# Orient Cement plans Rs 2,000 crore expansion at Devapur plant

Orient Cement Ltd, part of the CK Birla Group, plans to invest Rs 2,000 crore to expand its cement plant in Devapur, Mancherial district, Telangana, from 3.05 million tonnes to 7.5 million tonnes per annum. The company has obtained first-stage environmental clearance and expects construction to start within four months of final clearance.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-07-21
- Where: Devapur, Mancherial district, Telangana, India
- Value: $290.0M (20.0B INR)
- Jobs: 4,000
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 7.5 million tonnes per annum
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Orient Cement](https://endata.com/companies/24597.md)
- [CK Birla Group](https://endata.com/companies/21712.md) (partner)
- [Government of Telangana](https://endata.com/companies/33607.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [ythisnews.com](https://ythisnews.com/orient-cements-to-invest-rs-2000-cr-ktr/), 2018-07-21: "Orient Cement Ltd is planning to invest Rs.2000 Crores to expand the capacity of Orient Cement factory from current 3.05 million tonnes to 7.5 million tonnes of cement per annum."
- [newsheads.in](https://www.newsheads.in/latest-news/sources/orient-cement-plans-to-invest-rs-2000-cr-for-expansion-in-telangana-article-19977), 2018-07-21: "The company will expand the capacity of its factory at Devapur in Mancherial district from current 3.05 million tonnes to 7.5 million tonnes of cement per annum."
- [business-standard.com](https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/orient-cement-to-expand-production-capacity-118080601228_1.html), 2018-08-06: "I am delighted that Orient Cement is almost doubling their capacity."
- [thequint.com](https://www.thequint.com/hotwire-text/orient-cement-signs-mou-with-telangana-to-invest-rs-2-000-cr), 2018-08-06: "The company will double the capacity of its factory at Devapur in Mancherial district to 2.60 million tonnes of cement per annum."

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