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By Mayank Bhardwaj and Rajendra Jadhav

NEW DELHI Nov 10 (Reuters) - India plans to allow sugar exports of 1.5 million metric tons in the new season, as a decline in the diversion of sugar for ethanol production is expected to leave a larger domestic surplus, government and trade sources told Reuters on Monday.

Higher exports from the world's second-largest sugar producer could pressure benchmark New York and London futures SBc1, LSUc1, which are hovering near five-year lows.

Exports will help reduce sugar stocks in the country and support local prices, benefiting producers such as Balrampur Chini Mills BACH.NS, EID Parry EIDP.NS, Dalmia Bharat DALB.NS, and Shree Renuka Sugars SRES.NS, whose shares rose up to 5% in early trade on Monday.

"We have agreed to allow sugar exports this year, keeping in mind surplus stocks and farmers' interests," said a government source who did not wish to be quoted ahead of the final order.

The government is likely to allow sugar exports of 1.5 million tons in the 2025/26 season, which began on October 1, with a final order expected soon, said another government official, who did not wish to be named as he was not authorised to speak to the media.

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution did not immediately respond to a Reuters’ request for comment.

India was the world's second-largest sugar exporter in the five years to 2022/23, with shipments averaging 6.8 million tons annually. But a drought led the government to ban sugar exports in 2023/24, and it allowed only 1 million tons to be shipped overseas last year.

India's net sugar output for the 2025/26 season is estimated at 30.95 million tons after diverting about 3.4 million tons for ethanol production, up 18.5% from last year, according to the Indian Sugar & Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA).

ISMA last week demanded New Delhi allow exports of 2 million tons of sugar in the new season.

The industry body had earlier expected a diversion of 4.5 million to 5  million tons of sugar for ethanol this year, but only 28% of the total allocation for the biofuel went to sugar-based ethanol, with the remainder allocated to feed-based ethanol plants.

Exporting 1.5 million tons could prove difficult for Indian industry, given that local prices are trading at a premium to global levels, said a Mumbai-based dealer with a global trade house.

"A few mills in Maharashtra may begin producing raw sugar for sale to refineries in Asia and Dubai," he said.

India is also planning to remove its 50% duty on the export of molasses, the government official said.

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Oct 14 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• DENIES REPORT OF 5 BILLION RUPEES CEMENT FACTORY ACQUISITION

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Aug 5 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• INDIA COMPETITION REGULATOR - APPROVES PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF JAIPRAKASH ASSOCIATES BY DALMIA CEMENT (BHARAT)

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MUMBAI, June 12 (Reuters) - India's Dalmia Cement (Bharat) has accepted bids worth 9.50 billion rupees ($111.2 million) for bonds maturing in seven years and in 10 years, three bankers said on Thursday.

The company had invited coupon and commitment bids for both the options on Wednesday, they said.

The firm did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

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June 6 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• COURT ORDER FOR 2.36 BILLION RUPEES INCENTIVES TO UNIT LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED

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MUMBAI, June 5 (Reuters) - India's Dalmia Cement (Bharat) plans to raise 10.50 billion rupees ($122.41 million), which includes a greenshoe option of 3 billion rupees, through the sale of bonds maturing in seven years and in 10 years, three bankers said on Thursday.

The company has invited coupon and commitment bids for both options on June 11, they said.

The company did not reply to a Reuters email seeking comment.

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** Shares of Dalmia Bharat DALB.NS rise as much as 4.8% to 1,980 rupees, highest level since October 4

** The cement maker on Wednesday reported 38.1% Y/Y rise in Q4 consol net profit

** Rev from ops fell 5% Y/Y, total expenses down nearly 9%

** Co adds, EBITDA grew by 21% YoY in Q4 due to co's various cost-cutting measures like increase in renewable energy (RE) capacity

** Jefferies ("buy", PT: 2,050 rupees) says co's share of RE increased to 39% in Q4 FY25 from 34% in Q4 FY24

** More than 1 mln shares change hands, 3.5x of 30-day avg

** Avg rating of 28 analysts equivalent of "hold", median PT is 1,925 rupees - data compiled by LSEG

** Stock last up 3.7%, taking YTD gains to 10.8%

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April 23 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• RECOMMENDS FINAL DIVIDEND OF 5 RUPEES PER EQUITY SHARE

• MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL NET PROFIT 4.35 BILLION RUPEES

• MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 40.91 BILLION RUPEES

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April 16 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• DCBL RECEIVES PROVISIONAL ATTACHMENT ORDER FROM ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE

