Beginning of a DUOPOLY - Great OpportunityUltratech cement has approved an acquisition of 8.69% stake in Star cement for Rs 851 crore. As mentioned earlier in my post of August 26 that their is a possible chance of creation of duopoly in the cement sector after Adani's entrance in the sector it has been adamant after looking to the aggressive acquisitions made by Ultratech and Adani group. Till now Ultratech cement has taken stakes in Kesoram industries, India cements and Star cement while Adani Group has taken stakes in Ambuja, ACC, Sanghi Industries, Penna Cement and Orient Cement. As we know that Greenfield projects are limited due to limited natural resources, production capacity can only be increased and dominance can be maintained by acquiring small companies. Because of this tug of war share prices of small companies have surged significantly. Star cement has given a return of 40% in 2024. It's present capacity is 7.7 MTPA and plans to increase the capacity to 25 MTPA by 2030. Cement sector is going to be exciting in the coming years. Do keep a track and be updated about the sector.
