The board of India’s JK Cement has approved a major greenfield capacity expansion. After receiving the environmental clearance for the Jaisalmer integrated plant in Rajasthan, it has been decided to install a 4.0 Mta clinker line and a 3.0 Mta…
A few days ago, the website ’www.moneycontrol.com’ reported that JK Lakshmi Cement and Chettinad Cement were bidding to acquire India’s Deccan Cements Ltd. amid the Andhra infrastructure push. However, Deccan’s company secretary wished to state that the company has promptly…
India’s JK Cement announced the expansion of the Ujjain cement works by 0.5 Mta to 2.0 Mta. The grinding unit is located in Mahakal Ujjain in Madyha Pradesh, close to the Jyotirlinga temple and commenced commercial production in November 2023.…
Shree Cement commissioned a new solar power plant (photo) at their Roorkee cement plant in in Uttarakhand, India. With this latest addition, solar capacity at the Roorkee facility has grown sevenfold — from 1.0 MWp to 7.0 MWp — taking…
India’s Adani Group has emerged as the highest bidder in the race to acquire engineering and construction company Jaiprakash Associates (Jaypee), which is currently undergoing insolvency proceedings (we reported here 24. July 2024). According to industry sources, the bid stands…
India’s Adani Group is consolidating its cement operations under the “Adani Cement” brand, streamlining its structure by merging Sanghi Industries and Penna Cement into Ambuja Cements. With the acquisitions of Penna Cement and of Orient Cement the cement capacity will…
India’s UltraTech Cement was ranked 8th in the Global Sectoral Ranking of the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, 2025, and was the top ranked Indian cement company in the list. Accordingly, UltraTech has now ranked in the top 10…
GCPL (GoldCrest Cement Private Limited) is in the process of setting up a mega integrated cement manufacturing plant in India. The greenfield project shall have a clinker capacity of 3.5 Mta capacity and a cement capacity of 4.5 Mta. In…
India’s Birla Corporation, the cement flagship Company of the M.P. Birla Group, is embarking on its next phase of growth. The company’s board approved an investment of Rs 4,335 crores to scale up the production capacity from 20.0 Mta to…
India’s Wonder Cement inaugurated the 5th 8500 tpd kiln line at the Nimbahera cement plant in District Chittorgarh in Rayasthan and increased the clinker capacity of the plant to about 13.6 Mta. With the commissioning of grinding unit 5, the…