Top 5 Companies Dominating the Indian Sand Market in 2025

The India sand market attained a volume of 1,006.22 million tons in 2024 and further expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% during the forecast period of 2025-2034 to reach a volume of 1,773.5 million tons by 2034. As per the analysis by Expert Market Research, the market is expected to be driven by the growing construction activities.

Due to urbanisation and the rapid population growth, the demand for housing and infrastructure is growing. This is driving the demand for building materials, hence bolstering the utilisation of sand. With the growing pressure on conventional sand sources like river bottoms and protected areas due to supply-demand imbalances, the use of synthetic or manufactured sand is significantly surging.

The introduction of various initiatives by the Indian government to promote the use of manufactured or crushed sand is anticipated to push the market ahead. The demand for silica sand in India is projected to grow on account of its extensive use in various sectors, including glass, paints and coatings, and water filtration, among others. Moreover, the growing focus on monitoring and mapping sand resources to counter their overuse by both governments and international organisations like the United Nation is expected to boost the demand for synthetic sand.

The surging import activities of sand to meet their extensive demand across major end-use sectors is anticipated to favour the market growth. As the Indian government is increasingly investing in infrastructural development activities, the demand for sand is likely to rise. The surging demand for ready-to-eat dry-mix mortar products and fine-grade plaster by consumers is also anticipated to propel the market for sand in India in the coming years.

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April 2024: An electric sand reclaimer was introduced to the European market by Resand Ltd., a company that specializes in the regeneration and recycling of foundry sand. With a delivery period of around four to five months, the reclaimer unit is a modular system that is easy for the foundry to install and commission.

March 2024: The Finnish industrial machinery manufacturer Metso announced the release of its first portable Nordwheeler crusher for the manufacturing of produced sand. Since manufactured sand can be used to replace the limited supply of natural sand in the production of concrete, the Nordwheeler HRC 8TM is one of the most effective crushers for creating manufactured sand, providing a more environmentally friendly option.

October 2023: Vale introduced Agera, a corporation founded to grow its Sustainable Sand division. Agera, which is based in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, receives and encourages the distribution and commercialization of the sand that is created by treating the tailings from Vale's iron ore operations in the state.

January 2023: Coal India Ltd. (CIL) planned to treat overburden rocks for the manufacture of sand in mines where overburden (OB) material, or fractured rock, contains roughly 60% sandstone by volume. This sandstone is obtained by crushing and processing overburden. Overlying rocks and soil are removed as trash during opencast mining in order to extract coal, and OB is piled in dumps.

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Top 5 Sand Companies in India | 2025

1. Ambuja Cements Ltd

Ambuja Cements Ltd, a subsidiary of a multinational conglomerate LafargeHolcim, is one of India's largest cement producers. Ambuja Cement has a cement capacity of 31 million tonnes, along with 5 integrated cement production facilities and 8 cement grinding units, in India. Some of its flagship products include Ambuja Cement Compocem, Ambuja Kawach, Ambuja Cool Walls, and Ambuja Plus.

2. H.O.POABS Group

The POABS GROUP was founded in 1962 as POABSONS, a contracting company that subsequently expanded into multi-disciplinary commercial operations. The company aims to offer technologically viable and sustainable solutions in fields like plantations, infrastructure, waste management, biotechnology, and eco-tourism. Moreover, the company is one of the leading providers in the plantation, biotechnology, and crushing sectors.

3. Thriveni Sand

A component of Thriveni Earthmovers Private limited, the focus of Thriveni Sand is on the manufacturing of premium quality sand. Thriveni Sand has three manufacturing plants, namely, the Perindesam plant, the Kamandoddi plant, and the Thorapalli plant. Each day, the Perindesam facility produces 7000 MT of fine and coarse aggregates across a 532-acre area. The construction industry's requirements are fulfilled adequately since the EC capacity in the plant is about 9.311 million tons per year. Meanwhile, the Kamandoddi unit has been integrated with a high-capacity five-stage crushing plant capable of generating aggregate at a rate of about 150 TPH. Moreover, Thorapalli's five-stage crushing facility has a capacity of 150 TPH.

4. Robo Silicon Pvt Ltd

Robo Silicon Private Limited aims to offer the finest products in every area - from mining to quarrying to processing and to product delivery. It was the first company to introduce manufactured sand in India, marketing it as ‘ROBOSAND’. It operates ten manufacturing facilities in India and has plans to expand to sixteen more in upcoming years.

5. Tavara Mines and Minerals

Tavara Mines and Minerals is a company offering various manufactured products like brickwood, ready mix concrete, M-sand for concrete, and plastering as well as mining-related services. Some of its leading services include granite quarrying, mine development, major earthworks, controlled blasting, and drilling, among others. It is one of the leading suppliers of ready-to-mix concrete and sand in Karnataka.