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FOR DALMIA BHARAT LIMITED · 2026

The 85 points your 2035 promisestill owes.

Dalmia pledged 100% fossil-free thermal by 2035 and carbon-negative by 2040 — the only Indian cement major to make either commitment. You're at 15% TSR today. RDF tops out at the calciner. Plastic pyrolysis oil is the molecule that reaches the main burner — where 60%+ of your thermal load still burns petcoke. ₹39/L fixed, drops into the same liquid-fuel tankage Dalmiapuram already operates. No CapEx. One LOI.

Send draft LOI Read your own IAR back
₹39 / L
Plastic pyrolysis oil.
Rupee-fixed, 12 months.
85 points
of TSR still on the table. The distance between Dalmia's 15% today and the 100% it promised by 2035.
The Gap — 02

Three commitments.One unfinished molecule.

Dalmia is the only Indian cement major to commit to 100% fossil-free fuel by 2035, carbon-negative by 2040, and 23.5 MTPA of clinker decarbonised end-to-end. All three commitments hit a ceiling at the same place — the main burner, where petcoke still rules. RDF can't get there. Pyrolysis oil can.

01 — The Promise

Carbon-negative by 2040. First heavy-industry company globally.

A pledge Dalmia made at the UN Climate Ambition Summit and reaffirmed every year since. SBTi committed. RE100, EP100, EV100 — first cement company in the world for all three. The brand is the bet.

2035
Deadline to eliminate fossil primary energy from the kiln.
02 — The Ceiling

15% TSR — best in Indian cement. Still 85 points short.

RDF at the calciner is your current AFR engine. Industry physics says it tops out at ~40% TSR before chloride buildup forces a kiln cleanout cycle. The other 60% of your thermal load — the main burner — is still 60%+ petcoke.

+85 pts
To close by FY35. ~7 percentage points per year, every year.
03 — The Wrong Fix

More RDF lines won't reach the main burner.

The industry response is another ₹80–120 Cr RDF feeder per plant. Necessary — but capped by calciner chemistry. Nine integrated plants × ₹100 Cr each = ₹900 Cr that still doesn't touch petcoke. And FY35 is ten budget cycles away.

₹900 Cr
RDF capex that still leaves the main burner untouched.
Dalmia said it first — 03
To be a leader, we needed to see climate risk as a business opportunity.

— Leadership, Dalmia Cement (Global Cement profile)

1,473 tonnes of plastic waste from Tiruchi City Corporation, co-processed at Dalmiapuram.

— Dalmia Cement, public disclosure, 2024 (Cemnet coverage)

You already co-process plastic at Dalmiapuram. You already burn RDF at every integrated plant. You already issue EPR certificates under PWM Rules 2026. We bring you the next molecule on the same shelf — the liquid form at 42 MJ/kg, 0.02% sulphur, ready for the main burner where petcoke still owns 60%+ of your heat. One liquid. Three commitments closer.

Dalmia Bharat — leadership
Dalmia at a glance — 04

Every number below is from your own FY25 disclosures.

We didn't model your business. We read it. The 49.5 MTPA you built, the 526 kg CO₂/t you achieved, the 100% pledge you signed — all live inside numbers Dalmia has already published.

Cement capacity
49.5 MTPA
FY25. 4th largest in India. 75 MTPA target by FY28.
Clinker capacity
23.5 MTPA
Across 9 integrated plants in 10 states.
Group revenue
₹13,980 Cr
FY25 consolidated.
TSR achieved
> 15%
FY25. Best amongst Indian cement majors.
TSR commitment
100% · 2035
The only Indian cement co. with this target.
Specific CO₂
526 kg / t
Group avg. Eastern operations < 400 kg/t.
Carbon reduction
45%
Vs. 1990 baseline. Already delivered.
Petcoke share of thermal
~60–65%
The unfinished half. Main burner.

Sources: Dalmia Bharat Integrated Annual Report FY24-25 · TERI Climate Actions leaflet · CDP disclosures · Dalmia Cement press releases

What we sell — 05

A liquid fuel that goes
where RDF can't.

A pyrolysis-oil vendor sells you litres at ₹40. We sell you the one molecule that reaches your main burner — atomised liquid hydrocarbon, 42 MJ/kg, 0.02% sulphur, EPR-credit-bearing, CPCB-documented per consignment. Sourcing risk, plastic-waste contracting, spec QA and EPR manifests all sit on our balance sheet, not yours.

Plastic pyrolysis oil — lab sample
1 burner.
One LOI. One liquid. Three commitments closer per tanker —
TSR up, petcoke down, EPR banked.
The Leadership Asymmetry — 06

The alternative is more RDF. It costs 12× more in CapEx,
and it still doesn't touch the main burner.

Solid AFR and pyrolysis oil are not substitutes — they're sequential. RDF clears the calciner. Pyrolysis oil clears the main burner. To hit Dalmia's 2035 commitment, both have to happen. Only one of them is being neglected today.

