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Tecpro Systems Ltd: Technologically State-of-the-art

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16 years ago

January 7, 2011

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From a small beginning, to a great leap, TSL in a span of less than nine years has carved a niche for themselves. TSL is a major supplier of material handling equipment to the cement industry. Read on, to know about the company, its products, collaborations and future plans.In 2001, Tecpro Systems Ltd (TSL) commenced its operations as a supplier of equipment and components for conveyor systems. The company gradually increased its presence by undertaking small projects for material handling systems. As orders increased, TSL set-up its first manufacturing facilities at Bawal, Haryana, for manufacture of equipment like crushers and screens under license agreement with renowned manufacturers like FAM, Hein, Lehmann and others." We were recognised as an organsiation that can deliver and this helped us in moving into larger projects for thermal power major like NTPC, Tata Power, Reliance Energy, steel majors like SAIL, JSW, Bhushan etc, and cement manufacturers like UltraTech Cement, ACC, Madras Cements, etc," said A K Bishnoi, chairman and managing director.Overcoming hurdlesTSL provides solutions in bulk material handling systems, ash handling systems, balance of thermal power plant, captive power plants and pollution control systems. Its material handling division is one of the largest in the country with a turnover of more than Rs 1,200 crores. In a span of just nine years, the company has successfully executed major projects for Tata Group, SAIL, Reliance Energy, UltraTech Cement, and many others. " Our milestones in performance are reflected by design and supply of more than 400 km of conveyors for various projects in India and abroad. We have one of the largest factories in the country for manufacture of conveyor components & equipments," said Bishnoi.From its inception, the TSL has performed meticulously and has won several awards. For its outstanding performance and strength, TSL has won the ‘Emerging India 2007’ of ICICI Bank CNBC- TV18 in the infrastructure sector on July 2007. To it accolades, is the BIZZ India Award in 2010, presented by World Confederation of Business a leading international organisation that encourages worldwide business development. In its kitty of awards are the quality management/business management/business leadership marketing management and many awards and certificates won for safety during construction of projects from leading companies like Reliance, NTPC, HPGCL, and many others.Services galoreTSL is India’s foremost supplier of material handling equipment. The company provides complete material handling solutions. The equipment offered by the company include plant belt conveyors, pipe, conveyors, long distance overland conveyors, crushers, screens, bucket elevators, stockyard systems (stackers/reclaimers), etc. The company’s EPC power division provides EPC solutions for captive power plants, waste heat recovery-based power plants. " We possess the necessary capabilities to execute power projects on EPC basis upto 125 MW. We have already completed two projects of 30 MW & 32 MW each. Presently, we are doing one project for Kohinoor Power of 66 MW, wherein BTG is being sourced by us from BHE," said Bishnoi. The latest material handling equipment manufactured by TSL are environment-friendly. The pipe conveyors ensure that there are no environmental pollution while transporting the material. For critical application, TSL has designed transfer chutes with discrete element method, which ensures the smooth flow of the bulk material with minimum degradation of the material and dust emission at transfer chutes. In addition to these, the company offers a wide range of products and systems, such as bag filters and fans, dust suppression systems, cyclones, scrubbers offered by the pollution control division of TSL. With a global acceptance for its products, the company plans to launch new products. " Our product range has expanded with introduction of stackers and reclaimers for the cement sector. We have rail mounted slewing and luffing stackers, twin boom stackers, bucket wheel, bridge type and scrapper type reclaimers, side scraper reclaimer, portal scraper reclaimers, circular stacker/reclaimers suitable for cement plant requirements," said Bishnoi.Colloborating a success storyTSL has a state-of-the-art R&D department based at Gurgaon. The R&D department is involved in providing design, engineering and research in pulleys, idlers, chutes, and many products. The department also helps in the development of new products and carries out research for consistent improvement in the existing product range.The company has tie-ups with many reputed and renowned companies to ensure that the products are technologically advance and are relevant to changing market. In material handling, TSL has entered into technical collaborations with:

Advanced Conveyor Technologies Inc (AC-Tek) of USA for overland conveyors
FAM Magdeburger Forderanlagen und Baumaschinen GmbH, Germany for roll crushers, hammer mills, impactors, roller screens and grinding mills
Wonduck Industrial Machinery Co Ltd, Korea for aggregate crushing plants, jaw crushers, cone crushers and VSI type crushers.
Hein, Lehmann Trenn – Und F?rdertechnik GmbH, Germany for Flip-Flow screens.
Siebtechnik GmbH, Germany for high capacity vibrating screens, banana screens, washery screens etc.
Krusnohorske Strojirny Komorany a.s. for bucket wheel stacker reclaimers, paddle feeders and twin rotor sizers.
MVW Lechtenberg Projektentwicklungs- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, Germany for planning and construction of the processing facilities for the alternative fuels including municipal solid wastes

