Cement major, Jaiprakash Associates’ (Jaypee) cement cement dispatches in April rose by 23% from a year ago to 1.77 million tons. The engineering and construction firm operates on capacity to produce 21.3 million tonnes of cement a year.
Jaypee's cement business is housed in Jaiprakash Associates, a listed company that has a cement-making capacity of 28 million tonnes a year, making it India’s third-largest cement producer, behind capacities owned by Germany’s Holcim and the Aditya Birla Group.