INDUSTRY: CEMENT

Company        Production  Installed Capacity

ACC        17,902    18,640
Gujarat Ambuja 15,094    14,860
Ultratech 13,707    17,000
Grasim        14,649    14,115
India Cements 8,434    8,810
JK Group 6,174    6,680
Jaypee Group 6,316    6,531
Century        6,636    6,300
Madras Cements 4,550    5,470
Birla Corp. 5,150    5,113


Swot Analysis : Updated
Strengths
• Domestic Market is large
• Government provides monetary assistance for manufacturing units
• Reduced Labor cost

Weaknesses
• Infrastructural setbacks
• Low productivity
• Too many taxes levied by government increase the cost of production
• Low investments in Research and Development

Opportunities
• Reduction in Excise duty
• Rural demand is rising
• Income level is at a constant increase

Threats
• Increasing rates of interest
• Too much competition
• Rising cost of raw materials