Cement News tagged under: India
Shiva Cement received environmental clearance for Orissa plant expansion28 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsIndia-based Shiva Cement , owned by JSW Cement , has received environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to expand its cement plant in Kutra, Orissa, to 3Mta clinker capacity and 2Mta cement capacity. The project includes the installation of a 12MW waste heat recovery power generation system. The company will mine limestone from the Khathurbahal North block with a production capacity of 1.6Mta limestone and 0.035Mta mineral reject, 0.033Mta of top... |
Shree Cement starts trials at Chattisgarh clinker unit17 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsIndia-based Shree Cement has started trial run of its new clinkerisation unit (Kiln 3) at its integrated plant in Baloda Bazar, near Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The Baloda Bazar plant currently has a clinker capacity of 5.2Mta and a cement capacity of 3Mta. Alongside the kiln, the company has also installed a waste heat recovery power plant. |
Dalmia Cement's Kattamateru plant is supported by villagers15 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsA public hearing for environmental clearance of the proposed Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd factory at Kattamateru has been held by the district administration. Nearly 250 people from the various affected villages of Mattapakka, Niliguda and Sikhpally attended the meeting. They extended their conditional support to the cement factory while voicing demands like employment, healthcare, road connectivity and other facilities for land losers. Addressing affected villagers, deputy executive direc... |
Punjab to establish new cement plant14 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsA meeting of India’s Cabinet Committee on Legislative Business chaired by Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Muhammad Basharat Raja, has approved setting up of a new cement plant in Punjab, India. Permission for enhancement of production capacity of two existing cement plants was also approved during the meeting, reports The new International. No further details were revealed. |
Ambuja Cements and ACC commission second phase of Bubble Barrier project04 March 2022, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements and ACC Ltd ( Holcim Group ), through its in-house waste management arm, Geocycle, continues to remove plastic waste by commissioning its second phase of bubble barrier technology in Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Lake located in Sunder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh, India. Bubble Barrier is a smart and non-invasive technology that is used to remove plastic from the water bodies, reducing the problem of marine plastic pollution. The project will remove approximately... |
India’s National Green Tribunal halts environmental clearances for Babarkot limestone mining28 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe National Green Tribunal (NGT) in India has stopped environmental clearances for two limestone mining sites in Babarkat village, Jafrabad, Amreli. The step results in a significant delay for UltraTech Cement Ltd , which is part of the Aditya Birla Group . The special bench of NGT ruled that the project fell under category A and was beyond the purview of the State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) to award environment clearances.The said mines dropped under cluster minin... |
Ambuja Cements targets rapid expansion25 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsHaving recently released its 2021 financial results this week, Ambuja Cements has announced expansion plans as it looks towards reaching 50Mta of cement capacity. ICR Research investigates the market strategy and growth potential for one of Holcim's leading Indian subsidiaries. Ambuja Cements is one of the largest cement producers in India with a current cement capacity of 31.45Mta. The current Managing Director and CEO, Neeraj Akhoury, announced that the company's Managing Board is int... |
Ambuja Cements plans INR35bn capacity upgrade22 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements , owned by Switzerland-based Holcim , has announced a INR35bn (US$467m) investment plan for the 7Mta expansion in its existing capacities at Sankrail and Farakka in West Bengal and a greenfield expansion at Bahr in Bihar. The company is also considering its 3.2Mta clinker unit at Bhatapara, Chhattisgarh. “The board has approved in principle an investment of INR3500 crore for a cement grinding expansion plan of potential 7.0Mta across our existing grinding units at Sankrail... |
Ambuja Cements record 23% net sales YoY growth in full year 202118 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements (Holcim group) reports net sales for the full 2021year stood at INR 137,940m (US$1.83m) compared to INR 111,750m in the previous year, registering a growth of 23 per cent YoY supported by strong growth in sales volumes and product mix. However, total operating cost per tonne increased by three per cent during the year. Operating EBIT stood at INR 26,560m compared to INR 21,250m, recording a strong growth of 25 per cent YoY. Net sales during the quarter s... |
ACC Ltd commissions new grinding capacity in Tikaria16 February 2022, Published under Cement NewsACC Ltd has commissioned 1.6Mta grinding capacity in Tikaria , Uttar Pradesh, India. The project has expanded cement capacity at the Tikaria plant to 3.91Mta. “As announced earlier, the company is progressing well to increase its capacity, ie, 2.7Mt of clinker and 4.8Mt of cement by 2024,” said ACC MD and CEO, Sridhar Balakrishnan. |