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UltraTech, Dalmia push ahead with a concrete plan for green cement. But are there any takers?

UltraTech, Dalmia push ahead with a concrete plan for green cement. But are there any takers?
UltraTech, Dalmia push ahead with a concrete plan for green cement. But are there any takers?
Phosphogypsum consignment of fertiliser industries is transported via coastal waterways by Ultratech. Credit: Courtesy of Ultratech

Synopsis

India is the world’s largest cement producer after China. Globally, the cement industry is among the top industrial emitters of CO2. While Indian cement companies are looking to reduce their carbon footprint with blended cement, renewable power, and advanced technologies, high production costs, weak demand, and lack of subsidies pose hurdles to greening of the sector.

In April this year, India’s biggest cement producer, UltraTech, embarked upon a first-of-its-kind initiative to cut carbon emissions. The company decided to repurpose 57,000 metric tonne (around 1,000 truckloads) industrial waste to be utilised in its cement plant. Terming it ‘groundbreaking’, Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman, UltraTech, said in the company’s FY23 annual report that the move showcased innovation by utilising both sea and inland
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