Ultratech Cement was incorporated in 2000 as Larsen & Toubro. Later it was demerged and acquired by Grasim and was renamed as Ultra Tech Cement in 2004. Today Ultatech cement a part of Aditya Birla group,is the country’s largest exporter of cement clinker.
It manufactures and markets Ordinary Portland Cement, Portland Blast Furnace Slag Cement and Portland Pozzolana Cement and has annual capacity of 18.2 million tonnes. All the plants have received ISO 9001 certification.
It has subsidiaries namely Dakshin Cements and UltraTech Ceylinco.
Products
It manufactures ordinary portland cement commonly used in dry-lean mixes, general-purpose ready-mixes, and even high strength pre-cast and pre-stressed concrete.
It produces Portland blast furnace that has features like lighter colour, better concrete workability, easier finishability, higher compressive and flexural strength, improved resistance to aggressive chemicals and more consistent plastic and hardened consistency.It also manufactures portland pozzolana cement.
Ultratech cement exports over 2.5 million tonnes per annum which accounts for 30% of country’s total exports. It exports to countries like Africa, Europe and the Middle East.
Milestone
Ultratech Cement received Greentech Environment Excellence Award by the Greentech Foundation, New Delhi in the year 2000-2001
The Aditya Birla Group is the 11th largest cement producer in the world and the seventh largest in Asia.
In 2004-05 it received State and Zonal level I prize for overall performance in Mines safety.
Outlook
With demand for Ready Mix Concrete of Ultratech cement is increasing, in coming years it is commencing to set up a ready mix concrete plants at various places in the country.
Company Profile | UltraTech Cement Ltd is an India-based company engaged in the production of cement. The company manufactures and markets Ordinary Portland Cement, Portland Blast Furnace Slag Cement and Portland