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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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UltraTech Cement FY26 PAT Crosses Rs 80 bn

Company reports record sales, profit and 200 MTPA capacity milestone

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2 days ago

April 29, 2026

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UltraTech Cement reported record financial performance for Q4 and FY26, supported by strong volumes, higher profitability and improved cost efficiency. Consolidated net sales for Q4 FY26 rose 12 per cent year-on-year to Rs 254.67 billion, while PBIDT increased 20 per cent to Rs 56.88 billion. PAT, excluding exceptional items, grew 21 per cent to Rs 30.11 billion.

For FY26, consolidated net sales stood at Rs 873.84 billion, up 17 per cent from Rs 749.36 billion in FY25. PBIDT rose 32 per cent to Rs 175.98 billion, while PAT increased 36 per cent to Rs 83.05 billion, crossing the Rs 80 billion mark for the first time.

India grey cement volumes reached 42.41 million tonnes in Q4 FY26, up 9.3 per cent year-on-year, with capacity utilisation at 89 per cent. Full-year India grey cement volumes stood at 145 million tonnes. Energy costs declined 3 per cent, aided by a higher green power mix of 43 per cent in Q4.

The company’s domestic grey cement capacity has crossed 200 MTPA, reaching 200.1 MTPA, while global capacity stands at 205.5 MTPA. UltraTech also recommended a special dividend of Rs 2.40 billion per share value basis equivalent to Rs 240.

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Towards Mega Batching

Optimised batching can drive overall efficiencies in large projects.

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3 days ago

April 28, 2026

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India’s pace of infrastructure development is pushing the construction sector to work at a significantly higher scale than previously. Tight deadlines necessitate eliminating concreting delays, especially in large and mega projects, which, in turn, imply installing the right batching plant and ensuring batching is efficient. CW explores these steps as well as the gaps in India’s batching plant market.

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Large-scale infrastructure and building projects typically involve concrete consumption exceeding 30,000-50,000 cum per annum or demand continuous, high-volume pours within compressed timelines, according to Rahul R Wadhai, DGM – Quality, Tata Projects.

Considering the daily need for concrete, “large-scale concreting involves pouring more than 1,000–2,000 cum per day while mega projects involve more than 3,000 cum per day,” says Satish R Vachhani, Advanced Concrete & Construction Consultant…

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Andhra Offers Discom Licences To Private Firms Outside Power Sector

Policy allows firms over 300 MW to seek distribution licences

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4 days ago

April 27, 2026

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The Andhra Pradesh government will allow private firms that require more than 300 megawatt (MW) of power to apply for distribution licences, making the state the first to extend such licences beyond the power sector. The policy targets information technology, pharmaceuticals, steel and data centres and aims to reduce reliance on state utilities as demand rises for artificial intelligence infrastructure.

Approved applicants will be able to procure electricity directly from generators through power purchase agreements, a change officials said will create more competitive tariffs and reduce supply risk. Licence holders will use the Andhra Pradesh Transmission Company (APTRANSCO) network on payment of charges and will not need a separate distribution network initially.

Licences will be granted under the Electricity Act, 2003 framework, with the Central and State electricity regulators retaining authority over terms and approvals. The recent Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025 sought to lower entry barriers, enable network sharing and encourage competition, while the state commission will set floor and ceiling tariffs where multiple discoms operate.

Industry players and original equipment manufacturers welcomed the policy, saying competitive supply is vital for large data centre investments. Major projects and partnerships such as those involving Adani and Google, Brookfield and Reliance, and Meta and Sify Technologies are expected to benefit as capacity expands in the state.

Analysts noted India’s data centre capacity is forecast to reach 10 gigawatts (GW) by 2030 and cited International Energy Agency estimates that global data centre electricity consumption could approach 945 terawatt hours by the same year. A one GW data centre needs an equivalent power allocation and one point five times the water, which authorities equated to 150 billion litres (150 bn litres).

Advisers warned that distribution licences will require close regulation and monitoring to prevent misuse and to ensure tariffs and supply obligations are met. Officials said the policy aims to balance investor requirements with regulatory oversight and could serve as a model for other states.