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Star Cement looks east for expansion

04 January 2021, Published under Cement News

Star Cement, which has a strong presence in northeastern India, is looking to the east of the country to expand its business. The company is currently expanding its capacity at Siliguri, West Bengal. The company is present in the east with 0.6Mta leased grinding capacity and the new grinding unit at Siliguri is expected to replace this supply, accelerating volume growth. Analysts forecast a utilisation rate of 60-65 per cent of the expanded capacities in FY22. Even if the new unit genera...

Sagar Cements commissions capacity expansion

13 June 2018, Published under Cement News

India's Sagar Cements Ltd has commissioned a capacity expansion at its grinding unit in Anakapally district, Andhra Pradesh, raising capacity to 1.5Mta from 0.3Mta. While the expansion scheduled to become operational by 31 December 2018, the facility was commissioned ahead of time on 10 June.

BK Birla Group's Kesoram Industries considers new grinding plants

30 June 2017, Published under Cement News

BK Birla group's diversified Kesoram Industries already operates 7.5Mta of cement capacity with its wtwo cement plants near Sedam and Basantnagar, but it has the potential to acquire 700 acres of limestone reserves at Gulbarga, which could sustain new production plants. Kesoram will analyse whether to construct grinding units on the Gulbarga site, where it owns the mining rights, said Tridib Kumar Das, whole-time director & CFO said after the annual general meeting of the company. "Gulb...

Morocco: LafargeHolcim to open Laâyoune grinding unit

21 April 2017, Published under Cement News

LafargeHolcim is preparing to inaugurate its first cement grinding unit in Laâyoune, southern Morocco. The new facility is expected to support the development of the entire south of the country as it supplies cement to major infrastructure and housing projects. HeidelbergCement subsidiary Ciments du Maroc already operates a 0.25Mta grinding works in the area. The company has the option to double its capacity when required. In addition, Anouar Invest has announced plans to build a 0...