Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- UltraTech Cement chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla has said the company will reach its target of 200 million tonnes per annum capacity a year ahead of its guidance of FY27.

"UltraTech is now well and truly poised to become the largest cement-selling company in the world, outside of China," Birla said in his address to shareholders at the cement maker's annual general meeting.

China National Building Material Co. is the biggest cement maker in China with a total capacity of over 500 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).

Ultratech's capacity stood at 188.8 mtpa as of March 2025. That suggests the company will be adding 28.8 mtpa of organic capacity additions in FY26. It plans to invest Rs.9,000-10,000 crore on capex in FY26, ma...