Dalmia Cement records impressive 33.6% rise in cement dispatches in July 2011

Mumbai : Dalmia Cement recorded robust 32.1% rise in cement production to 4.83 lakh tonne, and 33.6% rise in cement dispatches to 5.02 lakh tonne in July 2011. This is the first time that the company crossed 5 lakh tonne of cement dispatches in any month in its history.

The cement production grew by 20.9% to 17.22 lakh tonne, while dispatches grew by 23.1% to 17.33 lakh tonne in the four months ended July 2011.

OCL India, the associate company, recorded 8.3% increase in cement production to 2.78 lakh tonne, and 5.8% increase in cement dispatches to 2.83 lakh tonne in July 2011. In the four months ended July 2011, OCL India recorded 2.5% improvement in cement production to 11.12 lakh tonne, while dispatches improved by 3.0% to 11.13 lakh tonne.

Dalmia cement is part of the listed entity Dalmia Bharat Enterprises, which was carved out of erstwhile Dalmia Bharat Sugar & Industries. Dalmia Bharat Enterprises has 45.37% stake in OCL India.