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Birla Corp plans to reach 30Mta of capacity by 2027

India’s Birla Corp is setting a new target of reaching 30Mta of production capacity by 2027. Its current capacity is 15.6Mta but this is expected to rise to almost 20Mta by the end of the fiscal y...
News - 01 October 2021

JK Cement commissions capacity upgrade at Nimbahera works

India's JK Cement has completed a capacity upgrade project at its Nimbahera works in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. The clinker capacity of Line 3 has been increased to 6500tpd from 5000tpd, with the wo...
News - 30 September 2021

The route to carbon capture

Carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) is becoming one of the most desired technologies in the cement industry. But how easy is it to get started on the route to having a commercial carbon capture p...
Articles - 28 September 2021

UltraTech Cement targets 100% renewables for electricity by 2050

UltraTech Cement Ltd has announced its commitment to Climate Group’s RE100 initiative at Climate Week NYC 2021. As part of this commitment, UltraTech targets to meet 100 per cent of its electrici...
News - 24 September 2021

Pakistan’s promising prospects

Pakistan’s cement sector performed very well in the FY21, supported by government policies to assist construction activity in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Going forward local demand is expecte...
Articles - 21 September 2021

Cemtech's Decarbonising the Cement Industry event begins

Cemtech’s virtual event, Decarbonising the Cement Industry, opened on Monday, 20 September 2021 with around 2000 attendees from over 120 countries – a clear indication of the challenge facing prod...
News - 21 September 2021

Differing priorities for Oman's leading cement players

This week, Oman Cement Co announced that it is planning a 5600tpd brownfield expansion of its plant in Rusayl, Oman, as it builds a new kiln line, upgrades an existing line and shuts down some cap...
News - 17 September 2021

Shree Cement announces INR47.5bn investment plan

India’s Shree Cement has announced an INR47.5bn (US$645m) investment plan, which includes solar power projects, an integrated cement plant and a grinding works. Around INR5bn will be used to set...
News - 15 September 2021

Udaipur Cement Works starts clinker expansion project

Udaipur Cement Works Ltd (UCWL) has started project activity for a brownfield expansion at its 1.6Mta site in Rajasthan. Due to the increasing domestic demand of cement and in view of governmen...
News - 15 September 2021

Harvested rainwater accounts for 80% of Udaipur Cement's water requirements

Being an almost two times water-positive company, Udaipur Cement Works Ltd sources about 80 per cent of freshwater requirement from harvested rainwater stored in the mines pit located at a distan...
News - 14 September 2021