* India's cement production reached 374.55 million tonnes in FY23, a growth rate of 6.83% year-on-year (yoy).
* As per Crisil Ratings, the Indian cement industry is likely to add ~80 million tonnes (MT) capacity by FY24, the highest since the last 10 years, driven by increasing spending on housing and infrastructure activities.
*In October 2021, Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi, launched the ‘PM Gati Shakti - National Master Plan (NMP)’ for multimodal connectivity. Gati Shakti will bring synergy to create a world-class, seamless multimodal transport network in India. This will boost the demand for cement in the future.
* Oligopoly market, where large players have partial pricing control.
* Low threat from substitutes.
* Indian cement companies are amongst the world’s greenest cement manufacturers.
* With high allocation under the Union Budget 2023-24 for infrastructure, affordable housing schemes and road projects to fuel the economy, the domestic cement industry is poised for a volume surge.
* FDI inflows in the industry, related to the manufacturing of cement and gypsum products, reached US$ 5.50 billion between April 2000-September 2023.
* National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) introduced projects worth Rs. 102 lakh crore (US$ 14.59 billion) for the next five years.
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