Dalmia Bharat plans to put up a new unit in Rajasthan for northern entry

Firm secures mining rights, to set up plant with 4 mtpa capacity

After its failiure to acquire insolvent Binani Cement, Dalmia Bharat might decide to put up a new unit in Rajasthan to enable its entry into the north Indian market.

The company has, say sources, secured mining rights near Chittorgarh and is thinking of erecting a plant with capacity of four million tonnes per annuam (mtpa), in two phases.

“The nitty-gritty is being worked out. If we aren’t able to foray into North India via acquisition, we’ll do it via a greenfield (new) project,” a source in Dalmia Bharat told Business Standard. The idea is for a two mtpa unit, the