Ambuja Cements

Ambuja Cements Limited was earlier known as Gujarat Ambuja Cements Limited
(GACL). The company was set up in 1986. In this short span Ambuja Cements has
achieved massive growth and presently, the total cement capacity of the company is 16
million tonnes. The company has three subsidiaries, viz, Ambuja Cement Rajasthan
Limited (ACRL), Ambuja Cement Eastern Limited (ACEL) and Ambuja Cement India
Limited (ACIL). Ambuja also has a strategic investment in ACC through its subsidiary
(ACIL).

Ambuja Cements is the most profitable cement company in India, and the lowest cost
producer of cement in the world. One of the major reasons that Ambuja Cements is the
lowest cost producer of cement in the world is its emphasis on efficiency. Power consists
over 40% of the production cost of cement. The company improved efficiency of its kilns
to get more output for less power. Thereafter Ambuja Cements set up a captive power
plant at a substantially lower cost than the national grid. The company sourced a cheaper
and higher quality coal from South Africa, and a better furnace oil from the Middle East.
As a result, today, the company is in a position to sell its excess power to the local state
government.

Ambuja cement is the first company to introduce the concept of bulk cement movement
by sea in India. This resulted in speedier transportation and brought many coastal markets
within easy reach. Ambuja Cements has a port terminal at Muldwarka, Gujarat. It is an all
weather port that handles ships with 40,000 DWT. The port has a fleet of seven ships
with a capacity of 20500 DWT to ferry bulk cement to the packaging units. The company
has bulk cement terminals at Surat, Panvel, and Galle. The Surat terminal has a storage
capacity of 15,000 tonnes and Panvel terminal has a storage capacity of 17,500 tonnes.
Both the terminals have bulk cement unloading facility. The port at Galle, 120 km from
Colombo, Sri Lanka, handles million tonnes of cement annually.

Major Achievements of Ambuja Cement

• Most profitable cement company in India.
• Lowest cost producer of cement in the world.
• Its environment protection measures are at par with the best in the world. The
pollution levels at all its cement plants are lower than the rigorous Swiss
standards of 100 mg/NM3.
• The only cement company to be awarded with the National Quality Award.
• First cement company to first to receive the ISO 9002 quality certification.
• Received ISO 14000 Certification for environmental systems.
• India's largest exporter of cement.
• Received Best Award for highest exports by CAPEXIL.
• First company to introduce the concept of bulk cement movement by sea in India.