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India: Kerala has converted approximately 48,000t of non-recyclable waste into refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for use in cement plants, from the period of January - December 2023. The Department of Local Self-Government reported that 29,826t originated from the government sector and 18,205t from the private sector. The material was collected from households and shops, separated at collection facilities and sent to cement plants for co-processing. The local authorities managed the collection and separation of dry waste.

The state has ‘significantly’ invested in infrastructure for dry waste storage, with 167 resource recovery facilities, 1981 collection facilities, 20,904 mini collection facilities, and 57 storage warehouses over 45,522m². The Haritha Mithram mobile app has led to an increase in door-to-door waste collection and the volume of dry waste processed. The state has added 41 more warehouses so far in 2024 to manage the increased waste collection.

India: Ambuja Cements will acquire the grinding unit of My Home Group in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, for US$49.6m. The unit has a capacity of 1.5Mt/yr. The acquisition is spread across a 24.6-hectare site near Tuticorin Port and comes with a long-term fly ash agreement.

The CEO of Cement Business at Adani Group, Ajay Kapur said "In addition to the infrastructure and geographical advantages, Ambuja Cements will also inherit the existing dealer network and retain current employees, facilitating a smooth transition and enabling the rapid ramp-up of utilisation."

The total cement capacity of Adani Group now stands at 78.9Mt/yr.

India: Jahangirabad police have raided a cement warehouse, seizing 437 bags of counterfeit cement. The owner has been arrested under the Copyright Act of the Indian Penal Code.

The raid followed a complaint from Delhi resident Raunak Joshi, head of a company identifying fake and adulterated products. Joshi reported unauthorised sales of cement under the UltraTech brand in Jinsi Square, Jahangirabad. The police's operation at Mohammad Siddiqui's shop and warehouse uncovered the counterfeit cement, some falsely labelled as UltraTech and others with different brand labels.

India: JK Cement has entered the East Indian market with the official launch of its grey cement business in Bihar. The company's initial phase targets nine districts in Southern Bihar, introducing its flagship JK Super Cement.

Deputy managing director and CEO Madhavkrishna Singhania said “Our initial focus will be on covering nine districts of Southern Bihar. With the upcoming Prayagraj plant coming online, we plan to swiftly expand our reach to encompass other districts in the near future. Additionally, we are actively exploring the possibility of setting up a plant in Bihar by 2025, further solidifying our commitment to the region."

India: Ramco Cements has doubled the production capacity at its Jajpur plant in Odisha to 1.8Mt/yr. The company commissioned its Line II on Monday 1 April 2024 and started commercial production, adding 900,000t/yr to the plant's capacity. Additionally, an 18MW thermal power plant in Kolimigundla will be commissioned soon.

India: Adani Group subsidiaries ACC and Ambuja Cement have both appointed Manish Mistry as company secretary. He succeeds Hitesh L Marthak in both posts, who is taking another job in the group.

Mistry has over 18 years of experience in corporate laws compliance, secretarial and legal roles. Before joining Adani Group in 2022, he worked for Bell Ceramics, Alembic Group, Cadila Group and GACL. He is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India in New Delhi, a graduate in commerce and law from the M S University of Vadodara and is a qualified Cost & Management Accountant (CMA).

India: UltraTech Cement has allocated US$3.8bn for capacity expansion over the next three years, including the acquisition of Kesoram Cement. The company aims to increase grey cement production to 198Mt/yr. Recently, it commissioned two new greenfield capacities totalling 5Mt/yr in Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu, raising its total capacity to 152Mt/yr. This exceeds more than 150% of the capacity of the US and 80% of Europe's capacity.

In the last year, UltraTech Cement increased its capacity by 19Mt/yr, with an additional 36Mt/yr being added at 16 locations.

India: Shree Cement has inaugurated its Guntur cement plant in Andhra Pradesh in southern India. The producer says that the move raises its cement capacity by 5.6% to 56.4Mt/yr, with six integrated cement plants. It already operates one other plant in South India, the 2.4Mt/yr Kodla cement plant in Karnataka. Press Trust of India News has reported that the Guntur cement plant cost US$300m and will employ 700 people. It will serve the ‘growing markets’ of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The plant will co-process up to 30% alternative fuel, consisting of municipal solid waste and biomass, as cement fuel.

Managing director Neeraj Akhoury said "We're committed to growing responsibly. The Guntur plant reflects this by using advanced technology for manufacturing and controlling emissions, making high quality cement with the efficient use of energy.”

India: Roofsol Energy has won a contract to supply solar power plants with a total capacity of 10.5MW for Shree Cement in Jharkhand and Uttarakhand, Saur Energy News has reported.

Roofsol Energy said “Shree Cement owns and operates cement grinding units in nine locations across India and owns production facilities in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Karnataka and has operations in India and UAE. The company carries out power generation through waste heat recovery plants and now it is adopting solar plants as well.”

India: Udaipur Cement has commissioned a new grinding unit at its Udaipur cement plant in Rajasthan. The unit more than doubles the plant’s grinding capacity from 2.2Mt/yr to 4.7Mt/yr. Capital Market News has reported that the Udaipur plant now has an integrated capacity of 3Mt/yr, following the establishment of a second 1.5Mt/yr clinker line there in October 2023.

The company said "Udaipur Cement has been a pioneer in the promotion of various green initiatives. The company is the only one in the entire Indian cement industry with a 1MW floating solar power plant at its mines. During the fourth quarter of the 2024 financial year, the company also doubled its Udaipur cement plant’s waste heat recovery capacity from 6MW to 12MW. This has enabled Udaipur Cement to achieve a green energy share of more than 50% in total electrical energy consumption."