UltraTech announced the commissioning of a second grinding unit (GU) at its Aligarh plant (photo) in Uttar Predesh in India. With the addition of 2.7 Mta capacity the grinding capacity of the plant now stands at 4.0 Mta, increasing the…
India’s JK Cement commissioned this week the 3.0 Mta split grinding plant at Bihar (photo: Split grinding unit at Jhajjar). This expansion is in line with the recent grey cement capacity expansions at Panna, Prajagray and Hamirpur with 1.0 Mta…
In the first 9 months in FY 2025-26 the cement production in India increased by +8.8% to 381.0 Mt, after 350.2 Mt in the same period last year and 333.8 Mt in the year before.
UltraTech Cement has placed an order for seven vertical roller mills (VRM) from Gebr. Pfeiffer as part of its ongoing capacity expansion programme across its cement plants in India. The VRMs (Photo: Gebr. Pfeiffer coal mill at UltraTech’s Maihar plant)…
Jindal Panther Cement has announced plans to quadruple its cement production capacity in India to 10 Mta within the next 3 years. This is backed by an investment plan of approximately ₹3,000 crore. Around ₹2,500 crore (US$276m) will be allocated…
India’s Shree Cement has announced plans to invest Rs 2,000 Cr (US$223m) in a new 2.0 Mta cement plant in Maharashtra. He company has finalized and acquired land in Chandrapur district and is awaiting environmental clearance. After it is cleared,…
India’s Ambuja Cements Limited, part of the Adani Group, has received approval for two separate schemes of amalgamation from its Board of Directors to merge ACC Limited and Orient Cement Limited, establishing a single consolidated ‘One Cement Platform’. The merger…
India Resurgence Fund (IndiaRF), an investment platform promoted by Piramal Group & Bain Capital, has completed the acquisition of a 45.01% equity stake in Shree Digvijay Cement Company Limited (SDCCL). SDCCL operates a 3.0 Mta cement capacity plant (photo) in…
My Home Cement, which is part of India’s My Home Group, ordered an MVR 6000 C-6 vertical roller mill by Gebr. Pfeiffer for producing slag cement (photo: Same mill size in India). The scope of supply includes all components, from…
Ambuja Cements, which is part of the Adani Group, added 4 Mta brownfield clinker capacity at its Bhatapara plant in Chhattisgarh in India. The Bhatapara unit of Ambuja Cements Ltd (ACL) has been established in 1987 under Management of Modi…