Ambuja Cements has unveiled its first fully automatic one million tonne capacity terminal in Mangalore. The company’s Bulk Cement Terminals (BCTs) has now covered all States along the west coast with the launch of the new facility.
The new terminal at Mangalore will give the company an opportunity to receive imported cement and also help in reducing the negative effect of seasonality of the Gujarat plant. In addition, the terminal will also reduce the logistic cost by having common vessel for Mangalore and Cochin BCT.
Ambuja Cements was set up in 1986. In the last decade the company has grown tenfold. The total cement capacity of the company is 18.5 million tones. Its plants are some of the most efficient in the world. With environment protection measures that are on par with the finest in the developed world.
