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VICAT Group announces its green field Gulbarga cement plant….

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12 years ago

February 10, 2013

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VICAT Group announces its green field Gulbarga cement plant with 27.5 Lakh Tonnes Per Annum

Hyderabad, Wednesday, January 16, 2013: Vicat Group, a premium international cement manufacturer announces first line of commercial dispatch of 27.5 lakh tones per annum from its green-field cement plant in Chatrasala Village, Gulbarga District, Karnataka. The Gulbarga plant will have a total capacity of 82.5 lakh tones and out of which the first line dispatch starts today. The first dispatches of cement from plant was graced by Dr. S Anand Reddy, Chairman Vicat Sagar Cement Pvt.Ltd. and Mr. Gilles du MANOIR, Country Head- India Vicat Group.

The cement from this plant will be marketed under the premium brand name of Bharathi Cement. The cement from the Gulbarga plant will be used for domestic consumption, the focus markets being North Andhra Pradesh, North Karnataka and Maharashtra. The plant is in close proximity of cities like Hyderabad, Pune and Mumbai.

The Gulbarga plant is well connected by road and linked to rail network to all major cities in the country. The plant also has all facilities to supply cement in packing capability and bulk cement loading facility. The plant complies with all Indian and international Environmental Social and Safety Standards.

The Gulberga plant has been built as a joint venture between Vicat Group France and Sagar Cements. Vicat Group already has a joint venture (Bharathi Cement), in Kadapa district (A.P) with 5 million tones capacity which has been in operation since 2009. With this announcement Vicat Group’s cement capacity in the country has gone up to 7.75 million tones per annum making it amongst the top premium cement producers in south India.

Concrete

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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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.