Ambuja Cements Limited, formerly known as Gujarat Ambuja Cement Limited (GACL), is an Indian cement producing company, which markets cement and clinker for both domestic and export markets and is among the leading cement companies in India. It is a member of the Adani Group - the largest and fastest-growing portfolio of diversified sustainable businesses. Ambuja Cements Limited (ACL) was incorporated on 20th October 1981 as Ambuja Cements Pvt. Limited.
Ambuja Cement is India's top cement manufacturing and supplier company. It has plants and factories which comprise of Ordinary & Pozzolana Portland Cement. The company's portfolio of products includes Portland Pozolona cement and ordinary Portland cement. Ambuja Cement is known for its hassle-free, home-building solutions. Its unique products tailor-made for Indian climatic conditions, sustainable operations and initiatives that advance the company's philosophy of contributing to the larger good of the society have made it the most trusted brand in the Indian cement industry.
As of 2023, Ambuja Cements operates a total of 5 Integrated Cement Plants and 8 Cement Grinding Units. The total capacity of the company is over 31 million tons of cement per year. However, recent expansions have significantly increased capacity. In June 2024, the company commissioned a 2.4 MTPA brownfield expansion at Sankrail, bringing total capacity to 102.95 MTPA.
On 14 April 2022, Holcim announced that it would exit from the Indian market after 17 years of operations as part of a strategy to focus on core markets, and listed its stakes in Ambuja Cements and ACC for sale. On 15 May 2022, Adani Group acquired Holcim's stake in Ambuja Cements and ACC for US$10.5 billion. In 2022, Ambuja Cement's became a part of Adani Group - the largest and fastest-growing portfolio of diversified sustainable businesses.
Ambuja Cements, with its subsidiaries ACC Limited and Sanghi Industries Limited aims to take the Adani Group's cement capacity to 140 MTPA by 2028. In August 2023, Ambuja Cement acquired Sanghi Industries at an enterprise value of ₹5,000 crore.
Ambuja Cements Ltd has a market capitalisation of Rs 1,44,953 crore. For the financial year ended March 2025, the company demonstrated strong performance with net profit rising 16.62% to Rs 4167.43 crore in the year ended March 2025 as against Rs 3573.40 crore during the previous year ended March 2024. Sales rose 2.71% to Rs 33697.70 crore in the year ended March 2025 as against Rs 32807.93 crore during the previous year ended March 2024.
For the quarter ended March 2025, net profit of Ambuja Cements declined 8.98% to Rs 956.27 crore in the quarter ended March 2025 as against Rs 1050.59 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2024. Sales rose 11.58% to Rs 9802.47 crore in the quarter ended March 2025 as against Rs 8785.28 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2024. The company recommended a dividend of Rs 2 per equity share of face value of Rs 2 each fully paid-up for the financial year 2024-25.
Ambuja Cements has operations throughout India and uses a network of ports, bulk cement terminals, captive ships, and railroads to transport its products to both warehouses and directly to customers. The company also has a technical services team that partners with customers to teach concrete mixing and curing techniques. An all-weather port was built at Muldwarka, Gujarat, just 8km from the company's Ambujanagar plant, which became a benchmark for the industry.
The company has consistently focused on innovation and operational efficiency. When the weather posed a challenge, the company tunnelled through three mountains to build a conveyor belt to transport limestone while ensuring minimum damage to the environment; when current operational practices required it to stop work after every 65 days, Ambuja engineers kept their plants running for a record 156-plus days with their sheer ingenuity and grit.
Ambuja Cements strives to minimise its negative environmental impacts and create long-term value for all stakeholders, by integrating sustainability principles into each aspect of the business. Acting sustainably is not only a business imperative but also provides us with a competitive advantage. Our focus areas include energy efficiency, waste management and circular economy, water positivity, tree plantation, and ultimately achieving our net zero goals defined under Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), thereby reducing overall carbon footprint.
The company has invested Rs. 10,000 crore towards building 1 GW capacity of Solar and Wind Power and 376 MW of Waste Heat Recovery Systems (WHRS), aiming for Green Power to account for 60% its energy needs by 2028. Ambuja Cements also works closely with communities where it operates through its CSR activities. It implements need-based and participatory programmes focussed on water resource development, health and sanitation, women empowerment, rural infrastructure, education, and creation of sustainable livelihoods.
Ambuja Cements reported that cement consumption for Q4 FY'25 recorded growth of 6.5-7%. This increase in demand was driven by a pickup in construction activities, improvement in rural demand, traction in the real estate sector, and an increase in government spending. Cumulative growth for FY'25 is likely to stay between 4% and 5%.
Based on the demand growth trends observed in H2 FY'25, it is projected that cement demand growth in India during FY'26 will continue to benefit from the momentum gained by government spending on infrastructure and construction activities and the pro-infrastructure and housing budget. Growth for FY'26 is anticipated to range between 7% and 8%.
Adani cement has 14% market share as of Q3FY24. The company continues to strengthen its position through strategic acquisitions and capacity expansions, positioning itself as one of India's leading cement manufacturers with a strong foundation for future growth.