Our Pyoil
Other RDF lines
Feed point
Main burner — atomised liquid Reaches petcoke's 60%
Calciner onlyCaps near 40% TSR
Fuel calorific value
42 MJ/kg Higher CV than petcoke
12-18 MJ/kgMoisture-dependent
Sulphur
0.02% 200× cleaner than petcoke
0.5-2.5%Variable RDF input
CapEx required from Dalmia
₹0 We co-fund burner work
₹80-120 Cr per plantShredder, dryer, silo, feeder
Time to first compliant tonne
4-6 months Drop-in liquid
18-24 monthsTight against FY30 trajectory
Kiln availability hit
≈ 0% Existing tankage
3-5% downtimeChlorine, moisture, build-ups
EPR certificate per tonne
Yes CPCB manifest per consignment
Yes
Contribution to 2035 100% pledge
Reaches the 60% petcoke owns Closes the gap
Maxes at ~40% TSRCalciner chemistry ceiling
Dalmiapuram — Tamil Nadu plant operations
The Quick Win — 07

Start at Dalmiapuram. You already burnthe precursor there.

The first 500-tonne tanker doesn't need a new feed system. It drops into the same liquid-fuel tankage that handled HFO for kiln startup, and the EPR manifest writes itself against the Tiruchi plastic stream you already co-process. First win in 90 days. Scale to fleet in 3 years.

01

Dalmiapuram pilot

Slice 1 · Liquid-fuel tankage · Tamil Nadu
  • First ramp anchor under the 50,000 t/yr LOI
  • We will furnish a complete EPR manifest, including all supporting documents
  • Zero CapEx — uses the HFO tankage already on site
  • First compliant tonne in 180 days
02

Belgaum scale-up

Slice 2 · Main burner · Karnataka
  • Pairs with the 3.6 MTPA clinker expansion going live Q4 FY27
  • Bengaluru MSW catchment — 6,000+ TPD plastic waste
  • Target 30,000 t/yr by FY28
  • Replaces ~2 percentage points of petcoke in one plant
03

Pune greenfield

Slice 3 · Western fleet · Maharashtra
  • Pune-Mumbai MSW corridor — densest plastic catchment in India
  • Designed-in pyrolysis-oil feed from day one
  • Target 60,000 t/yr by FY29
  • Anchor for 30% TSR by FY30 — ahead of UltraTech, Ambuja, JSW
15% TSR today, FY25
30% TSR target by FY30
+15 pts Delivered by liquid oil at the main burner
9 plants Integrated units in the supply catchment
The Order — 08

One LOI.
Three commitments closer.

We're not asking for capital, kiln modifications, or a multi-year framework. We're asking Dalmia to sign a Letter of Intent — ramped up to 120,000 t/yr by FY30 across Dalmiapuram, Belgaum and Pune. Petcoke share goes down. TSR climbs. EPR certificates pile up. All on the same delivery note.

01
LOI — scale to 150,000 t/yr by FY30
A Letter of Intent committing to ramp volume across Dalmiapuram → Belgaum → Pune as Dalmia's TSR climbs from 15% to 30%. Locks our supply allocation against UltraTech, Ambuja, JSW. ₹39/L fixed, delivered.
02
Zero CapEx — we co-fund burner integration
Drops into existing HFO tankage at Dalmiapuram on day one. No kiln modification on Dalmia's balance sheet.
03
Spec guaranteed on every tanker
≥9,800 kcal/kg · <200 ppm chlorine · <0.05% sulphur · <1% moisture. Off-spec load = full refund + freight. Audit-ready CPCB + EPR manifest with every consignment.

If a tanker is off-spec — we eat the load.

Send draft LOI
Dalmia Bharat — the team in the room
What the LOI unlocks — 09

One signature. Three different wins

The LOI is -binding. The upside is named — and different — for every decision-maker on Dalmia's side of the table.

Mr. Puneet Y. Dalmia · MD & CEO, Dalmia Bharat

First-mover on liquid AFR. The 2035 promise, on schedule.

Dalmia is the only Indian cement company to pledge 100% fossil-free by 2035. RDF gets you to 40%; pyrolysis oil gets you to the other 60%. The LOI locks Dalmia's claim on the finite Tamil Nadu / Karnataka / Maharashtra plastic catchment — ahead of UltraTech, Ambuja, JSW. A narrative built around Dalmia's own annual report. RE100. EP100. EV100. AFR100.

Mr. Dharmender Tuteja · CFO, Dalmia Bharat

Petcoke share down. EPR certificates banked. No CapEx. No engineering.

OpEx-only supply at ₹40/kg fixed. Rupee-denominated, FX-hedged against the petcoke import bill. EPR-fee income on every consignment. Sourcing, plastic-waste contracting, CPCB documentation and spec QA sit on our balance sheet, not yours. The cheapest decarbonisation lever in your P&L.

Ms. Ashwini Pahuja · Chief Sustainability Officer, DCBL

TSR moves from 15% to 30%. From the same tankage Dalmiapuram already operates.

Plastic pyrolysis oil is the only molecule that reaches your main burner — the 60% of thermal load RDF will never touch. EPR-credit-bearing under PWM Rules 2026. Audit-ready CPCB manifest with every consignment, citing your own FY25 IAR as the start of the story. Carbon-negative 2040 stops being a slogan; it becomes a delivery schedule.