Ahmedabad: Ambuja Cements will invest around Rs 14,500 crore in its next phase of expansion, adding 30 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of cement capacity across India as it targets 155MTPA by FY30.The expansion will cover the eastern, western and northern markets through a combination of new grinding units and clinker manufacturing facilities. The company currently has an installed cement capacity of 113.5MTPA.The proposed additions include 15.5MTPA of grinding capacity in the western region, 11.6MTPA in the east and 2.9MTPA in the north.On the clinker manufacturing front, Ambuja plans a 4 MTPA facility at Umrangso in Assam. It will also add a 4 MTPA unit at Maratha and 2.3 MTPA at Mundra in the western region.The investment will strengthen the company’s manufacturing network and bring production facilities closer to consumption centres. Ambuja expects shorter transportation distances and improved integration between clinker production and cement grinding to lower operating costs. The company has set a target of reducing its cement manufacturing cost to Rs 4,000 per tonne by FY28.“Every capacity addition should strengthen the competitiveness of the overall business,” said Vinod Bahety, CEO, Cement Business, Adani Group. He said the expansion would improve logistics efficiency and create a more balanced manufacturing network.Ambuja has already added 4.6MTPA of cement capacity during the first half of FY27. The additions include a 1.2 MTPA brownfield expansion at Dahej in Gujarat, a 2.4 MTPA grinding unit at Salai Banwa in Uttar Pradesh and a 1 MTPA expansion at Kalamboli in Maharashtra.Its immediate expansion pipeline includes a 1.2 MTPA grinding unit at Bathinda in Punjab and a 2 MTPA integrated unit at Jodhpur Penna in Rajasthan. Both facilities are expected to ramp up operations during the second half of FY27.The company also plans to commission a 2.4 MTPA grinding unit at Warisaliganj in Bihar during the same period. These additions are expected to take its total cement capacity to 119MTPA by March 2027.Since its acquisition, Ambuja completed 11 capacity expansion projects, adding 16.3MTPA of cement capacity and 9MTPA of clinker capacity up to Sept 30, 2026.
