# Tamilnadu Cements to start new 1 mtpa production line at Ariyalur plant

Tamilnadu Cements Corporation (TANCEM) intends to begin commercial operations of a new 1 mtpa production line at its Ariyalur plant in Tamil Nadu by early 2019, with testing and trial runs starting from November 2018. The $100 million project started in May 2016 and will bring total capacity to 1.5 mtpa.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-11-01
- Where: Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, India
- Value: $100.0M
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1 mtpa (new line), 1.5 mtpa total
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Tamilnadu Cements Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/35248.md)

## Sources

- [constructionworld.in](https://www.constructionworld.in/cement-news/Tamilnadu-Cements-to-start-new-production-line/19944), 2018-11-01: "Tamilnadu Cements Corporation (TANCEM) intends to begin commercial operations of a new 1 mtpa production line at its Ariyalur plant in Tamil Nadu by early next year."

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