# Visaka Industries to build cement boards plant in West Midnapore

Visaka Industries plans to invest US$15.7m in a new cement boards plant in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India. The plant will produce Vnext fibre cement boards and is expected to be commissioned in August 2023, creating 500 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-12-20
- Where: West Midnapore, West Bengal, India
- Value: $15.7M
- Jobs: 500
- Starts operating: Aug 2023
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 72,000t/yr of Vnext fibre cement boards
- Products: fibre cement boards
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Visaka Industries](https://endata.com/companies/35320.md)

## Sources

- [globalcement.com](https://www.globalcement.com/news/item/15071-visaka-industries-to-build-cement-boards-plant-in-west-midnapore), 2022-12-20: "Visaka Industries plans to invest US$15.7m in the construction of a new cement boards plant in West Midnapore, West Bengal."
- [constructionworld.in](https://www.constructionworld.in/cement-news/visaka-industries--rs-1.3-bn-plant-would-be-operational-in-west-bengal/38189), 2022-12-22: "Visaka Industries announced August 2023 as the opening date for its Rs 1.30 billion West Bengal factory."

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