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End-to-End Solution for cement projects

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14 years ago

July 31, 2012

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Promac is a progressive engineering company which endeavours to compete on a much wider, globlal scale, having already expanded its business from its base in Bangalore to serve markets in Africa, South Asia, Central and Latin America and the Middle East.Promac Engineering Industries Limited ( www.promacindia.com) is an ISO 9001-2008 certified company and one of the leading designers and manufacturers in the world for Cement Plants, Bulk Material Handling Systems, CHPs/AHPs for Thermal Power Plants and other process plants on EPC/ turnkey basis for almost half a century. Promac’s engineering and manufacturing works situated in Bangalore in the Southern part of India. From a modest beginning almost half a century ago in 1972, PROMAC’s works now spread over almost 1 Million Sq Feet of Work Shop area and has more than 300 strong work force majority of them are Engineers in various disciplines. The total headcount of direct and indirect involvement exceeds 1,500. Like all market leaders, PROMAC team comprises of some of the best technical and commercial brains in the industry. Promac team has highly qualified design staff professionals equipped with the state of the art softwares. The shop floor is complemented with Skilled staff for heavy machinery manufacturing and quality assurance and finishing touches in project is given by experienced staff for erection & commissioning supported by Strong project monitoring & management team.Promac covers all aspects of project and project managements ranging from basic engineering, detailed design & workshop drawings, structural design and manufacturing, electrical & instrumentation design & supply civil design including civil engineering up to erection & commissioning on a pure EPC turnkey basis.PROMAC Work shop is complemented by some of the most sophisticated machines and precision tools such as Robotic Plasma Cutting Machines, CNC Lathes, Heavy Mill Shell lathes, Spectra Analyzers etc. The Scheiss make 10500 MM Diameter Vertical Turret Lathe at PROMAC is among the largest in the country. The independent quality assurance department housed by qualified & experienced engineers prepare quality assurance plans for each individual project covering scope of inspection from raw material upto finished equipment assembly. The latest and calibrated measuring instruments along with PROMAC’s long association with all major 3rd party inspection agencies ensure world class technology. Infact PROMAC is so confident of its Quality Control Measures that it is ready to take challenges by being open for customer specific inspection modules.The backbone of PROMAC’s success has been its strong collaborations with experts & world leaders in each segment of its core business and access to the latest technology with its consortium partners as well. One such exclusive technical collaboration is with Tailheiyo Engineering Corporation (TEC), Japan, for manufacturing its ASANO Vertical Roller Mills (VRMs) for raw material and coal grinding, and RSP and DDF precalciners for the pyro-section of a cement plant. TEC is wholly-owned by Taiheiyo Cement Corporation (TCC), Japan, which was established in the 1881. TCC has one of the world’s largest research and development centres in Tokyo. Through this association, Promac has developed expertise for the design, manufacture, supply and commissioning of cement plants with capacities of up to 2 MTPA. Because of Promac’s expertise in engineering and manufacturing, which maintains the highest standards in quality, workmanship and an economical cost structure, many of the specialised technologies developed by TCC and TEC are channeled through Promac to customers in India and abroad on a project requirement basis. Besides TEC, PROMAC also has tie up with Collaboration with:

TECTRIX MACQUINES E EQUIPAMENTOS LTDA, Brazil to manufacture Impact Crushers.
FAMAK S.A. MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT CO, POLAND, for medium & large and medium capacity Bucket Wheel Type Stacker Cum Reclaimers.
SPECIALISED HANDLING & ENGINEERING REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA, for Rail Wagon Tipplers & Side Arm Chargers.
SPECO PLANT LTD, S. KOREA, for Ship loaders, ship unloaders & circular stackers.

One of the most prestigious and talked about project in cement industry is being supplied to JK Cements, Fujairah, UAE under which, the world’s first single line rotary kiln capable of producing 1 mIllion Tonns of Grey Cement and 0.6 Million Tonns of White cement depending upon the requirements of the market. This technology is being supplied by our long time collaborators for the past 25 years, M/s Taiheiyo Engineering Corporation, Japan, a part of the more than 130 year old Taiheiyo Cement Corporation.Promac has always made a conscious effort to partner itself with the best, be it in technology or services, across the world.By virtue of its collaboration with TEC, Promac offers its customers the best process technology for the production of high-quality grey and white cement, with state-of-the-art pyroprocess engineering for cement plants. The company is very proud to claim that Promac is the only Indian company to manufacture VRMs indigenously. "TEC’s knowlwedge and Promac’s engineering and manufacturing facilities makes us a formidable entity in the international cement market," says JS Reddy, founder chairman and MD.Project successPromac has successfully exported and executed both turnkey projects and equipment supplies to many countries such as Japan, South Africa, Sudan, Nigeria, Central African Republic, Liberia, Tanzania, Bahrain, Brazil, Nepal, Bangladesh, U.A.E. and Oman besides various projects within the geographical boundaries of India.Today, due to Promac’s technical expertise, excellent human resources and enviable partnerships, the company has an order book in excess of US$240m to be executed in the next 2-3 years. Promac is well placed to exploit the many forthcoming opportunities in high growth markets such as Asia, Africa and Latin America.(Communication by the management of the company)

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Ultra Concrete Age

Prof. A. S. Khanna (Retd., IIT Bombay) on how Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) improves strength, durability and lifecycle performance.