Future prospectsWith the addition of two new business – long distance conveyor and waste-heat recovery systems, and a major pan-India presence, the company is well ahead of its competitor. " We shall soon be supplying the largest capacity crusher that is indigenously manufactured for thermal power sector for the Krishnapatnam Power plant as well as another large capacity crusher for Neyveli Lignite Corporation. Our product range is wide and we have installations across the length and breadth of the country in all sectors with more than 1,100 equipment and more than 3,700 numbers of belt conveyor," said Bishnoi.A K Bishnoi, Chairman and Managing Director, Tecpro Systems LtdWhat all strategies has the company adopted to increase its market shares in the cement industry? We have been responsive to client requirements with respect to delivery and project commissioning and we have received many repeat orders in cement sector from leading organizations like UltraTech Cement, Madras Cement, ACC etc. We provide turnkey solution to the material handling requirments of the infrastructure industry including supply of crushing, screening, conveying, stacking, reclaiming, etc. Our USP is our wide range of products and our capability to provide the complete material handling solutions. Recently we have signed an exclusive agreement with AC-Tek, USA,a global leader in the design of overland long distance conveying systems. To their credit, AC-Tek has designed the conveyors upto 24,000 TPH. The longest single flight horizontal conveyor done by AC-Tek is 12.6km long.What is the share of cement industry’s in your total material handling equipment business? Tecpro undertakes mainly turnkey projects during greenfield or brownfield expansion of cement plants. Since the cement sector investments are cyclical in nature our share also vary according to the cycle of investments in the cement sector. Currently, it is about 6 per cent of our outstanding order book.What is your turnover? What was the growth in the last five years? Our turnover during FY 2010-11 was nearly Rs 1985 Crores and our growth in the last five years has been by nearly nine times from a turnover of Rs 231 crores in FY 2006-07.What are your future plans for the material handling division? We are planning to build on our past performance and coupled with our EPC capabilities look at larger material handling projects in various core sectors. Our product range in crushing and screening system for various applications is exhaustive and we have an excellent installation references. Further, to increase the range of our product offering, we shall be entering into technology agreements/ collaborations for products like wagon unloading systems, ship loaders, ship unloaders, etc.In the next five years, 200 million tonnes will be added to the cement capacity? Is the material handling industry geared-up to the demand?200 MTPA would typically refer to approximately 60-70 plants and with specific reference to material handling it would typically refer to a conveyor requirement of 400-500kms. Considering the past record, this is much higher but there is sufficient capacity available with respect to the material handling equipment. Tecpro itself has capability to provide conveyor components for more than 100-150 km of conveyors every year However, this depend upon the spacing of project implementation and total timeframe available. Further Tecpro with its capability to undertaken EPC contracts of large scale, has already bagged orders from UltraTech Cement for Waste Heat recovery boiler (in collaboration with Nanjing Triumph Kaineng Environment and Energy Company Ltd of China who has more than 100 installations all over the world for WHR based power plants/ boilers for cement industry) and captive power plants based on coal and other fuels.How do you rate your conveying systems in comparison to other domestic supplier and imported? We have found that we have been able to provide reliable equipment and also provide excellent after sales service. Our track record and the repeat orders that we have received from many leading organisations in power, steel, Cement sectors indicate that our systems are superior in terms of design and quality. It is very critical in a conveyor projects that you have the requisite skills, capabilities and infrastructure to suit the site requirements for erection and commissioning. We feel that Tecpro has the strength and capability to execute any kind of project and hence we give a higher rating to our systems.

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Cement Makers’ Margins To Fall Rs 50-75 Per Tonne Amid West Asia Conflict

Crisil Sees Margins Easing Despite Steady Demand

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2 weeks ago

July 29, 2026

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Crisil said operating margins of Indian cement manufacturers are expected to decline by Rs 50-75 per tonne (t) this fiscal to Rs 925-950 per t due to higher input costs triggered by the West Asia conflict. The analysis covered 18 cement companies accounting for nearly 90 per cent of India’s domestic cement capacity and noted margins had improved sharply to around Rs 1,000 per t in fiscal 2026.

Crisil noted that the reduction would be driven mainly by higher power and fuel costs, which account for about 30 per cent of total costs, as petcoke and imported coal prices have surged amid geopolitical uncertainties. Freight costs, which account for about a quarter of total costs, are also expected to remain elevated because of higher diesel prices. The impact on profitability is likely to be more pronounced in the first half of the fiscal year before easing commodity prices moderate cost pressures later.

