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13 UltraTech mines receive 5-star rating

14 March 2023, Published under Cement News

UltraTech Cement Ltd has announced that 13 of its mines received five-star ratings for year 2021-22 from the Indian Bureau of Mines at the 75 th anniversary celebrations of the Indian Bureau of Mines. These are the highest number of five-star ratings awarded to any company in India across all sectors. Conceptualised by the Ministry of Mines, the star ratings are based on adoption of best practices for implementation of Sustainable Development Framework in mining. A five-star ratin...

Gautam Adani sells off stake in Ambuja Cements

13 March 2023, Published under Cement News

Gautam Adani is reportedly looking to sell a 4-5 per cent share in Ambuja Cements  for around US$450m, according to the Financial Times. The move is designed to help lower debt levels and restore investor confidence in his conglomerate.  This follows a report by US-based Hindenburg Research in late January 2023 alleging fraud and stock market manipulation by the Adani Group, which wiped US$145bn off the market value of the conglomerate’s listed companies. If the sale goes ahead, it will...

India builds first cement concrete steel slag road

08 March 2023, Published under Cement News

India’s first cement concrete steel slag road is currently under construction on National Highway 66, around 50km outside Mumbai. The 1km stretch of road, which is located near JSW Cement ’s plant in Dolvi , Maharashtra, is being built using steel slag along with cement slag, according to India Today. The Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) and the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), two of the bodies behind the project, say that 200kg of steel slag is generated for ...

FCT's latest equipment deliveries and commissioned projects

06 March 2023, Published under Cement News

FCT has recently completed a wide range of projects for the global cement industry for kiln burners and hit gas generators.   Australasia FCT conducted a heat and mass balance of the 4200tpd cement kiln firing natural gas and alternative fuels at Adbri Ltd ’s Birkenhead cement plant , Australia. Europe A hot gas generator with accessories and control system has been commissioned  by FCT at Cimenterie CBR , Lixhe, Belgium. The hot gas will be used to preheat raw material a...

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd takes delivery of first LNG trucks

06 March 2023, Published under Cement News

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd (DCBL), subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat Ltd (DBL), has deployed its first fleet of LNG trucks. DCBL has tied up with GreenLine Logistics (Green Planet Logistics Pvt Ltd), India’s first and only LNG-fuelled heavy trucking logistics company, for this significant initiative towards building a ‘green’ supply chain with an initial order of 35 trucks.   The first batch of trucks have been deployed from DCBL’s Chandrapur plant in Maharashtra. The next deployment of 2...

MP Birla Cement opens first ready-mix plant

02 March 2023, Published under Cement News

MP Birla Cement has launch its first ready-mix concrete plant at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Present at the opening were stakeholders led by the company’s MD, Mr Sandip Ranjan Ghose. Produced in fully computerised automated batching plants with advanced testing, MP Birla Cement Perfect Plus RMC caters to the construction requirement of residential and commercial projects like high-rise buildings, bridges, roads, airport runways and metros.

Shree Cement wins coal mine auction

01 March 2023, Published under Cement News

India’s Shree Cement Ltd has been named as the highest bidder for the Datima Coal Mine Block, located in Surajpur Tehsil, Surguja District, Chattisgarh. The block was auctioned by the Ministry of Coal, Government of India, on 27 February 2023. The mine has geological reserves of 13.3Mt. According to the company, it has participated in the coal block auction with the intent of creating fuel security through long-term fuel supply sourcing options for its operations while having flexibilit...

UltraTech commissions solar plant at Dalla

24 February 2023, Published under Cement News

UltraTech Cement inaugurated a 9.50MWp DC solar power plant at its Dalla plant as part of drive to source its energy from 100 per cent renewable energy sources by 2050. The total power consumption of the plant is currently approximately 27MW and the new solar power plant accounts for around a third of this demand, according to Dalla’s plant manager, Rahul Saighal. It is expected that the 1MW reduction of coal-based power consumption will lower CO2 emissions by 820kg.

Orient Cement terminates grinding unit MoU

24 February 2023, Published under Cement News

Orient Cement has terminated a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Adani Power Maharashtra Ltd (APML) to set up a grinding unit in Maharashtra, India. According to The Hindu, the MoU was signed in September 2021. Orient Cement said APML has requested it not to pursue the venture further as “they are not able to obtain the required MIDC clearances for sub-leasing the parcel of land required for the cement grinding unit due to some legal issues.” Also, “the timelines agreed upon as ...

Indian Railways to create cement corridor

23 February 2023, Published under Cement News

Indian Railways (IR) are planning to create a cement corridor to link cement and clinker plants along with fly ash facilities for the seamless movement of these products, senior officials. IR is in talks with the Cement Manufacturing Association (CMA) to create a road map to link cement manufacturing factories in the eastern, central, southern and Rajasthan clusters. The idea, officials said, is to create new lines where none exist and doubling the track where there is a single line. The ...