Economy & Market

Jaiprakash's Rs 450 cr expansion in Sidhi gets green panel nod

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15 years ago

January 9, 2011

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A panel of the environment ministry has cleared the Rs 450 crore proposal of Jaiprakash Associates to expand the capacity of its cement plant in Madhya Pradesh. The green panel has recommended clearance, with certain riders, for the project in the Sidhi district, where the company operates a two million tonnes per annum (MTPA) plant, said an official statement. The Jaypee Group firm proposes to augment the existing capacity to 3.5 MTPA by putting up one additional unit of 1.5 MTPA within the same facility. The Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) recommended the proposal for environmental clearance subject to stipulation of specific conditions, the statement added. The conditions include developing a green belt in at least 33 per cent area in and around the plant and earmarking at least 5 per cent of the total cost of the project towards the enterprise social commitment. The existing cement plant was accorded environment clearance in 2007. Jaiprakash Associates plans to put up the new plant on 10 hectares and invest Rs 60 crore to put pollution control measures in place. The Jaypee Group has over 26 MTPA installed cement making capacity and has embarked upon expanding it to around 36 MTPA, which is likely to go on stream in this fiscal.

Concrete

Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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6 days 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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Concrete

AI boom drives demand, says ACA

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6 days 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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Concrete

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.