India's cement industry to clock higher profit in FY26 as demand firms up: Report

IANS | July 7, 2025 1:39 PM

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) Growth in India’s cement demand will recover to 6.5-7.5 per cent during the current financial year after falling to around 5 per cent in 2024-25. This, coupled with an uptick in realisations, will lift operating profitability by about Rs 100, to a level just above the decadal average, according to a Crisil report released on Monday.