CEMENT
Overview
The company has an installed capacity of 96.5 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA) of grey cement. UltraTech Cement has 19 integrated plants, 1 clinkerisation plant, 25 grinding units in India and 7 bulk terminals. Its operations span across India, UAE, Bahrain, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. UltraTech Cement is also India's largest exporter of cement reaching out to meet the demand in countries around the Indian Ocean and the Middle East.
In the white cement segment, UltraTech goes to market under the brand name of Birla White. It has a white cement plant with a capacity of 0.56 MTPA and 2 WallCare putty plants with a combined capacity of 0.8 MTPA.
With 100+ Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) plants in 35 cities, UltraTech is the largest manufacturer of concrete in India. It also has a slew of speciality concretes that meet specific needs of discerning customers.
UltraTech's products include Ordinary Portland cement, Portland Pozzolana cement and Portland blast-furnace slag cement.
UltraTech cement is the ultimate 360° building materials destination, providing an array of products ranging from grey cement to white cement, from building products to building solutions and an assortment of ready mix concretes catering to the varied needs and applications.
- You can choose Ordinary Portland Cement or blended cement like Portland Slag cement for construction
- Blended cement gives better long term strength, gain and durability
- Concrete made with blended cement has shown better resistance to various attacks from sulphate, chloride, etc.
- You can assess the quality of cement by its grade; this tells you what the strength of the cement will be after 28 days of application
- Grey cement is mostly used for construction whereas white cement is used for interiors