Star Cement announces plant expansion

India’s Star Cement has announced a brownfield expansion at its grinding unit in Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. Already the largest manufacturer in the northeast of the country, this project will expand the plant’s capacity from 1.6Mta to 2Mta.

Once the company receives environmental clearance, work on the INR4.43bn (US$63.26m) plans is expected to begin by June 2019.