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RDC Concrete has a proven reputation for delivering cost-

effective and innovative building solutions

Established in 1993, by Unitech Constructions Ltd in collaboration with RDC Concrete (Singapore), this company
has emerged as India’s largest non-cement RMC company. In an exclusive interview ANIL BANCHHOR, MD & CEO,
RDC CONCRETE (INDIA) PVT LTD, talks to CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES, about their customer-centric
focus and his company’s technological innovations.
e government has plans to concretize of the RMC companies is superior company and the products placed in this
major chunk of roads and highways in quality at lesser cost due to e ective use wave. Please share your views.
India. How do you view this opportunity? of cementitious materials and chemical Sustainability in manufacturing, by
It is a welcome move of government of India admixtures supported by continuous focus “reduce, recycle and reuse” concepts is the
as the life cycle cost of concrete roads are on R&D in concrete technology. Many mantras strictly followed in the company’s
lower with better visibility at night, lesser projects are now making it mandatory manufacturing plants. e recycle plant
maintenance cost, lower fuel cost, lesser to use concrete from QCI certi ed ready at the manufacturing sites recycles any
import of crude for bitumen and better mix concrete plants and this will help material that come back from the client
riding comfort to the travellers. Professional those who have better compliance than sites. We have installed beton wash and
RMC players are now penetrating in these uncerti ed small time mixing contractors, filter press in our plants. With these
sectors which would lead to better quality who somehow make concrete with their facilities, coarse and fine aggregate is
of concrete roads, as the core competency untrained quality control sta . Hence there separated and reused, bringing down the
is a good opportunity for professional RMC cost for procuring fresh aggregates as well
players for concrete roads. as the disposal hazard and cost of dosposal.
In fact, In India most ready mix concrete for
How has your company performed in the the construction industry use y ash from
last four years? 20 per cent to 30 per cent of cementitious
RMC market is growing at a rate of 8 per material. Using Canadian technology,
cent YOY in India, while RDC concrete we have introduced high volume y ash
is growing at the rate of 53 per cent YOY. concrete (HFC) that replaces OPC by 50
Our CAGR is 28 per cent in the last four Percent. It is an environment friendly, High
years. Our footprint is also improving in Performance, durable concrete designed to
pan India. build sustainable structures.
By using Flyash in products, the
With the focus increasingly becoming organisation not just minimises the use
environment centric with ‘Sustainability’ of cement in concrete but reduces CO2
as the buzz word, where do you see your emissions as 1 tonne of OPC contributes

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