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Infrastructural project news: The sales of major cement companies in the first quarter ended June ended in June ended in June ended with important infrastructure projects have increased by more than 10 percent. At the same time, the income of these companies has also increased. Cement manufacturers hope that this stance will continue throughout the current financial year. In addition, low production costs, such as the fall in prices of coal and petcock and stable diesel costs have helped companies improve tax-pre-income (EBITDA).
Cement companies faced a difficult period in 2024-25. The sales of major cement manufacturer UltraTech Cement were 9.7 percent increase in the June quarter to 3.68 million tonnes. It has been helped by the acquisition of cement business of India Cements and Kesoram Industries.
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Similarly, the Adani group company Ambuja Cements has also recorded its highest cement sales of 1.84 million tonnes and the highest quarter of Rs 10,000 crore so far. Birla Corporation sales increased by 9.36 percent to 47.9 lakh tonnes. Nirma Group company Nuvoko Wistas Corp recorded a sales of 51 lakh tonnes in the first quarter.
The sales quantity of JK Lakshmi cement increased by about 10 percent. However, the sales quantity of some companies like Shri Cement saw a decline due to geopolitical tension in the northern region. Dalmia India’s sales quantity declined by 5.8 percent to 74 million tonnes. At the same time, due to premature monsoon time in Kerala, the sales of Ramco Cements declined by seven percent.
Announcing the quarterly results of the company, Vinod Bahti, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ambuja Cement said that this pace is based on various factors. This includes attention on value, strong increase in quantity, improvement in prices and channel engagement.
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Atul Daga, Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of UltraTech, said, the government capital expenditure program has shown significant improvements in the first two months of this quarter on a low of April-May, 2024. We are seeing an increase in the expenditure of state governments. States like Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra are performing much better than other states on annual half. The increase in cement prices has also supported the industry.
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In June 2025, the price of all -India average cement increased by seven percent to Rs 355 per 50 kg bag on an annual basis. According to a report by Ikra, prices rose by seven percent to Rs 360 per bag on an annual basis due to the increase in prices by cement companies amid good demand in the first quarter of FY 2025-26. In FY 2024-25, cement prices were down by seven percent to Rs 340 per bag on an annual basis. (Language)
Edited by: Chetan Gour