On Tuesday, the Aditya Birla Group company announced that the 1.9 mtpa greenfield clinker-backed grinding capacity at Pali Cement Works in Rajasthan had been put into operation.

According to the corporation, this is a part of the first phase of capacity increase that was announced in December 2020.

With 5 different plant locations, the firm and its subsidiary can now produce 16.25 mtpa of cement in Rajasthan.

The total capacity of UltraTech Cement for the production of cement in India is currently 121.35 mtpa. Outside of China, UltraTech Cement is the third-largest cement manufacturer in the world, with a combined Grey Cement capacity of 121.25 MTPA.

Despite a rise in net sales of 15.78% to Rs 13,596, the cement manufacturer’s consolidated net profit fell 42.47% to Rs 756 crore.