# Dalmia Cement to invest ₹3,500 crore doubling capacity in eastern India

Dalmia Cement plans to double its cement manufacturing capacity in eastern India to 17 million tonnes over 24 months, with new units in Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar at a total investment of ₹3,500 crore.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-08-25
- Where: Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, India
- Value: $490.0M (35.0B INR)
- Starts operating: Aug 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8.5 million tonnes per annum cement (increase to 17 million tonnes)
- Products: cement, clinker
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited](https://endata.com/companies/33826.md)

## Sources

- [thehindu.com](https://www.thehindu.com/business/dalmia-cement-to-double-capacity-in-east/article24781534.ece), 2018-08-25: "Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd. plans to double its cement manufacturing capacity in the east to 17 million tonnes in 24 months at a total investment of ₹3,500 crore."

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