Economy & Market

Dalmia Cement enters Maharashtra market

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10 years ago

June 30, 2015

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Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd (DCBL) announced the launch of its superior grade cement in the Maharashtra market. The company has commenced operations at its greenfield cement plant in Belgaum district, Karnataka. Spread over 380 acre, and with a total capacity of 2.5 million tonne per annum, the over Rs 1,300-crore plant will cater to the needs of the customers in Maharashtra and Karnataka markets.

The plant is the company?s 11th manufacturing facility of the cement group commissioned in March 2015. As a leader with 24 million tonne cement manufacturing and the third largest manufacturing capacity in the country, Dalmia Cement wants to address the needs of its customers in Maharashtra. With a commitment to provide excellent quality service to the end consumers, Dalmia Cement is engaging with over 800 dealers in the region, who will be constantly supported with end-to-end marketing, technical and logistics support. Built on the most modern technology supplied by KHD Germany, the product will see premium positioning in the business.

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.