While the cement sector had a successful year last year, with both capacity growth and utilization reaching all-time highs, demand is anticipated to decline in the current fiscal year. The business has performed well in recent years, helped by the growth in the housing and infrastructure sectors, which is one explanation for this unfavorable base…
Due to the statistical impact of a high base, the growth of “core sectors” decreased to 5.2% in March from 7.1% in February, according to figures issued by the trade ministry on Tuesday. On the other hand, the output of eight key industries increased sequentially in March by 9.9%, the highest rate in a year….
Eight core industries’ combined output increased by 6% in February as compared to 5.9% in the same month last year. It’s interesting to note that the Commerce and Industry Ministry increased the core sector growth estimate for January 2023 from 7.8 to 8.9 percent. An official statement stated that the core industries’ overall growth rate from…
With a 7-9% increase to roughly 425 million tonne (MT) in fiscal 2024, the country’s cement consumption is expected to expand for a third straight year, but the outlook for operating profits is still unclear.According to a report by Crisil Market Intelligence & Analytics, the operational margins, which were under pressure because of high pricing…
The government’s proposal to increase capital spending by 33% to 10 lakh crore in the upcoming fiscal year will increase demand for steel and cement and benefit capex-intensive industries. 3.3% of GDP would be spent on capital projects by the government, approximately tripling what was spent in 2019–20. Along with the central government investment, the…
Sensex and the Nifty gained 1.68% during the week, boost by falling crude prices and a decline in domestic bond yields. Autos were top losers while banks, capital goods, and healthcare were top gainers. In the last couple of sessions, the oversold U.S. market rebounded, which provided much-needed support for Nifty to come out of…
Cement company stocks continue to rolls under weak demand and high operational cost concerns for the second consecutive day. UltraTech Cement stock was down ₹425 in the last two days to ₹5,582 on Tuesday. The country’s largest cement company has announced ₹12,886 crore investment to enhance its production capacity by 23 mpta to 159 mtpa….
UltraTech Cement, an Aditya Birla Group company, plans to invest ₹12,886 crore to add capacity of 22.6 million tonnes per year with a mix of brown-field and green-field expansion across the country. The fresh capacity addition comes at a most competitive cost of $76 per tonne. Over completion of the latest round of expansion, the…
Cement prices witnessed a Rs 15-17 per bag increase from Jan to Feb at all India level and the peak price was Rs 390 per bag. In march the price fell marginally (Rs 3) and per bag sold at Rs 387, on the back of volume push by companies to meet year end targets. In…
