Ambuja Cement to invest Rs 1,391 cr in Rajasthan

Ambuja Cement, part of the Swiss cement giant LafargeHolcim, will invest Rs 1,391 crore to set up a greenfield clinkerisation plant in Rajasthan.
The board of the company in its meeting held today has approved the proposal to set up 3.1 million tonnes clinkerisation plant at Marwar Mundawa in Rajasthan.
The first phase of the plant would be commissioned in next two years.
"The board of directors have approved an initial investment of Rs 1,391 crore towards the first phase of 1.7 million tonnes capacity which is expected to be commissioned in the second half of 2020," said Ambuja Cement in a statement.

At present, Ambuja Cement has a cement capacity of 29.65 million tonnes with five integrated cement manufacturing plants and eight cement grinding units across the country.