India: Ambuja Cements has commissioned its cement terminal unit at Mangalore in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka. The US$57.1m project has a capacity of 1Mt/yr. With the launching of this unit, all of the states along the west coast will be covered by Ambuja Bulk Cement Terminals.
The terminal will provide Ambuja an opportunity to receive imported cement and also help to reduce the negative effects of seasonality at the Gujarat plant. The terminal will also reduce the logistic costs by having common vessels for Mangalore and Cochin Bulk Cement Terminal.