Ramco Cements to expand clinker capacity to 4.60 MTPA with WHRS

Ramco Cements is planning to expand its clinker capacity from 3.10 MTPA to 4.60 MTPA along with Waste Heat Recovery System (WHRS) of 27 MW at its Jayanthipuram plant in Krishna District at a cost of Rs 740 crore. This project is expected to be commissioned in March 2020.

The company is also expanding its grinding capacity at Vizag by another 1 MTPA with the investment of Rs 250 crore for increasing the capacity from 0.9 MTPA to 2 MTPA. It is expected to be commissioned in March 2020. With the above investments, the capacity in the State of Andhra Pradesh would become close to 10 MTPA making the company the largest Cement Manufacturer in Andhra Pradesh.

Ramco Cements is the flagship company of the Ramco Group, a well-known business group of South India. The main product of the company is Portland cement, manufactured in eight state-of-the art production facilities that includes Integrated Cement plants and Grinding units.