Cement Industry in India Cement Industry in India is on a roll at the moment.

Driven by a booming real estate sector, global demand and increased activity in infrastructure development such as state and national highways, the cement industry has witnessed tremendous growth. Production capacity has gone up and top cement companies of the world are vying to enter the Indian market, thereby sparking off a spate of mergers and acquisitions. Indian cement industry is currently ranked second in the world. The origins of Indian cement industry can be traced back to 1914 when the first unit was set-up at Porbandar with a capacity of 1000 tonnes. Today cement industry comprises of 125 large cement plants and more than 300 mini cement plants. The Cement Corporation of India, which is a Central Public Sector Undertaking, has 10 units. There are 10 large cement plants owned by various State Governments. Cement industry in India has also made tremendous strides in technological upgradation and assimilation of latest technology. Presently, 93 per cent of the total capacity in the industry is based on modern and environmentfriendly dry process technology. The induction of advanced technology has helped the industry immensely to conserve energy and fuel and to save materials substantially. Indian cement industry has also acquired technical capability to produce different types of cement like Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC), Portland Blast Furnace Slag Cement (PBFS), Oil Well Cement, Rapid Hardening Portland Cement, Sulphate Resisting Portland Cement, White Cement etc. Some of the major clusters of cement industry in India are: Satna (Madhya Pradesh), Chandrapur (Maharashtra), Gulbarga (Karnataka), Yerranguntla (Andhra Pradesh), Nalgonda (Andhra Pradesh), Bilaspur (Chattisgarh), and Chandoria (Rajasthan). Cement industry in India is currently going through a consolidation phase. Some examples of consolidation in the Indian cement industry are: Gujarat Ambuja taking a stake of 14 per cent in ACC, and taking over DLF Cements and Modi Cement; ACC taking over IDCOL; India Cement taking over Raasi Cement and Sri Vishnu Cement; and Grasim's acquisition of the cement business of L&T, Indian Rayon's cement division, and Sri Digvijay Cements. Foreign cement

companies are also picking up stakes in large Indian cement companies. Swiss cement major Holcim has picked up 14.8 per cent of the promoters' stake in Gujarat Ambuja Cements (GACL). Holcim's acquisition has led to the emergence of two major groups in the Indian cement industry, the Holcim-ACC-Gujarat Ambuja Cements combine and the Aditya Birla group through Grasim Industries and Ultratech Cement. Lafarge, the French cement major has acquired the cement plants of Raymond and Tisco. Italy based Italcementi has acquired a stake in the K.K. Birla promoted Zuari Industries' cement plant in Andhra Pradesh, and German cement company Heidelberg Cement has entered into an equal jointventure agreement with S P Lohia Group controlled Indo-Rama Cement. Issues concerning Cement Industry

High Transportation Cost is affecting the competitiveness of the cement industry. Freight accounts for 17% of the production cost. Road is the preferred mode for transportation for distances less than 250km. However, industry is heavily dependant on roads for longer distances too as the railway infrastructure is not adequate. is also affecting the production Cement industry is highly capital intensive industry and nearly 55-60% of the inputs are controlled by the government. There is regional imbalance in the distribution of cement industry. Limestone availability in pockets has led to uneven capacity additions. Coal availability and quality.

Outlook Outlook for the cement industry looks quite bright. Given the sustained growth in the real estate sector, the government's emphasis on infrastructure and increased global demand, it looks as if the juggernaut of cement industry would continue to roll on the path of growth. List of Cement Companies in India A ACC LimitedAmbuja Cements LimitedAndhra Cements Ltd

B Barak Valley Cements Ltd Bheema Cements Ltd Binani Cement Ltd Birla Corporation Limited Burnpur Cement Ltd C Chettinad Cement Corporation Limited D Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited Deccan Cements Ltd. E Everest Industries Ltd G Grasim Industries Limited Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd H Heidelberg Cement India Ltd Hyderabad Industries Ltd I Indian Hume Pipe Company Ltd J J. K. Cement Limited JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd K Kalyanpur Cements Ltd. Katwa Cements Ltd Kesoram Industries Ltd. M Madras Cements Limited Mangalam Cement Ltd. N NCL Industries Ltd. Nirman Cements Ltd

O OCL India Ltd. P Panyam Cements & Mineral Inds. Ltd Prism Cement Ltd R Rose Zinc Ltd S Sagar Cements Ltd. Sainik Finance & Inds. Ltd. Sanghi Industries Ltd Saurashtra Cement Ltd. Shiva Cement Ltd Shree Digvijay Cement Company Ltd. Somani Cement Company Ltd Sri Vasavi Inds. Ltd Srichakra Cements Ltd Stresscrete India Ltd T The India Cements Limited The India Cements Limited U Udaipur Cement Works Ltd UltraTech Cement Limited V Vinay Cements Ltd Visaka Industries Ltd

INTRODUCTION ACC Limited is Indias foremost cement manufacturer with a countrywide network of factories and marketing offices. Established in 1936, ACC has been a pioneer and trend-setter in cement and concrete technology. Among the first companies in India to include commitment to environment protection as a corporate objective, ACC has won accolades for environment friendly measures taken at its plants and mines, and has also been felicitated for its acts of good

corporate citizenship. ACC is the most preferred cement brand name in India. ACC is now part of the worldwide Holcim Group. Here is a list of ACC cement plants . Bargarh Chaibasa Chanda Damodhar Gagal Jamul Kymore Kudithini Lakheri Madukkarai Sindri Wadi New Wadi Plant Thondebhavi Tikaria