UltraTech Cement commissions slag cement grinding works

UltraTech Cement said it has commissioned a slag cement grinding works at Patliputra in Bihar, India. "The company has commissioned a 0.3Mta slag cement manufacturing capacity at its existing facilities at Patliputra in Bihar," UltraTech Cement said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.

"This will bolster our capabilities to meet the growing demand for slag cement from the markets of eastern India," it added.

With the commissioning of this manufacturing capacity, the company's cement capacity now stands at 70.6Mta.