New Delhi, May 30 -- After five quarters of mostly muted volume growth, JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. delivered a double-digit 10.3% uptick to 3.6 million tonnes in the March quarter (Q4FY25).

Pent-up demand and improvement in the pace of ramp-up of Udaipur plant aided volumes. In FY26, it eyes 10% volume growth ahead of industry's estimated 6-7% growth. This is despite the company facing some delays in capacity expansions.

The northeast expansion via Agrani Cement has been delayed by seven to eight months due to local political and operational challenges. The commissioning timeline for this project remains unclear.

Secondly, the expansion plan in Surat and Durg is also witnessing a delay of up to three months, part of it due to pending envir...