Mangalam Cement has halted operations of its Kiln Line 1 to upgrade its clinker manufacturing capacity, the company has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange.

The cement producer stopped operations on 6 May so it can hike capacity by 0.5Mta. The project is likely to be completed by the end of the second quarter of FY14. It noted that supplies will be sufficient in the interim as it has clinker in stock.

Mangalam Cement operates one cement plant Morak, Distt. Kota in Rajasthan with a capacity of 2Mta of cement.