Jindal Group expanding cement grinding unit
Jindal Group on Tuesday announced commissioning of a cement grinding unit of 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MnTPA) in Odisha, as part of its Rs2,200 crore expansion plan
Jindal Panther Cement
New Delhi: Jindal Group on Tuesday announced commissioning of a cement grinding unit of 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MnTPA) in Odisha, as part of its Rs2,200 crore expansion plan. In a statement, the group said, “Its arm Jindal Panther Cement (JPC) has commissioned the first cement grinding unit with a capacity of 1.5 MTPA, reinforcing commitment to low-carbon cement production. The facility will utilise about 1 MnTPA of blast furnace slag.” Slag is a by-product produced from steel manufacturing through blast furnace route. JPC plans to scale up its production capacity at both Angul and Raigarh to 7 MnTPA from from 1 MnTPA at present, infusing an investment of Rs2,160 rore, it said.
