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Informist, Friday, Apr. 17, 2026

 

--UltraTech Birla: Targeting 240 mtpa capacity by FY28, to invest INR 160 bln 

--CONTEXT: UltraTech Cement Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla's comments in Mumbai 

--UltraTech: Commissions 3 cement grinding units of total capacity 8.7 mtpa 

 

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI – UltraTech Cement Ltd. Friday commissioned three new cement grinding units with a combined capacity of 8.7 million tonnes per annum, the company's Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said at the inaugural event in Mumbai. UltraTech Cement also said its next phase of expansion is already underway, adding that projects currently underway are backed by a capital expenditure of over INR 160 billion and will take the company's consolidated cement manufacturing capacity to more than 240 million tonnes by 2027-28 (Apr-Mar).

 

"With this, UltraTech will become the world's largest cement company, outside China," the company said in an exchange filing.  The three new cement grinding units –- located in Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, Patratu in Jharkhand, and Vizag in Andhra Pradesh –- have been strategically positioned to strengthen regional supply, as per the filing. The Shahjahanpur unit has a capacity of 2.7 million tonnes per annum. The Visakhapatnam and Patratu unit have a capacity of 3 million tonnes per annum each.

 

With this, the company has surpassed 200 million tonnes per annum of installed cement manufacturing capacity in India and its global capacity has reached 205.5 million tonnes per annum, including 5.4 million tonnes per annum from its operations in the UAE, Bahrain, and Sri Lanka, according to the filing.

Birla said 65% of the company's trade sales come from rural India. UltraTech currently has 150,000 channel partners across the country. The company's annual procurement costs were around INR 270 billion. Its ready mix concrete business has 450 plants across 150 cities in the country, Birla said.  

 

The company said it remains firmly committed to its sustainability roadmap and is actively working to reduce specific carbon dioxide emissions per tonne of cement, increase the use of alternative fuels and raw materials, and embed green construction practices across its value chain.

 

For the December quarter, UltraTech had reported a consolidated net profit of INR 17.25 billion on revenues of INR 218.30 billion. Friday, shares of the company closed 0.5% higher at INR 11,886 apiece on the National Stock Exchange.  End

 

Reported by Ashutosh Pati, Shakshi Jain, and Gopika Balasubramanium

Edited by Deepshikha Bhardwaj

 

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