We recently met the management of Deccan Cements (DCL) to understand their outlook on Andhra Pradesh (AP) and Telangana's cement demand and get an insight into the company's future plans. DCL is a 30 year old cement brand in the south with an installed capacity of 2.3 million tonnes (MT). The company has a plant in Nalgonda (Telangana) and sells cement in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Odisha. DCL has been able to register healthy margin trends mainly led by cost rationalisation through efficient use of captive...