ACC to pump Rs 3000 cr by 2015 to ramp up capacity in East

Cement maker ACC, a part of Holcim Group, today said it is investing Rs 3,000 crore in revamping its existing plant in the eastern region and adding capacity by mid-2015.
"ACC is expanding its capacity in the eastern region. We are investing some Rs 3000 crore in modernising the Jamul plant in Chattisgarh and adding 1.5 million tonne grinding unit in Jharkhand," ACC director (sales) C Kurian said here.
"We will decommission the existing plant of Jamul and install the world's best technology based four million tonne cement plant here. Another 1.5 million tonne grinding unit had also been finalised at Sindri, Jharkhand," he said.

Both the plants would be commissioned by the second quarter of 2015, Kurian added.
ACC has six plants in eastern region with six million tonne capacity and by 2016 the capacity would be hiked to 10 million tonne.
ACC has a market share of 12 per cent with sales of 5.6 million tonne in this region.
Meanwhile, Kurian said the clean bag project initiated by the company was receiving good feedback from the customers and dealers.
He said this project has multiple impact like saving 200-300 gm of cement loss per bag in transit and was also environment friendly.