# Shree Cement to build Rs 490 crore cement plant in Aurangabad, Bihar

Shree Cement Limited received final clearance from the Bihar state cabinet to establish a cement manufacturing plant with a capacity of 550 lakh tonnes per year at Industrial Development Centre in Aurangabad, Bihar, at a cost of Rs 490 crore. The unit will also include a 30MW solar power plant and is expected to begin commercial production in April 2018.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-02-06
- Where: Aurangabad, Bihar, India
- Starts operating: 20 Feb 2018
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 550 lakh tonnes per year
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Shree Cement](https://endata.com/companies/21210.md)

## Sources

- [telegraphindia.com](https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/cabinet-cements-investment-proposal/cid/1384622), 2018-02-06: "The unit is expected to begin commercial production from April this year."
- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/163487/shree-cement-commissions-new-bihar-cement-plant.html), 2018-02-20: "Shree Cement has commissioned a 2Mta grinding plant called the 'New Bihar cement plant', which is located at Aurangabad in the state of Bihar, India."

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