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1 week ago

April 1, 2026

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The need of present time is stronger buildings, industrial or common utility buildings, such as Malls, Railway stations, hospitals, offices, bridges etc. For this, there is need of long durable, tough and stable concrete, which could stand under normal and seismic conditions. Tough railway bridges are required for bullet trains to pass without any damage. Railway tunnels, sea-links, coastal roads, bridges and multistorey buildings, are the need of the hour. The question comes, is the normal cement called OPC is sufficient to take care of such requirements or better combination of cements and sand mixtures is required?

Introduction

A good stable building structure can be made with a good quality of cement+sand+water system. Its quality can be enhanced by keeping the density of admixture higher (varies from 30 in normal buildings to bridges etc to 80). Further enhancement in the properties of various cements admixtures is made by adding several additives which give additional strength, waterproofing, flexibility etc. These are called construction chemicals…

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NCB Signs MoU With Cement Manufacturer To Boost Construction Skills

Partnership to deliver nationwide training and certification

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1 week ago

March 31, 2026

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The National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB) has signed a memorandum of understanding with a leading cement manufacturer to strengthen skill development and capacity building in the construction sector. The agreement was formalised at NCB premises in Ballabgarh and was signed by the Director General of NCB, Dr L. P. Singh, and the head of technical services at UltraTech Cement Limited, Er Rahul Goel. The collaboration seeks to bring institutional resources and industry expertise into a structured national training effort.

The partnership will deliver structured training and certification programmes across the country aimed at enhancing the capabilities of civil engineers, ready?mix concrete (RMC) professionals, contractors, construction workers and masons. Programme curricula will cover material quality testing, concrete mix proportioning, durability assessment and sustainable construction practices to support improved construction outcomes. Emphasis is to be placed on standardised assessment and certification to raise practice levels across diverse construction roles.

Practical learning elements will include workshops, site demonstrations, technical seminars and exposure visits to plants and RMC facilities to strengthen applied skills and on?site decision making. The Director General indicated confidence that a large number of professionals and workers would be trained over the next three to five years under the initiative. The partnership is designed to complement flagship government schemes such as the Skill India Mission and to align training outputs with national infrastructure priorities.

By combining the council’s technical mandate with industry experience, the initiative aims to develop a more skilled and quality?conscious workforce capable of meeting rising demand in infrastructure and housing. NCB will continue to coordinate programme delivery and quality assurance while industry partners provide practical exposure and technical inputs. The collaboration is expected to support long?term capacity building and more sustainable construction practices nationwide.

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JSW Cement Commissions Nagaur Plant, Enters North India

New Rajasthan unit boosts capacity to 24.1 MTPA and expands reach

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2 weeks ago

March 30, 2026

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JSW Cement has strengthened its national presence by commencing production at its greenfield integrated cement plant in Nagaur, Rajasthan, marking its entry into the north Indian market.

With this commissioning, the company’s installed grinding capacity has increased to 24.1 MTPA, while total clinker capacity, including its joint venture operations, stands at 9.74 MTPA.

The Nagaur facility comprises a 3.30 MTPA clinkerisation unit and a 2.50 MTPA cement grinding unit, with an additional 1.00 MTPA grinding capacity currently under development. Strategically located, the plant is positioned to serve high-growth markets across Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab and the NCR.

The project has been funded through a mix of equity and long-term debt, with Rs 800 crore allocated from IPO proceeds towards part-financing the unit.

Parth Jindal, Managing Director, JSW Cement, stated that the commissioning marks a key milestone in the company’s ambition to become a pan-India player. He added that the project was completed within 21 months and positions the company to achieve its targeted capacity of 41.85 MTPA by FY29.

Nilesh Narwekar, CEO, JSW Cement, highlighted that the expansion aligns with the company’s strategy to tap into rapidly growing northern markets driven by infrastructure development. He noted that the company remains focused on delivering high-quality, eco-friendly cement solutions while progressing towards its long-term capacity goal of 60 MTPA.

The Nagaur plant has been designed with sustainability features, including co-processing of alternative fuels and a 7 km overland belt conveyor for limestone transport to reduce road emissions. The facility will also incorporate a 16 MW Waste Heat Recovery System to improve energy efficiency and lower its carbon footprint.

JSW Cement, part of the JSW Group, operates across the building materials value chain and currently has eight plants across India, along with a clinker unit in the UAE through its joint venture.