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India: Shree Cement has ordered a MVR 6000 C-6 mill from Germany’s Gebr. Pfeiffer. The mill will be used to grind cement at a grinding unit near Pune in the state of Maharashtra. No value for the order has been disclosed.

The new mill will be used to alternately produce 300t/hr of Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) at a product fineness of 3100cm²/g acc. to Blaine or 300t/hr of Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) containing as much as 35% of fly ash at a product fineness of 3500cm²/g acc. to Blaine or 180t/hr of ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBFS) at a product fineness of 4500 cm²/g acc. to Blaine. The mill will come equipped with a 6700kW drive.

Gebr. Pfeiffer SE will supply the core components of the mill and the gear unit from Europe and its Indian subsidiary, Gebr. Pfeiffer (India), will provide the components such as the housing of the mill and classifier, the steel foundation parts as well as the internal parts of the classifier. The Indian subsidiary will also design the plant layout and advise the customer on the equipment he will procure on his own.

Shree Cement has ordered 34 mills from Gebr. Pfeiffer previously. It has recently commissioned a grinding plant in Jharkand that also uses a mill supplied by Gebr. Pfeiffer.

India: UltraTech Cement plans to complete its merger with Century Cement by September 2019. Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said the company has approval from shareholders, the Competition Commission and stock exchanges, according to the Mint newspaper. However, it still needs permission from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).

The merger, which was first announced in May 2018, is a long running reorganisation of assets belonging to the Birla family. Once complete it is expected to give UltraTech Cement dominance in all regional markets with the addition of 13.4Mt/yr of production capacity in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra.

India: The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Mumbai has approved Dalmia Bharat’s offer for debt-laden Murli Industries, subject to conditions intended to stop the company going into liquidation. The tribunal has given Dalmia Bharat until 12 July 2019 to decide if it wants to proceed, according to the Economic Times newspaper. The conditions include forcing the buyer to reinstate lapsed mining leases related to Murli Industries itself and removing clauses allowing Dalmia Bharat to modify or withdraw its plans at any stage. Dalmia Bharat bid around US$60m to buy Murli Industries’ 3Mt/yr cement plant in Maharashtra in late 2017.

India: Penna Cement has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for a US$220m initial public offering (IPO). The company intends to use the funds to pay off debts and for general corporate purposes, according to the Hindu newspaper. The cement producer operates four integrated plants and two grinding plants in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra that share a total production capacity of 10Mt/yr.

India: JSW Cement has completed a 1.2Mt/yr upgrade to its Dolvi plant in Maharashtra. The unit now has a cement production capacity of 2.2Mt/yr, according to the Hindu newspaper. The plant produces Portland Slag Cement (PSC) and Concreel HD, a high early strength cement product. The company is aiming to increase its production capacity to 20Mt/yr with a number of on-going expansion projects.

India: Kalburgi Cement has commissioned a 1.2Mt/yr bulk terminal at Khapoli near Mumbai. The unit had an investment of US$10m, according to the Hindu newspaper. The subsidiary of France’s Vicat plans to transport cement by train from its 2.25Mt/yr Gulbarga plant to the new terminal to supply the market in Mumbai. In 2010 Vicat purchased a majority stake in Bharati Cement, which has a production capacity of 5.5Mt/yr. It sells cement under Bharati brand name.

India: The board of Birla Corporation has confirmed plans to build a new 3.9Mt/yr cement plant at Mukutban in Maharashtra. The unit will also include a 40MW captive power plant and a 10.6MW waste heat recovery system. The project has an investment of US$356m and it is intended to be completed by early 2022.

The cement producer says it has acquired land, mineral concessions and environmental clearance for the plant. It added that the proposed site has good railway and road links. The project is also eligible for an ‘attractive fiscal incentive’ from the state government of Maharashtra.

Birla Corporation operates a grinding plant at Butibori in Maharashtra through its Reliance Cement subsidiary.

India: Bharathi Cement plans to build new plants in Vizag and Mumbai. The new units are intended to meet market demand in the east and west of the country respectively, according to the Economic Times newspaper. The company hopes to raise its national market share to 5% from 4% at present with the new plants and from new products.

India: UltraTech Cement has agreed an acquisition schedule to buy the cement assets of Century Textiles & Industries. The cement production subsidiary of BK Birla Group comprises three integrated plants in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra respectively with a combined production capacity of 11.4Mt/yr and a 1Mt/yr grinding plant in West Bengal.

The takeover has been arranged via a demerger process whereby Century Textiles’ shareholders will be given shares in UltraTech Cement. The deal is subject to approval from shareholders, creditors, competition bodies and others. It is expected to be completed by early 2019.

India: The Fly Ash Council of Maharashtra has asked state power generation company Mahagenco to plan how to give fly ash for free to industrial users. The initiative follows the decision by the state government to adopt its Fly Ash Utilisation Policy, according to the Indian Express newspaper. An official said that the power company would give away fly ash for free within 100km of the plant if it is affordable. The measure was introduced to encourage cement manufacturers and construction companies to use more fly ash by offsetting the transportation cost. At present smaller companies receive the fly ash for no charge.

In 2015 - 2016, Maharashtra used 69% of the fly ash generated in thermal power plants in the state. With an installed capacity of 20,976MW, the state generated 18.6Mt of fly ash during this period, of which 13Mt was used, mostly to make bricks and to build roads. With the new policy the government is targeting a 100% utilisation rate.