Best Cement Companies In India

Very rarely do people take into consideration the brand or name of a cement company. It is only when they have to construct their house or something big that calls for a huge investment that induces a common man to seek the best cement companies in India.

1. UltraTech Cement 

Introduced by the prestigious Aditya Birla Group, it is one of the leading cement producers in the country with a total capacity of producing 117.35 million tons/annum of grey cement. Founded in 1983, the company has offices across Sri Lanka, Bahrain, UAE, and Bangladesh with head office in Mumbai, India. UltraTech Cement has overall 23 integrated plants, 27 grinding units, one cinerralization plant, and 7 bulk terminals.

The products of UltraTech Cement include blast furnace slag cement, Portland cement, and portland pozzolana cement. Some of the specialties of the company include Ready Mix Concrete and a wide range of specialty concrete that is available under the brand name Ultratech Concrete.

2. Ambuja Cements

Founded by Suresh Kumar Neotia in 1983, Ambuja Cement is a famous brand in India. It offers a wide range of products but its cement is more popular for its high performance, high strength catering to almost everyone including professionals, individual home builders, masons, and contractors. The company offers cement in both categories Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) as well as Pozzolana Portland Cement (PPC) both of which are known for their supreme quality as hydraulic binders.

3. ACC Cement

Founded in 1936, it is a multinational cement company with businesses across 80 countries. Its production capacity is 33.4 Million Tones/Annum. The company has 17 cement plants as well as more than 50 Ready Mix Concrete Plants. It owns the biggest –Wadi cement plant in India. With its Indian head office located in Mumbai, the company employs more than 6700 employees.

ACC Cement is available in two ranges-Gold and Silver with each product range offering assurance about its superior quality. The products have a big demand for both general constructions as well as for specialized environments and applications. Its ready-to-mix concrete products are the one-stop solutions that are ideal for both basic constructions as well as for high-rise architectures. All these features make it one of the best cement companies in India.

4. Ramco Cements

Ramco Cements Limited is a part of Ramco Group, an esteemed South Indian business group with its head office in Chennai. The company manufactures high-quality Portland cement in its eight factories that boast of international standard state-of-the-art infrastructure. These factories include Grinding units and Integrated Cement plants with a capacity of 16.45 MTPA.

It is the fifth-largest cement producing company in the country popular for its products like Dry Mortar, and Ready Mix Concrete. Incidentally, the company also owns one of the largest wind farms in India and uses this wind energy for its cement production.

5. Shree Cement

Founded in 1979, Shree Cement is the second-best brand in India and has a production capacity of 37.9 million tons/annum. With more than 8 cement manufacturing plants and 5411 employees, the company has been mostly active in Northern India. It also produces as well as sells power under Shree Power and Shree Mega Power names.

The company is known for providing innovative products in the cement business and has quickly rolled out various products including OPC, PPC, PPC all of which are available in bag packing as well as loose cement for those who want to buy in bulk. Its product profile is quite diverse and includes range such as Bangur Power, Roofon, Bangur Cement, Shree Jung Rodhak, and Rock strong.

6. JK Cement

The affiliate of the JK Organization was founded almost four decades ago by Lala Kamlapat Singhania and has been a major contributor to the overall multi-sectoral infrastructural development of the country. Known for its excellent products and customer orientation, JK Cement has always been a leader in technology.

Importantly the cement division of the company has been leading in the Wall Putty business in India for long and is the second-largest manufacturer of white cement.  The company set up a green-field dual-process White Cement-cum-Grey Cement plant at U.A.E’s Fujairah free trade zone. Currently, the company sells its products to more than 43 countries and has a white cement capacity of 1.20 MTPA. J.K Cement also has a wall putty capacity of 0.9 million tons/annual.

7. Heidelberg Cement

The company in India is a subsidiary of Germany-based Heidelberg Cement Group with its operations in Damoh in Madhya Pradesh, Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh, and Ammasandra in Karnataka. The company’s capacity is 5.4 million tons/annum. The company took over the Mysore Cements and now has introduced MyCem brand which has sort of ensured that despite being a foreign company, it still reminds the locals of Mysore Cements.

However, the company will have to work more to increase its share in the market and become one of the best cement companies in India.