• ATTACHMENT ORDER FOR 7.93 BILLION RUPEES AGAINST DCBL LAND

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April 3 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• DALMIA BHARAT - UNIT GETS TAX ORDER OF 17.5 MILLION RUPEES, PENALTY 17.5 MILLION RUPEES

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** The rough patch for India's cement sector due to demand slowdown in fiscal year 2025 and rising competition after Adani's entry is coming to an end, says UBS

** Upgrades UltraTech Cement ULTC.NS to "buy" from "neutral" and hikes price target to 13,000 rupees from 9,000 rupees

** UBS also upgrades Ambuja Cements ABUJ.NS and Dalmia Bharat DALB.NS to "buy" from "sell", while reiterating "buy" on ACC ACC.NS

** Forecasts demand to bounce back in fiscal year 2026 due to pick-up in government capex after an election-led slowdown in FY2025, housing upcycle, improving rural outlook and policy support

** Estimates core profit CAGR of 18%-43% over FY2025-27 for the four cement companies

** Expects market leaders ULTC and Adani group-owned ACC and ABUJ to have an upper hand as sectoral consolidation continues

** ULTC, ACC, Ambuja Cements shares are down 3.28%, 5.8% and 3.1%, respectively in 2025 so far; benchmark Nifty 50 .NSEI is little changed over the same period

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** Shares of Dalmia Bharat DALB.NS rise 3.5% to 1,662.9 rupees

** The cement maker commenced commercial production of its new grinding unit of 2.4 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) in Assam

** Co's cement manufacturing capacity now totals 8 MnT in the North-East and 49 MTPA pan-India

** More than 241,000 shares change hands, 1x its 30-day avg

** 28 analysts covering the stock on avg have a "hold" rating; median PT is 1,965 rupees - LSEG data

** Stock down 9% so far this year

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March 13 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• DALMIA BHARAT - NCLT APPROVED ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN DALMIA CEMENT (NORTH EAST), VINAY CEMENT

• DALMIA BHARAT - SCHEME INVOLVES DEMERGER, TRANSFER OF CEMENT, MINING BUSINESS OF VINAY CEMENT

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Feb 28 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• DALMIA BHARAT LTD - APPROVES CAPACITY INCREASE PROPOSALS IN 3 LOCATIONS

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Feb 26 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• DALMIA BHARAT - UNIT'S APPEAL ALLOWED BY TAX AUTHORITY; DEMAND OF TAX, INTEREST DROPPED

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Feb 11 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• UNIT RECEIVES TAX PENALTY ORDER OF 92 MILLION RUPEES

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By Hritam Mukherjee

Feb 1 (Reuters) - Indian cement companies' shares fell in a special trading session on Saturday after the government announced a 'modest' spending hike for infrastructure projects in the annual budget , which failed to impress investors.

UltraTech Cement's ULTC.NS shares dropped 2.7%, while those of rival Adani Group's cement firms Ambuja ABUJ.NS and ACC ACC.NS slumped 4.5% and 2.3% respectively.

Other big cement firms - Shree SHCM.NS and Dalmia Bharat DALB.NS - declined 3% and 2% respectively.

The Indian government said it will spend a record 11.21 trillion rupees ($129.54 billion) on infrastructure in the upcoming financial year that begins on April 1, but the increase in planned spending disappointed markets.

"The capex outlay for fiscal year 2026.. looks modest compared to raises made in FY25 and FY24 budget, and misses market expectations slightly," said Amit Anwani, research analyst at Prabhudas Lilladher.

Cement, a key construction material, is a direct beneficiary of government's capital spending. India's infrastructure index .NIFTYINFR reversed gains following the budget announcement, and was last down 1.5%.

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** Dalmia Bharat DALB.NS up 1% at 1,786 rupees, reversing early losses

** Indian cement maker's Q3 profit tumbled 77% y/y and revenue also fell; however, it signalled improving results ahead

MARKET SHARE LOSS, PLANT ACCIDENT MAY HIT Q4

** JP Morgan ("underweight", TP cut to 1,478 rupees from 1490 rupees) says most of the Q3 profit miss was due to weaker volumes; adds recent Odisha plant accident could hurt Q4 volumes

** PhilipCapital ("neutral", TP: 1,900 rupees) says DALB "has not disappointed us" with two consecutive quarters of "reasonably large" earnings misses

** Sees no potential for rating upgrade until DALB addresses its earnings volatility

** Nomura ("reduce", TP: 1,680 rupees) assumes DALB has lost market share in its key south market due to increased competition

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Jan 21 (Reuters) - India Cements ICMN.NS reported a wider quarterly loss on Tuesday, hurt by soft demand and still-weak prices of the construction material, and also took one-time impairment charges.

