New Delhi: UltraTech Cement Limited, the cement flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, announced that it will surpass 200+ million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of installed cement manufacturing capacity in India, with the company set to commission three new cement grinding units on Tuesday, with a cumulative capacity of 8.7 MTPA. With this, UltraTech will become the world's largest cement company, outside China.
The three new cement grinding units - located in Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Patratu (Jharkhand), and Vizag (Andhra Pradesh) - have been strategically positioned to strengthen regional supply, serving North India's booming construction corridor, the industrial heartland of Jharkhand, and the rapidly urbanising coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh. With these additions, UltraTech's India capacity stands at 200.1 MTPA and its consolidated global capacity at 205.5 MTPA, which includes 5.4 MTPA from its operations in the UAE, Bahrain, and Sri Lanka.
The speed of UltraTech's growth is as significant as its scale. It took 36 years to reach 100+ MTPA, a milestone achieved in 2019. The next 100 MTPA took less than seven years. A pace that speaks to both the Company's execution capability and the depth of India's infrastructure ambition.
Speaking on the occasion, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group, said: "Over a decade ago, our Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, articulated a defining vision through Make in India - a call to rekindle our nation's manufacturing ambition and elevate it to global scale, as a driver of growth, jobs, and self-reliance. UltraTech has translated this vision into action by matching ambition with execution, and domestic strength with global competitiveness, to help anchor India's infrastructure
story."