As part of their large cement capacity expansion program, UltraTech Cement celebrated groundbreaking of the second Cuttack grinding unit (photo) in Bhubaneswa, Odisha in India. The Cuttack GU expansion requires an investment of Rs 372 Crore (about US$ 42.2m) and…
Birla Corporation Ltd, the flagship company of India’s M P Birla Group, announced plans to strengthen its core cement business with a proposed capital expenditure of Rs 4,335 crore. The company operates four cement plants in Satna (photo), Chanderia, Durgapur…
India’s Ramco Cements has commissioned an 8MW waste heat recovery (WHR) system at its Ramasamy Raja Nagar cement plant (photo) in Virudhu Nagar in Tamil Nadu. With this installation the WHR generation of the 3 Mta integrated plant has increased…
Nuvoco Vistas Corp., India’s fifth largest cement player in terms of capacity, announced expansion plans. The business strategy of the company foresees expansion the cement grinding capacity by 4.0 Mta with an investment of INR 200 crores through a new…
The generation of fly ash from power plants in India increased in 5 years from 226.1 Mta in FY19-20 to 334 Mta in FY24-25. In the same period, the utilization (including roads, cement, brick, backfilling, etc.) has been on the…
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…