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- Mangalam Cement Limited manufactures and markets cement under the Birla Uttam brand, including Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC), 43-grade Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), 53-grade OPC and Mangalam ProMaxX; the company operates integrated cement plants and grinding units using dry process technology with an installed capacity of 4 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) clinker and cement, supported by captive thermal power plants totaling 35 megawatts (MW), 13.65-MW wind power capacity at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan and an 11-MW waste heat recovery plant. Incorporated on October 27, 1976 and promoted by entities including Kesoram Industries & Cotton Mills Ltd. as part of the B.K. Birla Group, Mangalam Cement maintains its headquarters and primary manufacturing facilities at Adityanagar, Morak in Kota district, Rajasthan, with a grinding unit at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh to serve markets in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The company sources limestone primarily from captive mines at Morak and Gagrana in Nagaur, Rajasthan holding approximately 152 million tonnes of proven reserves, and focuses operations on quality enhancement, environmental compliance under ISO 9001:2015, 14001:2015, 45001:2018 and 50001:2018 certifications alongside sustainability initiatives like green belt development and renewable energy integration. In recent developments, Mangalam Cement reports robust financial performance with Q2 FY26 sales of INR 395 crore up 10 percent year-over-year, EBITDA of INR 42.7 crore up 42 percent and net profit of INR 20.1 crore up 513 percent alongside a market capitalization exceeding INR 2,000 crore, reflecting improved operating margins to 10.81 percent through cost controls and realizations amid capacity expansions from prior upgrades including a 0.5-MTPA kiln enhancement in 2013 and 1.25-MTPA cement mill addition in 2014 that elevated total output to 3.25 MTPA before further optimizations.