Concrete Cement Poles: Indian Industry Analysis

Concrete is a mixture of cement & stoneAir entrained for freeze and thaw protection
aggregate. When mixed with a small amount ofResists car bumper damage
water, the cement hydrates to form aHigh durability due to centrifugally spun cement
microscopic opaque crystal lattice structureDirect burial option saves time and money
encapsulating and locking the aggregate into its 
rigid structure. An artificial stone-like material usedBased upon information and data collected during
for various structural purposes. It is made bythe study, and subsequent research and analyses,
mixing cement and various aggregates, such aswe are of the opinion that there is sufficient
sand, pebbles, gravel, shale, etc., with water andmarket demand to support the product sales plan
allowing the mixture to harden by hydration.of the company for its project of placing
 Pressed Concrete poles for electrical H.T. andconcrete cement poles in India.
L.T. lines widely used now a days in different This recommendation is based on our analysis of
power distribution in the villages specially rathermarket characteristics, the cement industry
than towns. There is no environmentally pollutionsupply and demand, the product offered by the
problem arises in this industry. There is faircompetitors, the growth of the infrastructure and
market demand for electrical poles.related sectors associated with the class of
 When an automobile collides with a concrete poleproducts, and the targeted clientele of the
on the road, the concrete pole deflects once andproducts proposed. 
then resumes its original vertical posture by 
elasticity. When the impact is strong and results inThe demand & supply of concrete cement
a large deflection, however, the reinforcing bars inpoles depends on two major forecasts:
the interior are plastically deformed with anCement industry forecast
elongation of only 0.2%. The concrete pole canElectricity supply forecast
not resume the original posture, remaining as                          
deformed. The deformed concrete pole thusThe demand & supply forecast of cement
forms a traffic hindrance, and poses a danger.industry is estimated to be:
Under such circumstances as described above, The CRISIL reports project that cements
there is a demand for a concrete pole having andemand is expected to outstrip supply. The
improved elasticity, which, even after occurrenceproduction & consumption increased by 9%
of such a large deflection as to cause plastic& 10% respectively. GDP growth from the
deformation of reinforcing bars therein, canconstruction industry in the last three
resume the original vertical posture, and whichyears—12.1% during FY2006, 12.5% during
does not form a traffic hindrance or a danger forFY2005, and 10.9% during FY2004—has
cars and electric trains. A concrete pole providedboosted cement consumption by 10% during
with such properties has not as yet beenFY2006, as against 8.1% during FY2005, and 5.8%
proposed.during FY2004.
 BENEFITS OF CONCRETE POLES: 
 The demand forecast of electricity supply is
Wide variety of colors, styles and finishesestimated to be:
Permanent surface ages well under the stresses Twenty-three percent of 586,000 villages and
of nature and time56 percent of 138 million households in India do
Rigid construction prevents wind swaynot have electricity.
Low maintenance The analysis part of the report shows there is a
 wider scope for this product in India. Still there are
Reinforced poles support heavier loads than themany villages without electricity. Scope for planting
metal or fiberglass standardsconcrete cement poles is bright in India.