India: Adani Group subsidiary Ambuja Cements plans to add 30Mt/yr of cement capacity through expansions and new plant projects, taking its total capacity to 155Mt/yr by the 2030 financial year. The proposed expansion includes 15.5Mt/yr of grinding capacity in West India region, 11.6Mt/yr in the East and 2.9Mt/yr in the North. The expansion programme involves an investment of US$1.5bn.
The company is planning to expand its grinding capacity across the Northeastern and Eastern regions, with new units at Rangia and Hojai in Assam, and Godda in Jharkhand and Muzaffarpur in Bihar. Each unit will have a capacity of 2.9Mt/yr. The projects in the Western region include Mundra and Hazira in Gujarat and Raigad, Kalyan and Amravati in Maharashtra, each with 2.9Mt/yr capacity. The Northern region expansion includes a 2.9Mt/yr unit at Dadri in Uttar Pradesh. The company will also add a clinker capacity of 4Mt/yr each at its Umrangso plant in Assam and Maratha plant in Maharashtra, and 2.3Mt/yr at its Mundra plant in Gujrat.
CEO Vinod Bahety said the expansion will improve the balance between clinker and grinding capacity.
