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India’s UltraTech Cement reported an 18.9 % year-on-year increase in consolidated net sales to Rs 23,024 crore in the second quarter of FY27, ended 30 September 2026. Profit after tax rose 21.3 % to Rs 1,501 crore, while PBIDT increased 17.3 % to Rs 3,832 crore.
The plant in East Chicago, Indiana, will produce 1 million tons of slag cement annually, with direct access to rail, water and highway routes reaching across the Midwest and beyond.
India’s UltraTech Cement has commissioned 116.55 MW of wind capacity in Rajasthan and 10 MW of waste heat recovery system (WHRS) capacity at its Sarlanagar Cement Works in Karnataka.
Shree Cement has commissioned a 3 MTPA cement grinding facility at its subsidiary Union Cement Company in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, following an investment of AED 115 million (approximately INR 3 billion).
As part of exclusive negotiations, Vicat announces that it has entered into a process to acquire Cemex’s ready-mix concrete and aggregates operations located in South-Eastern France.
JSW Cement has commissioned an additional 1 MTPA cement grinding unit at its Nagaur plant in Rajasthan, taking the facility’s grinding capacity to 3.5 MTPA and the company’s total grinding capacity to 25.1 MTPA.
Heidelberg Materials Nordics has agreed to acquire NCC AB’s aggregates and asphalt operations in Sweden and Norway, strengthening its position in both markets and expanding its capacity to serve growing infrastructure demand.