India’s Shree Cement has commissioned a new 3.4 Mta clinker grinding unit by way of brownfield expansion at its Baloda Bazar integrated cement plant (photo) close to Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The company has two more ongoing expansion projects in Jaitaran, Rajasthan…
Shree Cement started the 3.0 Mta capacity Etah cement grinding unit at Nigh Hasanpur, Uttar Pradesh in India (we reported here 23.2.2024). The new plant will mainly produce Portland Pozzolanic Cement (PPC), supplied with fly ash from the adjacent 2×660…
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. (DCBL) commenced 2.9 Mta cement capacity from two cement grinding unit projects in India. Of this, 2.4 Mta is operational since March 15 this year from the Lanka unit (photo) in Assam in the North-East, while…
India’s UltraTech Cement has commissioned an additional production capacity of 1.2 Mta through efficiency enhancement and debottlenecking initiatives. The projects include an integrated unit in Hirmi (photo), Chhattisgarh, which contributes 0.8 Mta, and a grinding unit in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, adding…
India’s Ambuja Cement to invest Rs 2,500 crore in two cement and eight clinker carriers. Today’s costs for a 38,500 t capacity Handymax cement carrier are about RS 400 crore, while a 9,200 t capacity ‘Sanghimax’ clinker carrier will cost…
India’s Dalmia Cement plans a strategic investment of a ₹3,520 crore to enhance cement capacity in Maharashtra and Karnataka. This includes a 3.6 Mta kiln line with 3.0 Mta cement grinding capacity at its Belgaum plant (Photo) in Karnataka, alongside…
India’s Shree Cement plans to build 3 more cement plans in Karnataka according to a MoU between the company and the Government of Karnataka. Shree is one of the TOP3 cement players in India, with 53.4 Mta cement capacity, operating…
Aditya Birla’s flagship company UltraTech Cement has entered advanced talks with HeidelbergCement India to discuss an acquisition. The deal could involve Heidelberg Materials Group’s 69.39% stake in HeidelbergCement India (photo: integrated cement plant), valued at around Rs 3,381 crore based…
India’s Adani Group committed Rs 5,000 crore for the development and expansion of the Group’s cement plants in the Chhattisgarh state. Today the company owns the two integrated cement plants in Bhatapara (photo) by Ambuja Cement and the Jamul Cement…
Nuvoco Vistas, India’s 5th largest cement group, has emerged as the successful applicant to buy Vadraj Cement under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process. Vadraj Cement (formerly known as ABG Cement) owns a decommissioned clinker unit (photo) and grinding unit as…