Background: Heidelberg Cements (HCIL), erstwhile Mysore Cements set up by Birla group in 1958 is now a subsidiary of Heidelberg AG, the world's third largest cement manufacturer. The company manufactures portland cement brand through its three plants located at Ammasandra, Karnataka (0.6 MTPA), Damoh, Madhya Pradesh (2.1 MTPA) and Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh (2.7 MTPA). The company also caters to Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune apart from MP and UP. The company has a...