# Ramco Cements to build greenfield cement plant in Kurnool

Ramco Cements laid the foundation for a 3.15 mtpa greenfield cement plant in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of about INR 1,500 crore. The plant is expected to be completed within 15 months and create 300 direct and 1,000 indirect jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-12-14
- Where: Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Value: $210.0M (15.0B INR)
- Jobs: 1,300
- Starts operating: Mar 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3.15 mtpa
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Ramco Cements](https://endata.com/companies/36187.md)

## Sources

- [thehindu.com](https://www.thehindu.com/business/ramco-cements-on-expansion-drive/article25746116.ece), 2018-12-14: "After the proposed expansion, our cement production capacity is set to reach the capacity of 20 million tonnes per annum by the end of 2020."

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