India: UltraTech Cement has concluded an agreement to acquire The India Cements’ 1.1Mt/yr Parli grinding unit in Maharashtra for US$37.8m. The plant will subsequently figure in a US$60.5m growth drive by the group, aimed at adding 3Mt/yr in new cement capacity in Maharashtra. Current on-going expansions and acquisitions are set to raise the Aditya Birla subsidiary’s capacity to 198Mt/yr.
