# Birla Corp announces INR 50B expansion to 25Mta cement capacity

Birla Corp announced plans to invest INR 50 billion (US$701.5 million) to increase total cement capacity to 25 million tonnes per annum by 2025. The first phase includes a new integrated plant at Mukutban, Nagpur (INR 24.5 billion) and a third line at its Lucknow facility (INR 2.5 billion), both scheduled for completion by mid-2021.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-08-14
- Where: Mukutban, Nagpur; Lucknow, India
- Value: $701.5M (50.0B INR)
- Starts operating: Q3 2021
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 25 million tonnes per annum
- Products: cement
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Birla Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/20600.md)

## Sources

- [cemnet.com](https://www.cemnet.com/News/story/167143/birla-corp-announces-inr50bn-expansion-plans.html), 2019-08-14: "Birla Corp has announced plans to increase its total cement capacity to 25Mta by 2025, with an investment of INR50bn."
- [constructionweekonline.in](https://www.constructionweekonline.in/business/10687-birla-corp-plans-to-scale-up-cement-manufacturing-capacity), 2019-08-23: "We have a definite strategy for growth….. in cement we want to be a 25-30 mt player and that is our immediate goal."

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