Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd on Friday said it has signed a deal to acquire key cement assets of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) from the Adani Group-led insolvency resolution process for an enterprise value of Rs 2,850 crore, in a move that will deepen its footprint in central India and accelerate its capacity expansion plans.
The transaction, executed through a Business Transfer Agreement with JAL and Adani Infra (India) Ltd on May 21, covers cement plants at Rewa in Madhya Pradesh and Churk, Chunar and Sadwa in Uttar Pradesh. The assets together have 5.2 million tonnes per annum (MnTPA) cement capacity and 3.3 MnTPA clinker capacity.