7th Indian Cement Review Conference 2021 & 5th Indian Cement Review Awards

31 Dec 2021 CW Team

Part of the 12 th Cement Expo, the 7th Indian Cement Review Conference, held at The Lalit in New Delhi on 17 December, brought together strategists, companies and other experts to deliberate upon the theme ‘Decarbonising the Cement Industry’.

The inaugural address by Pratap Padode, Founder and President, FIRST Construction Council, brought to light alarming statistics about carbon emissions and underscored the need for decarbonisation to address climate change. The 5th Indian Cement Review Awards 2021 JK Cement, Ultratech and Shree Cement swept the 5th Indian Cement Review Awards 2021 among the large category (operating revenue over Rs 5,000 crore).

On receiving the award for Person of the Year, Mahendra Singhi, Group CEO, Dalmia Cement, asserted, “The Indian cement industry is poised to go from grey to green in the time to come.” The evening concluded with cocktails and dinner, and a heartfelt appreciation from the industry

stakeholders on the efforts put in by the FIRST Construction Council in recognising and applauding the progress of the Indian cement industry.

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