Cement demand could surpass 340 million tonne in FY22: Icra

07 Apr 2021 Evaluate

Rating agency Icra has said domestic cement demand is expected to be highest in the decade, estimated to surpass 340 million tonne in FY2022, driven by sustained rural housing demand and significant pick-up in infrastructure activity. On the supply side, the capacity addition is also expected to increase by 22-25 million tonne in FY2022.

It stated while the cement prices are expected to largely sustain at the recently increased levels supported by the improved demand, the higher input costs are likely to exert pressure on operating margins during the fiscal. Though this is likely to result in some moderation in debt coverage metrics, they are likely to remain at healthy levels.

Rajeshwar Burla, vice president and co-group head at Icra, said the sentiment in the rural areas is expected to be positive on the back of favourable kharif harvest, rise in rabi sowing, reasonably healthy reservoir levels in many regions during January - February 2021 compared to average storage of last 10 years (with an early rise in temperatures, the upcoming monsoon will be crucial), favourable trends in procurement combined with a modest MSP (minimum support price) hike. This is expected to generate a healthy increase in the cash flows for the farm sector.

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