Cement, Energy and Environment

JAYPEE GROUP PLANS 12 MILLION TPA CEMENT PROJECTS IN GUJARAT According to reports, Jaiprakash Associates Ltd plans to spend Rs. 6500 crore to set up three cement plants in Gujarat with an overall capacity of 12.2 million tpa. SANGHI 1"0 RAISE RS. 660 CR year. To export cement and TO EXPAND CEMENT BIZ import raw materials, the Jaypee group is also developing a 3 million tpa jetty a Kharocreek with an investment of Rs. 200 crore. Courtesy: World Cement, January 2010, p14. Gujarat-based Sanghi Industries, part of the Rs. 4,500- crore Sanghi Group, plans to raise about Rs 660 crore in debt The company may LAKSHMI CEMENT PLANS collaborate with Gujarat State RS. 1 K-CR UNIT IN GUJARAT for part -financing an expansion programme that will almost triple its current cement-making capacity. Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) for a project in a special mineral economic zone in Kutch. Jaypee has already confirmed its plans to set up a large 5.2 million tpa cement plant in the zone, costing Rs.2000 crore. GMDC's equity share in the project will be 25 per cent. The company has recently inaugurated a 2.4 million tpa cement plant in Sevagram. So far, Jaypee has invested Rs.1500 crore in the first phase. It aims to increase capacity by 1.8 million tpa in the next phase. As parts of its expansion plan in Gujarat, Jaypee is also in the process of setting up a 3 million tpa cement project in Wanakbori in Kheda district. The company plans to invest some Rs.3000 crore in the region. Currently, the company's total installed cement capacity across the country is 17.1 million tpa and it is expected to increase to 25 million tpa next J K Lakshmi Cement is considering plans to set up a new plant in Gujarat with an investment of Rs. 1,000 crore over the next 3-4 years to meet rising cement demand from the infrastructure sector, a senior company executive said. The proposed two million tonne unit will boost its existing operations, which includes a cement plant in Sirohi (Rajasthan), besides a grinding unit near Ahmedabad, with total Sanghi, which currently operates a 2.6 million tonne cement plant in Kutch, Gujarat, has estimated the expansion programme to cost Rs. 1,100 crore. Of this, about Rs. 440 crore would come through equity, Director Alok Sanghi told ET. Sanghi Industries is drawing up plans to hike its cement capacity to 8 million tonnes. Courtesy: The Economic Times, Mumbai, 12.03.2010. annual cement making capacity SHREE CEMENT'S CAPACITY of 4.7 million tonne. The ADDITION TO BUOY SALES company is also in the process of setting up a second 0.6- million tonne cement grinding unit in Haryana. In addition, J K Lakshmi Cement had previously announced plans to set up a 2.7 million tonne cement unit in Chhattisgarh by October 2012, that would take its annual cement-producing capacity to 8 million tonne. Courtesy: The Economic Times, New Delhi, February 17, 2010. Shree Cement, one of the largest cement manufacturers, recently commissioned two grinding units one in Rajasthan and the other in Uttarakhand totalling a capacity of 3.6 million tonnes per annum. Courtesy: The Hindu Business Line, New Delhi, 17.03.2010. 10