India’s leading cement producer UltraTech has received a notice from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) over its proposed buyout of The India Cements Ltd. UltraTech, who is already a 22.77% shareholder of India Cements, had announced earlier this year…
India’s Star Cement keeps track with two more grinding units to expand its cement capacity by 4.0 Mta. Today, the company operates 7.7 Mta cement capacity from one integrated cement plant in Meghalaya (photo) (we reported here 24.04.24 about the…
India’s Ambuja Cement replaced the existing grate cooler in its 4.0 Mta Maratha plant in Maharastra with a new IKN Pendulum cooler. The integrated cement plant (photo) has a clinker capacity of 8000 tpd. The new cooler achieves 100% hot…
India’s Kanodia Cement, which developed from a cement retailer to a manufacturer plans to double its cement grinding capacity from 5.0 to 10 Mta. Kanodia is looking to raise funds of INR8bn (US$ 95.12m) through an initial public offering (IPO). At…
India’s Ambuja Cement acquires via the Adani Group the shares of Orient Cement Ltd. (OCL) at INR 8,100 crore equity value, fully funded by internal accruals. The acquisition adds 16.6 Mta capacity (8.5 are operational, 8.1 Mta are ready to…
Dalmia Cement plans to set up a new cement plant in Madhya Pradesh, India, with a capacity of 4.0 Mta. The new plant will require a substantial investment of Rs 3,000 crore, making it the first unit in the country…
Jindal Panther Cement (JPC) plans to expand its cement capacities in India to 7.0 Mta with a major investment. Actually, JSP produces eco-friendly cements in its modern grinding plant located at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. This unit shall be expanded together with…
India’s Orient Group, which is a member of the CK Birla Group, will install a new clinker grinding unit in Madhya Pradesh. The work order for the new unit is by MP Power Generating Co. Ltd. who will supply Orient…
India’s Wonder Cement will expand the capacity of its 4 existing 8500 tpd kiln lines at the Nimbahara plant (Photo) with a new kiln line and increase the clinker capacity to about 13.6 Mta. IKN will supply the grate cooler…
India’s Adani Cement Group plans to expand its capacity from 88.9 Mta (incl. Penna Cement) to 140 Mta by 2028. In the company’s roadmap, out of the total expansion 81% shall be with greenfield projects, while only 19% shall be…