UltraTech becomes largest cement company in the world by sales volume (ex-China)

The Company also becomes the second largest cement company globally (excluding China) by capacity.

October 18, 2025: UltraTech Cement Limited, the cement flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, surpassed a new milestone as it announced it is the second largest cement company globally by capacity and the largest by sales volume (excluding China), a testament to its strategic foresight and operational excellence.

The Company today also announced an investment of Rs 10,255 crores to expand its cement production capacity by 22.8 MTPA, including that of its subsidiary India Cements Limited. Commercial production from these new capacities is expected to go fully on stream in a phased manner, starting from FY28 and will catapult the Company’s cement capacity to 240.76 MTPA global. This move reinforces UltraTech's commitment to sustained growth and its role in meeting the evolving demands of the Indian market.

The journey of the Aditya Birla Group (ABG) in the cement industry began in the mid-1980s with the commissioning of its first cement plant. A significant milestone was achieved in 1998 with the merger of the cement businesses of Grasim and Indian Rayon. This was followed by the acquisition of L&T Cement 2004, which also marked the launch of the UltraTech brand. In 2010, all ABG cement businesses were consolidated into a single entity, making UltraTech the number one cement company in India.

In 2019, UltraTech reached a production capacity of 100 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), positioning it as the third-largest cement company globally, excluding China. While it took 36 years for the cement business of the Aditya Birla Group to get to a capacity of 100 MTPA, UltraTech subsequently added 50 MTPA in less than 5 years, reaching the 150 MTPA capacity milestone in April 2024. With a current cumulative grey cement capacity of 192.26 MTPA and with the completion of ongoing capacity expansion projects underway, UltraTech is poised to reach the milestone of 200 MTPA production capacity in FY26.