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Amrit Cement eyes 5 mn tonne cement production per year

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Kolkata-based Amrit Cement India (ACIL), which forayed into the North Eastern market, has set an ambitious target to touch an annual production of 5 million tonne by 2015-16. The company has commissioned a 1 million tonne per annum (MTPA) capacity plant in Jayantia Hills of Meghalaya.

The company plans to touch the 5 mt mark through capacity additions in North East and adding fresh capacities in Nepal and Bihar for which, ACIL has already undertaken initiatives. The plant in Meghalaya also possesses 10 mw captive power plant to ensure uninterrupted cement production all year round. Pradeep Bagla, Chairman of ACIL said that the cement products are made in a modern plant with state-of-the-art technology, which includes quality control at every stage of the production.

ACIL has also introduced superior quality cement bags which are tamper and moisture proof using German technology. It has been designed to overcome any possible cement leakage problems during loading and unloading from one point to another.

ACIL’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities also meet requirement terms scale, and will also leverage best practices in logistics, distribution and last mile selling. He added that the North Eastern cement market had been buoyant and on a robust growth trajectory for more than last five years, led by buoyancy in sectors like real estate, hydro power, infrastructure and construction.

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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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