The new line is being installed at Ramco’s Jayathipuram plant in the state of Andra Pradesh. It will add 1.5 million tpy of clinker production capacity at a cost of INR6.8 billion.
In addition, the company is expanding grinding plants at Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Kolaghat in West Bengal, as well as constructing a new plant in the state of Odisha. The cost of the three projects is INR10.85 billion.
Ramco Cements sold 9.31 million t of cement in FY2017/18, an increase of almost 1 million t on the previous year and the first time sales have passed the 9 million t mark. Growth was focused in the eastern markets of India where the Visakhapatnam and Kolaghat grinding units are located.
