UltraTech Cement Limited, part of the Aditya Birla Group, announces the activation phases of two new facilities in Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu, aiming to exceed capacity of 150 mtpa.
These new additions will increase the company’s production capacity to an impressive total of 151.6 million tons per year (mtpa), positioning it well above the 150% production capacity of the United States and 80% of Europe.
Two new units to exceed 150 mtpa capacity
Since its foundation, it has taken 36 years for Aditya Birla Group’s cement division to reach the 100 mtpa mark. UltraTech has been able to increase its capacity by 50 mtpa in less than five years, as planned.
Over the past two decades, the company has experienced exponential growth, increasing 11-fold, a rate much faster than the four-fold growth of the cement industry. the region’s overall cement the region’s cement industry as a whole.
On the other hand, Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of Aditya Birla Group, has expressed his enthusiasm for this achievement, pointing to it as proof of India’s progress and growing influence in the international arena.
Birla highlights UltraTech’s importance as an engine of national development, emphasizing its unique infrastructure that includes a combination of integrated plants, grinding units, terminals and ready-mix concrete plants spanning the entire country. According to its statements, it reflects the company’s commitment to building a stronger and more prosperous India.
In the past year, UltraTech has expanded its capacity by 18.7 mtpa and is currently working on a 35.5 mtpa expansion at 16 additional locations. The company is also finalizing the acquisition of Kesoram Cement, which will further increase its capacity to 198.2 mtpa. These expansion plans allow the company to commit to investing nearly half a million dollars over the next three years.
KC Jhanwar, Managing Director of UltraTech Cement highlighted this achievement as a turning point in the company’s growth journey. It also highlights UltraTech’s commitment to sustainable growth and its unique position to support India’s continued development, given the long-term growth potential of the country’s cement sector.
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