani Group companies by around Rs 83 billion.

Other buyers of Ambuja Cements shares included SBI Life Insurance and the National Pension System (NPS) Trust, which acquired shares valued at Rs 5 billion and Rs 4.50 billion, respectively. As of June 30, 2024, the Adani Group held a 70.33 per cent stake in Ambuja Cements, with Holderind Investments holding 50.90 per cent of that stake.

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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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