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…
UltraTech Cement announced the acquisition of a 8.69% minority stake in India’s Star Cement from the promotors for Rs. 851 core. Meghalaya based Star Cement (Photo: Integrated Meghalaya plant) intends to increase its cement capacity to 12 Mta by FY…
India’s JK Cement celebrated the foundation-laying ceremony for a new split cement grinding unit in Buxar, in Bihar. With a proposed capacity of 3.0 Mta, the new GU will play a crucial role in balancing demand and supply in the…
India’s Ambuja Cement has successfully commissioned and started power transmission from its 200 MW solar power project in Khavda. The unit is phase 1 of a 1000 MW renewable power project of the company, which aims to achieve 60% of…