The rating agency said steady domestic demand and strong balance sheets should keep credit profiles stable despite the moderation in margins. Green energy currently accounts for 35-40 per cent of the sector’s total electricity consumption and is expected to partly cushion higher energy costs. Operating cash flows are likely to remain resilient, supported by projected 6-7 per cent growth in cement demand this fiscal.

Crisil highlighted that demand growth will be driven primarily by infrastructure spending, which meets about one-third of sector consumption, and by a nearly 18 per cent higher budgetary allocation for core ministries that should support project execution. Weaker rural housing demand amid pressure on agricultural incomes from a possible below-average monsoon may be offset by improved urban housing demand supported by favourable home-loan rates and a strong pipeline of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban projects. Ongoing capacity additions will keep capital expenditure elevated and may lift net debt to EBITDA to between 1.2 and 1.4 times from around 1.0 time last fiscal, though ratios are expected to remain healthy.

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UltraTech Board Approves Rs 50 bn Fundraise Via NCDs

Company to issue half a million debentures for expansion plan

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2 weeks ago

July 28, 2026

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UltraTech Cement’s board of directors has approved raising Rs 5,000 crore (Rs 50 bn) through non?convertible debentures issued in rupees.

The finance committee cleared a proposal to issue up to 500,000 fully paid, unsecured, listed, rated, redeemable, rupee?denominated, non?convertible, non?cumulative debentures of Rs 1 lakh each (Rs 0.1 mn each), aggregating to the Rs 5,000 crore programme.

As of June 2026 the firm reported net debt of Rs 15,875 crore (Rs 158.75 bn) and said its capacity expansion projects under execution are backed by capital expenditure of about Rs 17,000 crore (Rs 170 bn) over the next two to two?and?a?half years.

UltraTech spent Rs 9,500 crore (Rs 95 bn) on capital expenditure in financial year 2026 and in April the group crossed 200.1 mn tonnes per annum of domestic grey cement capacity and 205.5 mn tonnes per annum of global capacity.

The chief financial officer indicated the company would take consolidated capacity beyond 242 mn tonnes per annum, with grey cement capacity reaching 212.7 mn tonnes per annum by the end of financial year 2027. He noted the net debt?to?earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation ratio stood at 0.87 times as of June 2026 and the company was confident of ending financial year 2027 with the ratio below one time.

In the first quarter of financial year 2026?27 UltraTech’s net profit attributable to owners rose 16.8 per cent year?on?year to Rs 2,599.3 crore (Rs 25.993 bn) and revenue from operations increased 15.9 per cent to Rs 24,648.20 crore (Rs 246.482 bn). The board approval is expected to complement internal cash flows as the company advances its expansion programme.

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Lokesh Lays Stone For Rs 31 Billion Cement Unit In Kadapa

Line-2 expansion to make Kadapa a major cement hub

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3 weeks ago

July 20, 2026

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Andhra Pradesh Education and IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the Line-2 expansion of Dalmia Bharat Cement at Chinnakomerla village in Mylavaram Mandal in Kadapa district. The project carries an investment of Rs 31 billion (bn) and is slated for completion by the third quarter of the financial year 2028. The expansion is intended to boost industrial growth and employment generation across the Rayalaseema region.

Once commissioned, the Kadapa facility will become Dalmia Bharat’s largest integrated cement manufacturing ecosystem in southern India, creating over 1,000 direct and indirect jobs and opening new business avenues for regional micro, small and medium enterprises and transport operators. Lokesh said the expansion signalled growing corporate confidence in the state and reflected the practical ease of doing business that secured repeat investment.

He placed the project within the government’s wider economic targets and recalled the Yuvagalam padayatra commitment to generate two million (mn) jobs within five years, noting that the state would cultivate talent while industry created opportunities. Lokesh highlighted Andhra Pradesh’s competitive pursuit of major manufacturing accounts, mentioning past successes and a personal initiative to engage global investors when persuading them to anchor expansion in the state.

The plant will leverage Kadapa’s abundant limestone reserves to scale production and sustainability. Clinker capacity is planned to rise from two point five million tonnes per annum (mn tpa) to six point one mn tpa, while overall cement output will increase from three point six mn tpa to nine point six mn tpa. The unit is designed to operate on over eighty per cent renewable energy and deploy waste heat recovery, zero liquid discharge, water recycling and advanced AI systems to optimise efficiency. Industries Minister TG Bharat, BC Welfare Minister S. Savitha and Jammalamadugu MLA C. Adinarayana Reddy attended the ceremony.