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Dalmia's Bokaro expansion project gets underway07 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsA foundation stone for Dalmia Bharat Cement’s Bokaro expansion project in Jharkhand, India, has been laid by Hemant Soren, chief minister of the state. The project represents an investment of INR5.67bn (US$75.15m) and is expected to be completed within a year. Through debottlenecking works and the addition of the 2Mta grinding line, capacity at the plant is expected to increase from 3.7Mta to 6.2Mta. The state government provided 16 acres of land to the company for the expansion works. |
Udaipur Cement Works Ltd commissions 4.35MW of solar power07 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsUdaipur Cement Works Ltd, a subsidiary of JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd, has commissioned an additional 4.35MW solar power plant, at its manufacturing site Udaipur, Rajasthan. This is in line with its commitment to increase the renewable energy footprint in the total power mix and reduce the carbon emissions on account of power generated from fossil fuel-based power plants. The share of total green energy generated will result in an additional reduction of 4200t of CO 2 emissions totall... |
Geocycle wins CII 3R award for MSW management07 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsGeocycle, the in-house waste management arm of Ambuja Cements Ltd and ACC Ltd, has been conferred with the prestigious CII 3R Award under the category of 'Excellence in Managing Municipal Solid Waste'. It has been undertaking various projects to collect and co-process segregated municipal solid waste and plastic waste across the country. Geocycle was recognised for its various interventions to foster sustainable solutions for waste generated from different industries, municipalities, t... |
Indian cement demand likely to rise as rains recede06 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsHeavy rains in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and parts of Maharashtra dragged down cement volumes across sectors at the start of the peak season for the industry which runs from October until May, but c ement companies expect demand and consumption to pick up from December as the rains fade. "Slowly demand is coming back to normal across all sectors. In a week or so we may even see pent-up demand coming back," said M Ravinder Reddy, director at Bharathi Cement told the Business... |
UltraTech Cement celebrates 15 five-star mine ratings03 December 2021, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement has received a five-star rating in the field of sustainable mine management for 15 of its limestone mines , awarded by the Ministry of Mines and Indian Bureau of Mines. This was awarded for the last three years (2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20), with a total of 30 such five-star rating awards. This is the highest number of five-star ratings awarded to any company in India for all the major minerals such as bauxite, copper, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc and limesto... |
MaxTech Industries wins orders for Indian cement plants30 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsMaxTech Industries has won orders to supply filters for baghouse projects from UltraTech Cement and ACC Ltd in India. UltraTech Cement is building three new brownfield cement plants in Hirmi, Pali, and Dhar, India. MaxTech Industries will be supplying more than 15,000 Donaldson USA fibreglass filter bags for the raw mill baghouse to the OEM, Intensiv-Filter Himenviro. MaxTech Industries will also supply Thermax Ltd with more than 21,000 Homopolymer acrylic filter bags manufactured b... |
Ambuja and ACC to develop new calcined clay cements29 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements and ACC have announced a partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) to develop calcined clay cements. It will be implemented through a research project funded by the Holcim Innovation Centre in Lyon, France, and comprise of an in-depth scientific study into the influence of clinker, calcined clay and limestone on the performance of calcined clay cements. It aims to create next-generation cement with more than 50 per cent lower carbon emissions for India... |
Ramco Cements commissions WHR system25 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Ramco Cements has commissioned a new waste heat recovery system for the third line of its Jayanthipuram plant in Andhra Pradesh. Out of the two boilers in the WHR system of the third line, the air-quenched boiler at the cooler has been commissioned, according to a company release. It is expected to increase total available power from waste heat to 24MW from 21MW. The preheater boiler at the third line will be commissioned in June 2022. |
Pakistani cement exporters face several challenges24 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe exports of cement and clinker from Pakistan have been affected by several factors, including a change in political set-up in Afghanistan, the persistent deadlock in trade between Islamabad and Delhi, anti-dumping duties, and the financial crunch in Sri Lanka, according to Inayat Ullah Niazi, CFO of DG Khan Cement. DG Khan exports its products to Afghanistan, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Mozambique, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. As a result total cement exports declined by 40.4 p... |
Sagar Cements set to increase capacity to 8.25Mta17 November 2021, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Sagar Cements is reportedly increasing capacity to 8.25Mta by the end of December, according to BusinessLine. The company opened a 1Mta integrated plant in Madhya Pradesh in October, which took capacity from 5.75Mta to 6.75Mta, while the commissioning of another plant in Odisha next month should take it to 8.25Mta. Sagar Cements has invested INR6bn (US$80.72m) and INR3.05bn in the plants in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, respectively. |