For its capacity expansion, Dalmia Cement (Bharat) has chalked out investment plans to the tune of Rs 1,800 crore. The company’s capacity expansion is planned for its Karnataka and North East plants, following which the company’s total capacity would be 21 million tonne (mt) per annum from the existing 17 mt.
Dalmia Cement is setting up a greenfield unit in Karnataka’s Belgaum district which would see an investment of Rs 1300 crore for a 2.5 mt capacity unit. In North East, it has two units where the capacity would be scaled up by 0.7 mt.