UltraTech Cement is India's largest cement producer and has a strong domestic presence as well as operations in other countries. It has a total annual capacity of over 50 million tons and is expanding further through acquisitions and capacity additions. While the company faces short-term headwinds from a slowdown in the real estate sector, management remains optimistic about long-term growth prospects in India given increasing urbanization and infrastructure development. UltraTech Cement will continue focusing on market leadership, cost efficiencies and expanding capacity to capitalize on future cement demand growth in India and abroad.

1. BIRLA CEMENT

2. FLOW OF CONTENT
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Introduction
Company Overview
Manufacturing Process
Finance
Marketing
HR
Recession
Company’s Current Status
Future of the Company
Conclusion

3. INTRODUCTION
By Saurav and Amneet

4. HISTORY OF CEMENT
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Used in ancient world by :
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Egyptians as calcined gypsum.
Romans used crushed volcanic ash.
Britain manipulated its properties for
specific application and situation.
The indigenous Indian cement industry
traces its history back in 1914.
Indian cement manufacture’s association
was set up in 1925.
Before partition India had 24 cement
factories out of which it retained only 19th.

5. CEMENT INDUSTRY
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Decontrol- March 1989.
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Oligopolistic nature of cement industry.
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Main beneficiary of infrastructure boom.
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Indian cement is 2nd largest after china.
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Net profit growth rate - 85%
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Contribution to India’s economic development - 8%
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Presence of few foreign companies.

6. MAJOR PLAYERS
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ACC Limited
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Gujarat Ambuja
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UltraTech
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JK Group
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India Cements
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Birla Cement

7. PROSPECTS OF CEMENT
INDUSTRY
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Import from Pakistan affecting Indian market.
Excess over capacity can hurt margins as well
as price.
Cement production is cutting down because of
negative pressure on prices.
Cheap labour and government subsidy proves
as a leverage for Indian Cement industry.

8. CURRENT STATISTICS
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According to sales of may 2013 shows 14%
growth over 2012.
India’s per capita consumption is 170kg.
Indian to match its demand have to add
another 150 million tones of capacity.
Provide 6% of employment to unskilled labour
in southern region.
Various subsidy is provided by government for
its growth.
In 2013 it has attracted FDI of US$ 2000
million.

9. SECTORAL CONSUMPTION

10. COMPANY OVERVIEW
By Preety Jha

11. ABOUT US
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A metals powerhouse, among the world's most
cost-efficient
aluminium
and
copper
producers.
No.1 in viscose staple fibre
No.1 in carbon black
The fourth-largest producer of insulators
The fourth-largest producer of acrylic fibre
Among the top 10 cement producers
Among the best energyefficient fertilizer plants
The largest Indian MNC with manufacturing
operations in the USA

12. THE INDIAN SCENARIO
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The largest fashion (premium branded apparel) and
lifestyle player
The second-largest manufacturer and largest exporter
of viscose filament yarn
The largest producer in the chlor-alkali sector
Among the top three mobile telephony companies
A leading player in life insurance and asset
management
Among the top two supermarket chains in the retail
business
Among the top 6 BPO companies
The largest manufacturer of linen fabric.

13. VISION AND VALUES
To be a premium global conglomerate, with a clear focus
on each of the businesses.
OUR MISSION
To
deliver
superior
value
to
customers, shareholders, employees and society at large.
OUR VALUES
 Integrity : Acting and taking decisions in a manner
that is fair and honest.
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Commitment : On the foundation of Integrity, doing
all that is needed to deliver value to all stakeholders.

14. CONTINUED…
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Passion : An energetic, intuitive zeal that arises
from emotional engagement with the
organization.
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Seamlessness: Thinking and working together
across
functional
groups,
hierarchies,
businesses
and
geographies.
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Speed : Responding to internal and external
customers with a sense of urgency.

15. MANUFACTURING
By Gaurav Vyas

16. PORTLAND CEMENT
By definition —
A
hydraulic
cement
produced by pulverizing
clinker
consisting
essentially of hydraulic
calcium silicates, usually
containing one or more of
the forms of calcium sulfate
as an interground addition

17. Source: PCA, 2003

18. Raw Materials Necessary for Portland Cement
Manufacture Must Provide the Following
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Calcium
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Silica
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Alumina
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Iron

19. Calcium
Iron
Silica
Alumina
Sulfate
Alkali waste
Aragonite
Calcite
Cement-kiln
dust
Cement rock
Chalk
Clay
Fuller’s earth
Limestone
Marble
Marl
Seashells
Shale
Slag
Blast-furnace
flue dust
Clay
Iron ore
Mill scale
Ore washings
Pyrite cinders
Shale
Calcium silicate
Cement rock
Clay
Fly ash
Fuller’s earth
Limestone
Loess
Marl
Ore washings
Quartzite
Rice-hull ash
Sand
Sandstone
Shale
Slag
Traprock
Aluminum-ore
refuse
Bauxite
Cement rock
Clay
Copper slag
Fly ash
Fuller’s earth
Granodiorite
Limestone
Loess
Ore washings
Shale
Slag
Staurolite
Anhydrite
Calcium
sulfate
Gypsum
Source: PCA, 2003

20. TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURE
OF PORTLAND CEMENT
1. Stone is first reduced to 125 mm (5 in.)
size, then to 20 mm (3/4 in.), and stored.

