Public : | |
Industry | Building materials |
Founded | 1983 |
Headquarters | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Key people
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K. K. Maheshwari, Director |
Products | Cements |
Revenue | US$3.7 billion (2011–12) |
Profit | US$450 million (2011–12) |
Parent | Grasim Industries |
Website | www.ultratechcement.com |
UltraTech Cement Limited (: ) is India's biggest cement company and India’s largest exporter of cement clinker based in Mumbai, India. The company is part of the Aditya Birla Group and division of Grasim Industries. It has an annual capacity of 64 million tonnes. UltraTech cement has been awarded the Superbrand status.
It manufactures and markets ordinary Portland cement,londonblast furnace slag cement, white cement and Portland Pozzolana cement. It also manufactures ready-mix concrete (RMC) and Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Blocks(AAC Blocks) with brand name Ultratech Xtralite. The export markets span countries around the Indian Ocean, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. UltraTech is India's largest exporter of cement clinker. The company's production facilities are spread across twelve integrated plants, one white cement plant, one clinkerisation plant in UAE, sixteen grinding units, and five terminals — four in India and one in Sri Lanka. Most of the plants have ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification. In addition, two have received ISO 27001 certification and four have received SA 8000 certification. The process is currently underway for the remaining plants. The company exports over 2.5 million tonnes per annum, which is about 30 per cent of the country's total exports. The export market consists of countries around the Indian Ocean, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Export is a thrust area in the company's strategy for growth.