Ambuja Cements adds 4 MTPA clinker capacity at Bhatapara in Chhattisgarh

Adani Group firm Ambuja Cements Ltd (ACL) on Monday (December 1) announced that it has commissioned a 4 million ton per annum brownfield expansion of its clinker unit at Bhatapara in Chhattisgarh.

The company confirmed that the new capacity has been fully operationalised. With the commissioning of the Bhatapara clinker unit, Ambuja Cement’s consolidated clinker capacity has increased to 66 MTPA.

Second Quarter Results

Ambuja Cements reported a consolidated net profit of ₹1,766 crore for the September quarter, sharply higher than ₹480 crore in the same period last year, aided by a tax write-back of ₹1,465 crore versus a tax expense of ₹248 crore in the year-ago period.

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Profit before tax rose 13% year-on-year to ₹838 crore from ₹744 crore. Revenue for the quarter came in at ₹9,175 crore, up 22% from ₹7,552 crore in the corresponding quarter last year. The company said this marks its highest-ever Q2 topline.

Ambuja Cements also raised its FY28 capacity target by 15 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 155 MTPA, from the earlier goal of 140 MTPA. The incremental capacity will be achieved through debottlenecking at a lower capex of $48 per tonne.

As part of its growth initiatives, the company is installing 13 blenders across its plants over the next 12 months to optimise its product mix and enhance the share of premium cement, thereby improving realisations. Additionally, plant logistics infrastructure upgrades will help improve capacity utilisation by 3% over the next 24 months.

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Shares of Ambuja Cements Ltd ended at ₹542.90, down by ₹7.05, or 1.28%, on the BSE.