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Private Sector | Multi State - India | PID: 197361
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UltraTech Cement has announced a capital expenditure (capex) of Rs 965 crore for modernisation and to almost double the production capacity of its white cement brand Birla White
The Aditya Birla Group plans to increase the capacity of Birla White from the current 6.5 lakh tpa to 12.53 lakh tpa
The company's Board approved a capex of Rs 965 crore towards modernisation and the expansion of the capacity at Birla White in a phased manner. The incremental capacity will be operational in a phased manner
The capacity expansion will help Birla White strengthen its presence in the growing white cement market, reducing its dependence on high-cost imports
UltraTech Cement has also commenced operations from its bulk terminal at Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai, during Q2/FY22. This is the seventh bulk terminal of the company
With a capacity to handle 1.2 million tpa cement and considering the large infrastructure development projects in and around Mumbai, the bulk terminal will strengthen the company to further increase its sales of bulk cement
Cement will be brought in bulk rakes to this terminal from its various manufacturing units. This will effectively help in reducing freight cost, with the increase in the usage of rail transportation
The company commissioned Line-II of the Bara Grinding Unit in Uttar Pradesh, having a cement production capacity of two million tpa
With this expansion, during FY22, the company has commissioned 3.2 million tpa new cement capacity as planned, taking its total cement manufacturing capacity in India to 114.55 million tpa
| Updated on: 18 - Jan - 2022
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