PRESS RELEASE

3 January 2007

Cement performance for December 2007

The Aditya Birla Group's cement production for the period April-December 2007 has moved up by 4.18 per cent at 226.94 lakh mt as against 217.84 lakh mt during April-December 2006. Dispatches grew by 4.13 per cent at 226.35 lakh mt in April-December 2007 vis-a-vis 217.37 lakh mt in the corresponding period last year.

Cement production and dispatches for the month of December 2007 stood at 26.15 lakh mt and 27.00 lakh mt, registering a growth of 4.13 per cent and 7.66 per cent over December 2006 respectively.

For more information, contact:
Dr. Pragnya Ram
Group Executive President
Corporate Communications
Aditya Birla Management Corporation Private Limited
Tel: 91-22-6652 5000 / 2499 5000
Fax: 91-22-6652 5741/ 42
Email:
pragnya.ram@adityabirla.com