Ramco Cements

Ramco Cements raised the clinker capacity of its Kolimigundla cement plant in India by 26%, to 3.15Mt/yr from 2.5Mt/yr. The company plans to invest US$192m in CAPEX during the 2024 financial year and US$24-30m in ongoing projects in the 2025 financial year.

Ramco Cements plans to spend ₹750 crore in FY24, including ₹130 crore to add 0.9 million tonnes of grinding capacity at its Haridaspur plant in Odisha and ₹620 crore for land acquisition for the Bommanalli project in Karnataka.

Ramco Cements inaugurated a new cement factory at Kalvatala village in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh, with an annual capacity of 2 million tonnes, built with an investment of Rs. 1,790 crore.

Ramco Cements plans to set up four dry mortar units within existing cement plants in Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, with an investment of ₹169 crore, to produce high-value products like waterproofing and repair products.

Ramco Cements will undertake an expansion-cum-modernisation programme at its Ramasamy Raja Nagar factory in Tamil Nadu, setting up a new clinker line of 3,000 TPD and decommissioning an old 1,040 TPD kiln, increasing net clinkerisation capacity from 1.09 MTPA to 1.44 MTPA. The project involves ₹476 crore investment.

Ramco Cements launched a new premium blended cement, Ramco Supercrete, initially at Ariyalur in Tamil Nadu. The company plans to produce at least 30% of total volume as the new variety during FY20.

Ramco Cements announced a ₹3,500 crore expansion plan to increase production capacity from 12 million tonnes to 20 million tonnes by 2020. Multiple grinding units are coming up in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha.

Ramco Cements is expanding its grinding capacity in West Bengal from 0.9 mtpa to 2 mtpa at a cost of INR 425 crore with a railway siding. Commissioning is expected in April 2019.

Ramco Cements is establishing a greenfield grinding plant in Odisha with a capacity of 0.9 mtpa at a cost of INR 515 crore, including a railway siding. Commissioning is expected by September 2019.

Ramco Cements is expanding its grinding capacity at Vizag by 1 mtpa with an investment of INR 250 crore.

Ramco Cements is expanding clinker capacity by 1.50 mtpa to 4.60 mtpa at its Jayanthipuram plant in Krishna district, with a waste heat recovery system of 27 MW, at a cost of INR 740 crore. Commissioning is expected in March 2020.

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.