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Over the last three years, UltraTech Cement has received a total of 30 such five-star rating awards.

Both Ambuja and ACC, in alignment with its parent company, Holcim, have been consistently leveraging innovation and R&D to build a range of green and responsible products to reduce CO2 emissions in India.

The company has been independently assigned AA/Stable/ A1+ ratings to the bank facilities by CRISIL, AA Ratings for its entire long term existing and proposed borrowings, and A1+ for UCWL’s short term borrowing programme.

This commitment to produce carbon neutral concrete by 2050 is a collective commitment of the world’s leading cement and concrete companies to fully contribute to building the sustainable world of tomorrow.

The company has exported 9 thousand t (KT) of LD slag of through Dhamra Port Company Limited to the Bangladesh market from its unit located in Dhenkanal district of Odisha.

The company has recorded solid performance during this period.

Solar Impulse Foundation through its Efficient Solution Label, recognises ‘ACC Gold Water Shield Cement’ as one of the world-leading efficient solutions that protects the environment in a profitable way.

The MoU is part of UltraTech’s endeavour to decarbonise its operations and aims to significantly scale-up the use of biomass in place of fossil fuel like coal in UltraTech’s manufacturing operations.

The company has signed the 'Business Ambition for 1.5°C' pledge joining the Race to Zero campaign of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

New greenfield contract from Indian Cement producer Shree Cement sees FLSmidth deliver a series of sustainable equipment, including the world’s largest Cross-Bar® Cooler, the FLSmidth OKTM Cement mill and JETFLEX® Burner.

Forty of the world’s leading cement and concrete manufacturers have joined forces to accelerate the shift to greener concrete by pledging to cut CO2 emissions by a further 25% by 2030, marking a decisive step in the race to ‘Net Zero’ concrete by 2050.

The company has already set a target to scale up its green energy mix to 34% of its total power requirement by 2024, from the current levels of 13%.

Neeraj Akhoury, CEO India Holcim Group and MD & CEO, Ambuja Cements Ltd, shares his perspective on the creation of a more green and sustainable construction sector in India.

The CFL enables experts and budding professionals to ‘test, learn and experience’ various aspects of cement and concrete.

The companies are committed to making a concrete difference in the areas of carbon footprint reduction, circular economy, protection of natural resources and welfare of communities.