UltraTech Cement has announced the commissioning of a 1.8 million tonne per annum (mtpa) brownfield cement capacity at Kotputli, Rajasthan. This forms part of the 22.6 MTPA capacity expansion announced in June, 2022.

This additional capacity will help UltraTech to service the markets in Rajasthan and NCR. With this commissioning, the company’s total grey cement manufacturing capacity in Rajasthan, alongwith its wholly-owned subsidiary will be 18.9 mtpa.

UltraTech Cement is the cement flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group. It is the third largest cement producer in the world, outside of China, with a consolidated Grey Cement capacity of 138.39 mtpa.

The company reported 67.03% jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 1,774.78 crore on 7.85% rise in revenue from operations to Rs 16,739.97 crore in Q3 FY24 over Q3 FY23.