The 9th Indian Cement Review Awards and the Multilogistix Awards 2025, held alongside the 15th Cement Expo and Conference, celebrated excellence across the cement and logistics sectors.
The ninth edition of the Indian Cement Review Awards, popularly known as the Oscars of cement industry, celebrated achievements in wealth creation, growth and individual contribution. The ceremonial lamp lighting was initiated by Deepak Shetty, Former Director General Shipping; Sanjay Bhatia, Upalokayukta, Govt of Maharashtra, Chairman of MultiLogistix Committee; Sumit Banerjee, Director, JSW Cement and Former MD, ACC; Dr Sharmila Amin, MD – South Asia India, Bertling Logistics India; Arif Azal Siddiqui, Founder & Managing Director, Coign Consulting, along with Pratap Padode, Founder, ASAPP Info Global Group & Editor-in-Chief Indian Cement Review; and Falguni Padode, Group Managing Editor, ASAPP Info Global Group. Thereafter, Pratap Padode gave the welcome address and Tanveer Padode, CEO, IMPACCT.info, CIO, ASAPP Info Global Group, and Director, FIRST Infocentre, made a presentation on IMPACCT, an AI infused project intelligence platform.
The honourable jury members were invited on the stage as they were recognised for their unbiased analysis of the award contenders. They unveiled the Indian Cement Review Annual Issue 2026, which was later distributed amongst the audience, too.
What followed was an evening of celebration as top ranking cement companies were recognised for their efforts in increasing revenue and production as well as sustainability.
The evening s most prominent recognition, the ICR Person of the Year 2025, was conferred jointly on Dr Raghavpat Singhania, Managing Director; and Madhavkrishna Singhania, Joint Managing Director and CEO, JK Cement. The latter received the award and through his speech inspired industry stakeholders to make tangible efforts in achieving Net Zero goals.
A sentimental moment worth remembering was created when the winner of the ICR Lifetime Achievement Award Dr Shailendra Chouksey, Former Director of JK Lakshmi Cement and Past President of the Cement Manufacturers Association, stepped on the stage to receive the award and invited his family to join him.
We are humbled and thankful and grateful. In terms of this award, it is happening because of the transformation we have done at JK Cement. This would not have been possible without the hard work and efforts of all our stakeholders at JK Cement.
Madhavkrishna Singhania, Jt Managing Director & CEO, JK Cement
Winners of the Indian Cement Review Awards 2025
ICR Person of the Year
Madhavkrishna Singhania,
Jt Managing Director & CEO, JK Cement
ICR Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr Shailendra Chouksey, Former Director, JK Lakshmi Cement
ICR Fastest Growing Company Awards Large
Rank 1: JK Cement
Rank 2: Ultratech Cement
ICR Fastest Growing Company Awards Medium
Rank 1: JSW Cement
Rank 2: JK Lakshmi Cement
ICR Fastest Growing Company Awards Small
Rank 1: Udaipur Cement Works
Rank 2: Shree Digvijay Cement
Rank 3: KCP
Wealth Creator Award JK Cement
Wealth Creator Award Ultratech Cement
Wealth Creator Award Dalmia Bharat
Wealth Creator Award JK Lakshmi Cement
Green Innovation of the Year Fuller Technologies (erstwhile FLSmidth Cement)
Green Innovation of the Year Navozzo Materials
Green Innovation of the Year Alfa Therm
Product of the Year ATS Conveyors
Special Jury Recognition Navocem Infra Industries
Winners of the MultiLogistix Awards 2025
Multilogistix Person of the Year
Adarsh Hegde, Managing Director, Allcargo Global
Fastest Growing Logistics Companies Large Transport Corporation of India
Fastest Growing Logistics Companies Medium
Ritco Logistics
Fastest Growing Logistics Companies Small AVG Logistics
15th Cement Expo and Conference
The 15th Edition of Cement Expo and Conference and the 9th Indian Cement Review Awards, held at Yashobhoomi Convention Centre, New Delhi, on 12th and 13th November, hosted over 100 exhibitors and welcomed 3,000+ business visitors, including CXOs, plant heads, technology leaders, procurement heads, government officials and major contractors and developers. This year, the Expo also played host to the MultiLogistix Conference and Awards.
The conferences explored two powerful themes of decarbonisation in the cement sector and innovation in logistics. The cement industry experts shared insights on policy, market synergies and technological pathways that are aiding low-carbon, efficient, and sustainable construction; while the logistics experts debated on building smarter, more sustainable supply chains, integrating ports, rail, road and air freight and driving digital transformation. Both the conferences had an impressive line-up of speakers, which brought a 360-degree perspective to the panel discussions.
The conference started with the VIP guests participating in the lamp lighting and ribbon cutting ceremonies. Notable names included Pratap Padode, Founder, ASAPP Info Global Group & Editor-in-Chief Indian Cement Review; Sudhanshu Pandey, Election Commissioner (UTs), Guest of Honour; Sagar Kadu, Director Logistics Division, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Guest of Honour; Sanjay Bhatia, Upalokayukta, Govt of Maharashtra, Chairman of MultiLogistix Committee; Vaibhav Agarwal, Senior Vice President Institutional Equity Research, PhillipCapital; Sumit Banerjee, Director, JSW Cement and Former MD, ACC and Chairman of Editorial Advisory Board of Indian Cement Review; and Dr S B Hegde, Professor, Jain College of Engineering and Technology, and Visiting Professor, Pennsylvania State University, USA.
The Awards ceremony concluded, as did the two-day marathon of ideas and innovations, with a strengthened resolve amongst the industry stakeholders to achieve Net Zero goals.
Panel discussions
The panel discussions spanned across the two days of the conference and were interspersed with individual presentations from industry experts and brand partners. The panels comprised subject matter experts who led the conversation on decarbonisation of the cement sector.
Some of the companies sponsoring Cement Expo 2025 include PhillipCapital India, TIDC India (Shanthi Gears), SS Gas Lab Asia, Flender Drives, Fuller Technologies, Nanolike, CG Power & Industrial Solutions, TKIL Industries, Star Cement, Humboldt Wedag India, Loesche India, ATS Conveyors India, HPCL, CEMENGAL, ROCKWOOL, Thermo Fisher Scientific India, VE Commercial Vehicles, among others. Exhibitors such as Taiheiyo Engineering Corporation, (TEC) Japan, CEMENGAL, Fuller Technologies, Shanthi Gears, HPCL, Nanolike, VE Commercials etc, showcased their latest technologies at the Expo.