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Nuvoco Vistas will invest Rs 200 crore to add 4 MMTPA grinding capacity in Eastern India by FY27 through a new mill and debottlenecking projects across multiple plants
Nuvoco Vistas Corp, the Nirma group's cement business, on Monday announced a Rs 200 crore investment to expand its grinding capacity by 4 MMTPA. The company, which is expanding its presence in Eastern India, will invest in a new cement grinding capacity through a new mill at the Arasmeta Cement Plant in Chhattisgarh, according to a statement from Nuvoco Vistas Corp. This will be complemented by a series of debottlenecking projects at Jojobera, Panagarh, and Odisha Cement Plants, it added. "Including a new mill, the company plans to add 4 MMTPA of grinding capacity through equipment upgrades, process improvements, and internal debottlenecking initiatives by the end of FY'27," it said. Following this, Nuvoco's cement capacity in the East will rise by over 20 per cent within the next one and a half years, increasing from 19 MMTPA (million tonnes per annum), it said. Commenting on the development, the company's Managing Director Jayakumar Krishnaswamy said: "With cement demand in Indi
Appellate tribunal NCLAT has dismissed the plea against the acquisition of Vadraj Cement by Nirma group cement business Nuvoco Vistas Corporation during an insolvency resolution process. The Delhi-based principal bench of NCLAT has upheld the previous order passed by the Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), which on April 1, 2025, approved Nuvoco Vistas's plan for Vadraj Cement that includes an upfront payment of Rs 1,800 crore. A two-member NCLAT bench comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member (Technical) Barun Mitra rejected an appeal filed by an employee and authorised representative of employees of Vadraj Cement against the approval of Nuvoco Vistas's bid over their payout regarding their gratuity dues. Gujarat-based Vadraj Cement, formerly owned by ABG Shipyard, which has a 3.5 MTPA (million tonnes per annum) clinker unit in Kutch and a 6 MMTPA grinding unit in Surat, along with a captive jetty in Kutch, has a total debt of over Rs 8,000 crore