Ambuja Cements lines up Rs 14,500 cr capex

Ambuja Cements Ltd, part of the Adani Portfolio has lined up Rs 14,500 crore capex to add 30 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) cement capacity across key markets.

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The expansion will include mix of new greenfield and brownfield projects and will expand the company’s manufacturing network across the East, West and North, building on its current 113.5 MTPA pan-India cement capacity across 24 integrated plants and 24 grinding units.

Expansion includes new capacities across Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.  The Proposed expansion will take the total capacity to 155 MTPA by FY 2030.

The expansion includes new grinding capacities of 15.5 MTPA in West Cluster, 11.6 MTPA in East Cluster and 2.9 MTPA in North Cluster.

“By strengthening the link between clinker and grinding capacity and expanding closer to the high growth potential key markets, we are building greater flexibility into the network,” Vinod Bahety, CEO – Cement Business, Adani Group, said in a statement.

As we scale, our focus is on combining market reach with logistics and cost efficiencies so that every capacity addition strengthens the competitiveness of the overall business, he added.

“Apart from increasing market share, these capacities will also help to reduce manufacturing cost by bringing higher efficiencies. Being closer to the market, it will also help in reducing lead distance and thereby logistics cost. In all, it will pave the journey to achieve a cost of Rs. 4,000 per metric tonne (PMT) by FY2028,” Bahety said.

During the first half of FY27, the company added 4.6 MTPA through the 1.2 MTPA brownfield expansion at Dahej in Gujarat, the new 2.4 MTPA Salai Banwa Grinding Unit in Uttar Pradesh and a 1.0 MTPA brownfield expansion at Kalamboli in Maharashtra, taking overall cement capacity to 113.5 MTPA. The Company’s total capacity is expected to reach 119 MTPA by end of March 2027.

Since the acquisition, Ambuja has completed 11 capacity projects, adding 16.3 MTPA of cement capacity and 9.0 MTPA of clinker capacity up to 30 September 2026. The new 30 MTPA expansion programme represents the next leg of this journey, the company said.

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