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Gujarat government plans Rs 60,000 crore investment in cement

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The government of Gujarat plans to treble its cement production capacity in the next 3 to 5 year. Proposals invited from cement companies like ACC, ABG, Ambuja Cement, Emami, Indiabulls, Adani group, Ultratech and L&T, the state hopes to raise its capacity from 20 mtpa to 70 mtpa.The state will host the biennial Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in January 2011. At this event the cement sector may receive an investment proposals worth Rs 60,000 crore. Gujarat has 12,000 mt of reserves of limestone – the mineral used as raw material for manufacturing cement. Leveraging on this natural resource, the department of industries and mines had recently asked for specific plans from the companies willing to invest in this sector. During a conference organised by Industrial Extention Bureau, the investment promotion agency of Gujarat and industry body Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), Saurabh Patel, Minister of State for Industries and Mines said that they would make Gujarat the cement capital of India by adding 50 mt of capacity in next five years.With an annual capacity of 20 mt, Gujarat ranks fourth in the country in terms of cement production. Jaypee Group is coming up with a 4 mt plant and ABG will set up a 2.5 mtpa. Ambuja Cements is also expanding its capacity and Indiabulls proposed setting up of 8 mtpa per annum cement plant in Kutch with an estimated investment of Rs 4,000 crore. Recently new reserves for limestone have been discovered in Kutch district.As per the new limestone policy, cement companies are mandated to return 3 per cent of their annual production to the state government for building social infrastructure in backward areas. This will release an additional 1.5 mt of cement in the social sector.

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CCU testbeds in Tamil Nadu

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Tamil Nadu is set to host one of India’s five national carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) testbeds, aimed at reducing CO2 emissions in the cement industry as part of the country’s 2070 net-zero goal, as per a news report. The facility will be based at UltraTech Cement’s Reddipalayam plant in Ariyalur, supported by IIT Madras and BITS Pilani. Backed by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), the project will pilot an oxygen-enriched kiln capable of capturing up to two tonnes of CO2 per day for conversion into concrete products. Additional testbeds are planned in Rajasthan, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh, involving companies like JK Cement and Dalmia Cement. Union Minister Jitendra Singh confirmed that funding approvals are underway, with full implementation expected in 2025.

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JSW Cement gears up for IPO

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JSW Cement has set the price range for its upcoming initial public offering(IPO) at US$1.58 to US$1.67 per share, aiming to raise approximately US$409 million. As reported in the news, around US$91 million from the proceeds will be directed towards partially financing a new integrated cement plant in Nagaur, Rajasthan. Additionally, the company plans to utilise US$59.2 million to repay or prepay existing debts. The remaining capital will be allocated for general corporate purposes.

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Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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As per a news report, Karan Adani, ACC Chair, has said that he expects the cement industry to benefit from the an anticipated US$2.2tn in new public infrastructure spending between 2025 and 2030. In a statement he said that ACC has crossed the 100Mt/yr cement capacity milestone in April 2025, propelling the company to get closer to its ambitious 140Mt/yr target by the 2028 financial year. The company’s capacity corresponds to 15 per cent of an all-India installed capacity of 686Mt/yr.

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