UltraTech to hike capacity

UltraTech Cement plans to invest US$1.67 billion to expand its cement production capacity to 160Mt/yr.

This corresponds to a capacity cost of US$76m/Mt/yr. As per a report in the investment is part of parent company Aditya Birla’s planned US$9.91 billion spending package to expand existing capacities and enter new sectors, including paints, via its subsidiary Grasim Industries. The investments will affect both its Indian operations and those overseas.

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