Economy & Market

Jaypee Group to acquire stake in Andhra Cements

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14 years ago

November 30, 2011

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Jaypee Group, an infrastructure and real estate major, is acquiring a controlling stake in GP Goenka group’s Andhra Cements. It is the second transaction between the two groups in the last 18 months. The deal involves Jaypee Development Corporation, a privately held arm of the group, acquiring 66.7 per cent in Andhra Cements for Rs 234.7 crore. This will be done through share purchase from the GP Goenka group and a preferential allotment of fresh shares, followed by an open offer. While Rs 177 crore will be used for fresh equity infusion, the remaining will be used to buy a part of the stake currently held by the GP Goenka group. GP Goenka will remain a minority shareholder in Andhra Cements after the transaction. The units of Andhra Cements are currently not operational and the company reported a loss of Rs 35.5 crore on net sale of Rs 65.5 crore last year. Once the current expansion plan of Andhra Cements is completed, Jaypee can add another 3.5 mtpa to its capacity.The move is being seen as a prelude to the group’s plan to sell stake in cement business. The Japyee Cement Corp will have an annual capacity of 8.5 million tonnes and plants in three important states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka.

Concrete

Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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1 week ago

July 24, 2025

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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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Concrete

AI boom drives demand, says ACA

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1 week ago

July 24, 2025

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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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Concrete

GoldCrest Cement to build plant in India

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1 week ago

July 23, 2025

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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.