UltraTech Cement, India's largest cement producer and part of the Aditya Birla Group, plans to deploy more than 600 electric trucks by December 2026 as part of an effort to electrify its supply chain and advance its green logistics initiative.

To carry out the deployment, UltraTech has signed service contracts with electric vehicle prime mover manufacturers including Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, IPLTech, Energy in Motion and Sany, along with their subsidiaries and other third-party logistics providers. These partnerships will support the rollout of the company's electric vehicle fleet across its logistics operations.

The move forms part of UltraTech's broader push toward green logistics, as heavy road transport is a significant source of emissions in cement supply chains. The cement industry is energy-intensive, with both manufacturing and freight contributing to its overall carbon footprint, which is why large producers have increasingly focused on logistics as a lever for reducing emissions. Electrifying truck fleets has emerged as a common decarbonization approach among large Indian industrial companies, with major commercial vehicle makers such as Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland expanding their electric truck offerings in recent years. Fleet electrification in heavy trucking typically requires supporting charging infrastructure and service arrangements, which is one reason operators like UltraTech are structuring the rollout through service contracts with manufacturers and logistics partners rather than outright vehicle purchases alone.

UltraTech has previously outlined sustainability commitments targeting reduced carbon intensity in its operations, and the electrification of its inbound and outbound logistics is a component of those efforts. For the deployment's progress, key indicators to watch include the number of electric trucks actually operational before the December 2026 target, the routes and plants where they are introduced first, and the charging infrastructure put in place at UltraTech's sites.