UltraTech Cement boosts production with new Roorkee facility

26 Mar 2024 CW Team

UltraTech Cement Limited has announced the commissioning of a one million tonnes per annum (mtpa) brownfield cement capacity at Roorkee, Uttarakhand, thereby increasing the unit's capacity to 2.1 mtpa. This expansion is part of the 22.6 mtpa capacity enhancement previously announced by the company. As a result of this commissioning, the company's total grey cement manufacturing capacity in India has now risen to 138.39 mtpa.

The shares of UltraTech Cement Limited were last traded on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) at Rs 9686.55, compared to the previous closing price of Rs 9607.35. Throughout the day, a total of 5,895 shares were traded in over 2,457 transactions. The stock reached an intraday high of Rs 9,749 and an intraday low of Rs. 9,578.50. The net turnover for the day amounted to Rs. 57,035,797.00.

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