The March quarter is also traditionally the strongest for cement companies in India because of demand from the construction and infrastructure segments, and analysts expect this trend to play out this time as well, anticipating a volume growth of about 8-10% sequentially. The volume growth will also be conducive in shoring up the operating profit as it lowers fixed costs, analysts said. The March quarter accounts for 27-35% of the cement sold during a year.
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