The company, owned by UltraTech Cement ULTC.NS, said its losses before exceptional items and taxes, for the quarter ended December, widened to 3.07 billion rupees ($35.5 million), from a loss of 502.4 million rupees a year ago.

Cement prices, which had been falling for most of last year, were little changed through the quarter. Data from brokerages Nomura and Ambit showed that pan-India average cement price for the December quarter was still 11% lower on year.

Soft demand, triggered by a labour crunch in the company's core south Indian market, dragged the company's revenues down by 17% to 9.03 billion rupees.

During the reported quarter, India Cements incurred an exceptional cost worth nearly 2 billion rupees, consisting of impairment charges of certain assets and provisions for doubtful receivables from its units.

Earlier in the day, bigger rival Dalmia Bharat DALB.NS signalled optimism in cement demand and pricing going ahead after posting a slump in third-quarter earnings.

Late in the reported quarter, India's competition watchdog approved market leader UltraTech's over-55% stake buy in the company, one among the host of deals struck in the sector since ports-to-power Adani group's foray in 2022.

UltraTech is set to report its quarterly results later this week.

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Jan 17 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• THREE PEOPLE FEARED TRAPPED AFTER COAL HOPPER COLLAPSE AT DALMIA CEMENT (BHARAT) LTD PLANT IN INDIA'S ODISHA STATE - COMPANY SPOKESPERSON

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By Rajendra Jadhav

MUMBAI, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Sugarcane yields in India are declining due to last year's drought and this year's excessive rains, which could reduce the country's sugar production below consumption levels for the first time in eight years, farmers and industry officials said on Monday.

Lower-than-expected output by the world's second-largest sugar producer could eliminate the possibility of India allowing exports in the current season ending in September 2025, supporting global sugar prices SBc1, LSUc1.

Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Uttar Pradesh account for more than 80% of the country's total sugar production, with lower cane yields in these states prompting trade houses to reduce their output estimates for the 2024/25 season.

The production could fall to around 27 million metric tons from the last year's 32 million tons and below annual consumption of more than 29 million tons, said India head of a global trade house, who declined to be named.

"During the summer months, the cane crop faced prolonged stress due to the lack of water," B.B. Thombare, president of the West Indian Sugar Mills Association told Reuters.

"When the monsoon season began, there was excessive rainfall and limited sunshine, which also adversely affected the crop's growth."

The adverse weather curtailed cane yields by 10 to 15 tons per hectare, Thombare said.

The western state of Maharashtra and neighbouring Karnataka, which together produce nearly half of India's sugar, received lower-than-average rainfall in 2023, bringing down reservoir levels.

"Usually, we harvest 120 to 130 tons of cane from one hectare of land, but this year yields have fallen to 80 tons despite all our efforts," says Shrikant Ingle, who cultivated cane on five acres of land in Maharashtra's Solapur.

Drought did not affect the crop in Uttar Pradesh, the country's leading sugar-producing state in the north.

However, plantations in the state were impacted by red rot disease, which reduced sugarcane yields, said a senior state government official.

"To control the spread of the disease, we are advising farmers to adopt new cane varieties," the official said.

The downward revision in the production estimate has eliminated the possibility of any exports in the current season, the head of the trade house said.

Sugar industry seeks 2 million tons of exports, while the government says it may allow limited exports, if any surplus remains after ethanol needs are met.

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** Shares of Dalmia Bharat DALB.NS slips as much as 4.9% to 1,760.8 rupees, lowest since mid-Aug; last down 0.8%

** The cement maker's Q2 consol net profit fell 61% y/y to 460 mln rupees ($5.5 mln)

** Stock eyes busiest trading day in 15 sessions, volumes at 2.4x the 30-day avg

** Analysts' avg rating on stock is "buy", median PT is 2,050 rupees - LSEG data

** Stock extends YTD losses to ~19%

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July 18 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• DALMIA BHARAT Q1 CONSOL NET PROFIT 1.41 BILLION RUPEES; LSEG IBES PROFIT EST. 1.43 BILLION RUPEES

• DALMIA BHARAT Q1 CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 36.21 BILLION RUPEES; LSEG IBES EST. 35.68 BILLION RUPEES

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July 4 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• DALMIA BHARAT LTD - COMMENCEMENT OF COMMERCIAL PRODUCTION AT KADAPA, ANDHRA PRADESH

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By Hritam Mukherjee

BENGALURU, June 13 (Reuters) - Adani-backed Ambuja Cements ABUJ.NS bought out smaller rival Penna Cement Industries PENC.NS on Thursday for an enterprise value of 104.22 billion rupees ($1.25 billion), dialling up its presence in India's southern region.

