New Delhi, Dec. 13 -- Improved realisations driven by volume and premiumisation amid steady selling prices and cost of inputs will lead to a 250-300 basis points (bps) growth in the profitability of cement manufacturers this fiscal, according to Crisil.

Cement volume is up 6.5-7.5 per cent year-on-year this fiscal, up from 5 per cent last fiscal.

In the first half of this fiscal year, volume grew a moderate 5 per cent year-on-year, rebounding after flatlining in the same period last fiscal year.

In the second half of this fiscal year, volume is expected to rise 8-9 per cent year-on-year, driven by pent-up demand from the first half and improved liquidity, the financial services and analytics firm said earlier this week.

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