Grasim Industries Ltd, a member of the Aditya Birla Group, India awarded Humboldt Wedag India Ltd and its holding company, KHD Humboldt Wedag GmbH, Germany the contract for engineering and supply of a new 1Mta clinker grinding plant. The plant, which will be erected at Dardi / Uttar Pradesh, should strengthen Grasim´s position in the important market of the northern region.

The contract comprises engineering and equipment supply as well as supervision of erection and commissioning for the complete grinding plant. Core components of the grinding system are: · Roller Press RP 13-140/140 · VSK®-Separator

· Ball mill, diameter 4.2m x13.0m length

· High efficiency dynamic SKS-Z separator, SEPMASTER

The Roller Press will operate with the separators and the ball mill in semi-finish-mode.

The system is designed for a capacity of 175tph of PPC cement with a fineness of 3800 cm²/g. Commissioning of the plant is scheduled for the third quarter of 2006.