India: RCCPL, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birla Corporation, has commissioned a third production line at its Kundanganj unit, increasing grinding capacity by 1.40Mt/yr. Following the expansion, Birla Corporation’s consolidated production capacity has reached 21.4Mt/yr.
The company said that the Kundanganj expansion is expected to strengthen the company’s competitiveness in its core markets of central and eastern Uttar Pradesh, with clinker supplied from its integrated plants at Satna, Chanderia and Mukutban. The project cost is estimated at US$32m.
The expansion includes technology upgrades to increase fly ash utilisation for the production of Portland Pozzolana Cement, as well as improvements to infrastructure and logistics. A 5MW solar power plant is also being installed at the site and is expected to be commissioned in the second quarter of the next financial year, increasing the share of renewable energy at the plant from just over 30% to around 40%. Birla Corporation plans to further increase total production capacity to 27.6Mt/yr by the 2028-2029 financial year through additional expansions and new grinding units.