21. 2. Raw materials are ground to powder and blended.
or
2. Raw materials are ground, mixed with water to form
slurry, and blended.

22. 3. Burning changes raw mix chemically into cement clinker.
Source: PCA, 2003

23. 3. Burning changes raw mix chemically into clinker. Note
four stage preheater, flash furnaces, and shorter kiln.

24. PYRO- PROC
ESSING

26. 4. Clinker is ground with gypsum into portland cement and
shipped.
Clinker
Gypsum

27. TYPES OF PORTLAND CEMENT
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Normal
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Moderate sulfate resistance
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High early strength
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Low heat of hydration
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High sulfate resistance

29. FINANCE
By Nirvick

30. IS CEMENT INDUSTRY A CYCLICAL
STOCK OR A DEFENSIVE STOCK?

31. MERGER ‘N’ ACQUISITION
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Grasim Industries and UltraTech Cement- merging.
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UltraTech Cement was acquired from L&T.
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In 2013, Aditya Birla Group acquired Jaypee’s Gujarat
cement unit for an enterprise value of Rs 3,800 crore.
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Birla said the acquisition will be funded through equity of
Rs 150 crore, debt worth Rs 2,000 crore and the
remainder of Rs 1,650 crore through internal accruals.

32. CURRENT FINANCIAL STATUS
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UltraTech Cement Q3 net profit dips 38 pct to Rs 370 cr.
Profit dip due to subdued selling price of building materials
amidst poor demands.
It had clocked Rs 601 crore net profit in the corresponding
quarter of last fiscal.
Ultratech Cement's net sales also marginally declined to Rs
4,786 crore during the quarter from Rs 4,857 crore a year
earlier.
Total expenses increased to Rs 4,267 crore from Rs 4,072 crore
a year ago.
Freight costs rose to Rs 1,119 crore against Rs 1,059 crore.

33. • In the next 10 years, India will become the main
exporter of clinker and gray cement to the Middle
East, Africa and other developing nations
• Many foreign players are also expected to enter the
cement sector in the next years.

34. PROFIT AND LOSS REPORT
12,000.00
10,000.00
8,000.00
Total Income
Total Expenses
6,000.00
Operating Profit
Reported Net Profit
4,000.00
Shares in issue (lakhs)
2,000.00
0.00
Mar '13
Mar '12
Mar '11
Mar '10
Mar '09

35. FINANCIAL RATIOS
Mar '13
Mar '12
Mar '11
Mar '10
Mar '09
Current Ratio
0.96
0.87
1
0.97
0.71
Quick Ratio
1.23
1.35
1.1
1.11
1.54
Debt Equity
Ratio
0.53
0.72
0.61
0.8
1.2
7.37
7.31
6.07
6.41
7.51
4.34
5.92
6.96
6.1
5.81
0.97
0.91
0.76
0.57
0.62
Inventory
Turnover
Ratio
Debtors
Turnover
Ratio
Asset
Turnover
Ratio

36. STOCK MARKET

37. MARKETING
By Yukti Taneja

38. SOURCES OF COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE
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ABG acquired L&T cement in 2003 and
named it as UltraTech Cement.
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Also possessed Grasim Cement which was
later merged into UltraTech Cement
industry.
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Sourcing of raw materials

39. STPS
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Segmentation:
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Geographical segmentation.
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Targeting:
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Differentiated target marketing.
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Positioning:
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Product differentiation.
ii. Image differentiation.

40. BRANDING
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Represents expertise, strength and modernity.
In-film branding with ―Chak de India‖.
IPL connect with Rajasthan Royals and
Deccan Chargers.
Also associated with Business India exhibition―A celebration of Architecture‖.
Has also been honoured with the title,
―SUPERBRAND‖ by Superbrands Council for
years 2011 and 2012.

41. MARKET LEADERSHIP
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Largest domestic M&A deal of Rs. 3800 cr.
which will increase the capacity of UltraTech
cement to 59 mtpa.
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Installed capacity is projected to go up to 70 mt
by 2015.

42. HR POLICY
By Priyanka Chandgothia

43. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Recruitment
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STRATOS (On Campus)
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Flagship competition for management students.
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Open only for reputed colleges.
Training / Leadership Program
The program is currently offered at the following levels:
GIP : Group Internship Program
LEAD : Leadership Program for the Experienced
LEAP : Leadership Associate Program
HRLP : Human Resources Leadership Program
FLP : Finance Leadership Program

44. HUMAN RESOURCES LEADERSHIP
PROGRAM
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Post-training period:
Career path that an HRLP participant is
expected to take:
The first role - HR/IR in a manufacturing
location.
The second role - HR generalist in a
manufacturing or service business.
The third role - HR specialist in Group HR
or corporate HR of a business.

45. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Learning and Development
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Gyanodaya
Continuous Education
E-learning
Leadership programs
Performance Management
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Meritocracy
360 Degree Appraisal

46. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Benefits
Talent Management– Employee as well as
Family
Happiness At Work
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Recognition:
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ABG awards
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b.
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Individual awards
Team awards
Pride awards

47. IS CEMENT INDUSTRY
RECESSION FREE?
By Pallavi

48. Recession In Cement Industry
• Effect of global recession on real
estate and infrastructure.
• Demand and supply
gap, overcapacity.
• Increasing cost of production.
• High interest rates.

49. Cement : Demand and Growth

50. COMPANY’S CURRENT
STATUS
By Shreysee

51. Current Status Of Birla Cement
• Ultratech Cement is India’s largest white
cement producer.
• Among the top 10 producer of Grey Cement in
the world.
• Present in 5 Countries- India, UAE, Srilanka,
Bangladesh and Bahrain.

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1 white Cement plant and 1 Clinkerisation in UAE.
15 Grinding Units- 11 in India, 2 in Bahrain and 2
Bangladesh
2 Rail Bulk Terminals in India.
4Coastal Terminals- 3 in India and 1 in Srilanka
101 Concrete Plants around the world.
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Market Cap over 500 billion and Annual Capacity of 53.9
million tonnes.
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India’s largest Cement Clinker Exporter.
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Given the title of ―Superbrand‖ by the Super brands
Council and Consumer Selected ―Powerbrand‖ by
Powerbrands India.

53. • Given the title of ―Superbrand‖ by the Super brands
Council and Consumer Selected ―Powerbrand‖ by
Powerbrands India.
• More than 200 sales office across the country.
• It provide a range of products:
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UltraTech Cement engineer choice
UltraTech Concrete (RMC)
UltraTech Building Products
UltraTech Building Solution
Birla White
Star Cement

54. News
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Ultratech acquire Jaypee's cement unit in
Gujarat in nearly 3,800 crores.
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Ultratech Cement reported a 38.43% dip in
net profit for the October-December quarter
at Rs. 370 crore.
• Net sales declined 1.5% to Rs 4,786 crore in
the quarter ended December 2013 from Rs
4,857.4 crore in a year ago period.

55. • EBIDT dropped 25.4% to Rs 764 crore.
• Finance cost of the company jumped
73.6% on yearly basis to Rs 90.45 crore
while tax expenses dropped 45 percent to
Rs 139 crore compared to a year ago
period.

56. FUTURE OF THE COMPANY
By Atrayee

57. FUTURE ASPECT OF CEMENT
INDUSTRY
•Production of cement is expected to cross 400 million
tonnes in the next few years
•Demand for cement is increasing at 8-10 per cent
•Players can increase their capacities from 210 million
tonnes to 500-600 million tonnes every year
•Greater thrust on agriculture and suggested ―second
green revolution‖ will increase the use of cement in
this industry.

58. • In the next 10 years, India will become the main
exporter of clinker and gray cement to the Middle
East, Africa and other developing nations
• Many foreign players are also expected to enter the
cement sector in the next years.

59. FUTURE ASPECT OF ULTRA-TECH
CEMENT
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Amidst near-term weakness, the UTCEM
management is optimistic on the long term growth
prospects of the Indian Cement industry.
Focus on market share and leadership.
Aggressive capex to expand and improve
efficiencies.
Ongoing expansion would increase capacity by
20% over FY14-16 to 64.45MT.
Adopted
multiple
operating
efficiency
enhancement measures to combat cost pressure.

60. CONCLUSION
By Aditya

61. SWOT ANALYSIS
STRENGTH
1. Technological excellence
2. Growing international presence
3. Product innovation
4. Strong brand recognition
OPPORTUNITY
WEAKNESS
1. Long process chain
2. Complexity of operation
THREAT
1. Loss of sale to substitute
2. Fluctuation in foreign
market
1. Increasing urbanization
2. Industrial growth
3. Emerging e commerce
business

62. CONCLUSION
Aditya Birla ultra tech cement (UNIT OF RAJSHREE
CEMENT) incepted in 1983 since then Birla cement has
been doing business very well .
Birla cement has tolerated many market thrust but still
the company is standing with its glory and a huge
goodwill .
INDIA has 4th largest economy in the world in that
Birla plays an important role to building the India

63. BIRLA always enjoy the loyalty of their customer this
would be possible only Birla maintain their future
scope
INTEGRITY
COMMITMENT
PASSION
EMPATHY
Honesty in every stage
Deliver on the promise
Energized action
Creating social belongingness
Basically company providing a strong base structure to
the country and their people creating the hope which
everyone wants