Cement Industry

Capital Intensive and Energy Consuming Vital industry for sustaining infrastructure of nations Produced in more than 150 countries worldwide Cement is an important ingredient for concrete

Cement Industry Analysis

SCM in Cement Industry

Mature industry with the 4 largest companies 130 years old on avg. Traditionally, cement supply chain is driven by asset utilization Significant investments made to improve cement manufacturing processes Low price-to-weight ratio limits the geographical coverage of a production centre Cement companies face a major challenge in emerging markets where bulk and bags coexist Collaboration and information sharing with upstream and downstream supply chain partners are a significant opportunity to gain alignment for cement companies

Supply Chain Characteristics

Cement Supply Chain

AMBUJA CEMENTS LTD.

Five integrated cement manufacturing plants and eight cement grinding units across the country Lowest cost producer in the world Bulk transportation
Built a captive port with three terminals i.e. Surat, Panvel and Cochin along the countrys western coastline facilitates timely, cost effective and environmentally cleaner shipments Owns a fleet of seven ships with a capacity of 20500 DWT which ferries bulk cement by sea and thus sustains cost advantage

Setting up a railway siding projects at Bhatinda and Mangalore Bulk Terminal to develop logistics capability

JK Cement
Second largest white cement manufacturer in India in regards to production capacity The company has proximity to huge reserves of premium quality limestone, as essential ingredient for cement manufacturing Three major production plants located in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat JKCL was one of the first cement companies to start production in Rajasthan it got access to the best quality limestone reserves on a first cum first serve basis All J.K. Cement plants are dry process plants It has a total of more than 4000 retail stores, 22 sales promoters and four handling agents