Strategic Priorities and Progress

Charting the Path Forward

ACC's strategic priorities centre on strengthening resilience and accelerating sustainability through four core pillars. Key focus areas include deep stakeholder engagement, achieving capacity milestones ahead of schedule, expanding premium products, integrating brands under the 'One Cement Platform', forging exclusive sustainability partnerships, and fostering a younger, future-ready organisation driven by innovation and operational excellence.

Moving Forward with Purpose and Momentum:
REIMAGINACTION

As the organisation moves ahead, its Reimaginaction philosophy continues to shape a forwardlooking agenda centred on agentic AI-embedded operations, decarbonised production, and enhanced customer experience. Guided by speed, scale and purpose, each initiative is aimed at building not only infrastructure, but a stronger, greener and more future-ready India. With a calibrated and disciplined approach, the organisation enters the year committed to targeted actions aligned with market conditions and operational priorities.

Focus Areas

Accelerating Growth

Link to Materiality E6 S1 S6 G2 G3

Key Risks Impacting Strategy R1 R3 R9

Strengthening the Iconic Brands

Link to Materiality S2 S5 S6 G3

Key Risks Impacting Strategy R1 R2 R5

Leading in ESG Standards

Link to Materiality E1 E3 E4 E5 S3 S4 G1 G2

Key Risks Impacting Strategy R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8

Delivering Superior Performance

Link to Materiality E1 S1 S6 G1 G2

Key Risks Impacting Strategy R1 R2 R5

ACC cement plant — capacity expansion in progress

Focus Areas	Progress in FY 2025-26
Strengthen market position through capacity expansion, greenfield and brownfield. â‚¹1,445 crore Spent towards growth capex/Investment in FY 2025-26 with a focus on disciplined capital allocation and alignment with utilisation and return metrics	1.5 MTPA (Sindri) capacity addition through organic route 0.3 MTPA capacity addition through debottlenecking 3.4 MTPA ongoing capacity expansion (2.4 MTPA Salai Banwa; 1 MTPA Kalamboli)
Reinforce and maximise brand values of ACC towards nation building. 7 Brand Initiatives Launched During the Year	7,500+ new channel partners 6.29 lakh+ new Individual Home Builders (IHBs) 11,063 engineers 13,276 contractors 7 Brand campaigns launched
Reinforcing leadership by conducting its business responsibly, sustainably and inclusively, all while introducing eco-friendly products. 84% Blended Cement Sold	4^th largest global cement producers to have Net-Zero and Near-term targets validated by SBTi Adopted TNFD recommendations 100% GRIHA certified products/green products 29.8% renewable and green power 1.7x water positive 2.76 million CSR outreach till FY 2025-26
Maximising value from the existing portfolio through premiumisation, cost optimisation, volatility management, capability building, and the digitisation of systems and processes. 44% Share of Premium Products in FY 2025-26	â‚¹672* EBITDA per tonne, supported by operational efficiencies and pricing discipline, while remaining sensitive to input cost volatility 45 days of working capital 19.5 man-hours of training provided per employee â‚¹818 per tonne of raw material costs â‚¹829 per tonne of power and fuel costs *Including other income