Rain Cements Ltd (RCL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rain Commodities Ltd, has commenced operation of its fly ash handling and cement packing unit at Bellary, Karnataka. RCL had entered into a contract with Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd (KPCL) under which KPCL will exclusively supply up to 4,00,000 tonne per annum of fly ash to RCL for a period of 10 years. With the commencement of operations of the fly ash handling and cement packing unit, the total production capacity of RCL will increase from 3.1 to 3.50 million tonne of cement per annum with improved fly ash blend ratio. The plant was set up at a cost of Rs 15 crore. Rain Commodities Ltd is the world’s largest maker of calcined petroleum coke (CPC).