India: Nuvoco Vistas will build a 2Mt/yr grinding unit in Kutch as part of its plan to refurbish and put into operation the recently acquired assets of Vadraj Cement. The project adds US$35m to the US$141m originally allocated to restart Vadraj’s cement assets in Kutch and Surat, bringing the total planned investment to US$177m, phased over 2025 to 2027. Nuvoco aims to commission the grinding unit and start up the existing Vadraj assets by December 2027. These include a 3.5Mt/yr clinker unit in Kutch, a 6Mt/yr grinding unit in Surat and limestone reserves.
Nuvoco’s total production capacity will increase to around 31Mt/yr. The company currently sells 1Mt/yr of cement in Gujarat from its facilities in Rajasthan, but post-commissioning, the Kutch and Surat sites will serve Gujarat and northern Maharashtra and release Rajasthan capacity for northern markets.
