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ACC ramping up its capacity in eastern region

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11 years ago

February 5, 2014

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ACC is investing Rs 3,000 crore for expanding its capacity in the eastern region. The company will be modernising the Jamul plant in Chattisgarh and adding 1.5 million tonne grinding unit in Jharkhand.

"We will decommission the existing plant of Jamul and install the world’s best technology based four million tonne cement plant here. Another 1.5 million tonne grinding unit had also been finalised at Sindri, Jharkhand," said ACC director (sales) C Kurian. Both the plants would be commissioned by the second quarter of 2015, Kurian added.

ACC, which is now a part of Holcim group, has six plants in eastern region with six million tonne capacity and has captured market share of 12 per cent with sales of 5.6 million tonne in this region. The company plans to hike the capacity to 10 million tonne by 2016. The upgrade will also implement better packing and transit systems to save 200-300 gm of cement loss per bag in transit.

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Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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1 week ago

July 24, 2025

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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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AI boom drives demand, says ACA

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1 week ago

July 24, 2025

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The American Cement Association projects a nearly 1Mt annual increase in US cement demand over the next three years, driven by the surge in AI data centres. Consumption by data centres is expected to grow from 247,000 tonnes in 2025 to 860,000 tonnes by 2027. With over 5,400 AI data centres currently operating and numbers forecast to exceed 6,000 by 2027, the association cautions that regulatory hurdles and labour shortages may impact the industry’s ability to meet demand.

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GoldCrest Cement to build plant in India

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1 week ago

July 23, 2025

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GoldCrest Cement will build a greenfield integrated plant with a 3.5Mt/yr clinker capacity and 4.5Mt/yr cement capacity. GoldCrest Cement appointed Humboldt Wedag India as engineering, procurement and construction contractor in March 2025 and targets completion by March 2027. It has signed a 40-year supply agreement with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation for 150Mt of limestone from its upcoming Lakhpat Punrajpur mine in Gujarat.