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India’s UltraTech Cement expands in Andhra Pradesh

Ultratech Petnikota

UltraTech Cement expanded its manufacturing footprint in Andhra Pradesh with commissioning the Petnikota Cement Works on the east coast of Southern India. The integrated cement plant is located in the Petnikota village in the Nandyal district, in the Rayalaseema region.…

UltraTech massively expands its capacity in India

UltraTech Petnikota Construction Phase 1

At the end of the last financial year, UltraTech Cement increased its cement capacity by 8.7 Mta to 200.1 Mta with 3 new grinding plants in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Patratu in Jharkhand. In the new…

India’s Ambuja partners with Leilac in decarbonisation

Ambuja Sanghi plant

Ambuja Cements, which is the cement part of India’s Adani Group, has partnered with UK-based clean technology company Leilac Limited to develop a commercial-scale low-carbon cement pathway. The companies said they will jointly undertake a commercial demonstration project at Ambuja’s…

Heidelberg Materials plans major expansions in India

HCIL plant

Heidelberg Materials, which has a 69.39% ownership in HeidelbergCement India Ltd. (HCIL), will significantly expand its capacity of 12.3 Mta in the country with two projects (photo existing HCIL cement plant). The construction of the new integrated 3.0 Mta capacity…