The deal comes nearly a year after the conglomerate, through Ambuja, bought a majority stake in debt-ridden Sanghi Industries SNGI.NS, to boost its cement presence in the country and compete with market leader UltraTech Cement ULTC.NS.

Ambuja said the buyout of Penna Cement will help improve Adani's share in India's southern cement market by roughly 8%, with the deal coming a few months after UltraTech bolstered its own hold in the region by buying Kesoram's KSRM.NS cement assets.

"The acquisition of Penna is very favourable for Ambuja, as Adani's plants in the southern region were unmatched to UltraTech before. This region is key to Adani to boost its pan-India market share and narrow the lead UltraTech has across the country," said Ashutosh Murarka, research analyst at Choice Broking.

Indian cement makers are looking for ways, including dealmaking, to ramp up production and meet demand for the construction material amid upbeat housing momentum and strong government spending on infrastructure.

Adani Group, the ports-to-power conglomerate, had said in December it plans to spend $84 billion over the next decade towards infrastructure projects.

Ambuja will fund the buyout of Penna through internal accruals. The deal will give Ambuja access to Penna's operational facilities in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and under-construction facilities in Rajasthan.

Penna's cement assets, which total to 14 million tons per annum (MTPA), will help the conglomerate beef up its capacity as it aims to reach 140 MTPA by 2028. The latter's capacity, as of March-end, stood at 79 MTPA.

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** Shares of cement maker Dalmia Bharat DALB.NS down 2.73% after dropping as much as 4.1% earlier in the session

** DALB biggest loser on the Nifty Mid-cap 100 .NIFMDCP100, which is down 0.15%

** Co reported smaller-than-expected Q4 profit fall, aided by higher volumes in a seasonally strong quarter

** Core profit per ton of cement - a key profitability metric for cement cos - fell 22.2% Y/Y

** InCred Equities expected a 4% decline in core profit/ton, while Antique Stock Broking estimated 0.4% dip

** Co rated "buy" on avg, as per LSEG data

** DALB on track for third straight week of declines

** YTD, stock has fallen ~15%, while Nifty Mid-cap 100 is up 8.4%

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April 24 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• DALMIA BHARAT MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL NET PROFIT 3.15 BILLION RUPEES; LSEG IBES PROFIT EST. 2.89 BILLION RUPEES

• DALMIA BHARAT MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 43.07 BILLION RUPEES; LSEG IBES EST. 41.78 BILLION RUPEES

• DALMIA BHARAT YEAR AGO MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL NET PROFIT 5.89 BILLION RUPEES, REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 39.15 BILLION RUPEES

• FINAL DIVIDEND OF 5 RUPEES PER SHARE

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April 5 (Reuters) - Dalmia Bharat Ltd DALB.NS:

• DALMIA BHARAT LTD - UPDATE ON ONGOING LITIGATION

• DALMIA BHARAT LTD - DIVISION BENCH OF CALCUTTA HIGH COURT DISMISSED WRIT APPEALS FILED BY WBSIDC

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** Shares of cement maker Dalmia Bharat DALB.NS fall 1% to 1,971.6 rupees

** Motilal Oswal cuts PT to 2,500 rupees from 2,800 rupees, maintains "Buy" rating on stock

** Brokerage says co’s key markets witnessed higher price correction (down 8-9% Q/Q) vs. other regions (down 3-7% Q/Q) in Q4 FY24

** Estimates higher decline in cement prices in co's core markets to lead to higher contraction in co's realization in Q4

** Cuts EBITDA estimates by 4% for FY24 and 8% for FY25 and FY26 due to weak pricing

** However, adds co likely to report double-digit volume growth in Q4 FY24, supported by healthy demand and market share gains

** Average rating of 27 analysts covering the stock, including Motilal Oswal, is 'buy'; stock currently trading below median PT of 2525 rupees - LSEG data

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** Shares of Dalmia Bharat DALB.NS rise 2% to 2,198 rupees

** DALB among top gainers on Nifty Mid-cap 50 Index .NIMDCP50

** Cement maker said on Wednesday its Q3 consol net profit rose 29% to 2.63 bln rupees (~$32 mln), rev from ops up 7.3% Y/Y

** 26 analysts covering the stock on average have a "buy" rating; stock currently trading at ~14% discount to median PT of 2,550 rupees - LSEG data

** Stock rose 22% in 2023, logging fourth straight yearly gain

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