Ramco Cements is set to complete its ongoing expansion projects by the end of 2020. The company intends to take its capacity up from 12.5 million tpa 20 million tpa.
Ramco Cements is functioning at about 90 percent capacity utilisation and are in the process of commissioning several projects which will take the total capacity up from 12.5 million tonne to 20 million tonne. This includes a 3.15 million tonne greenfield cement pant in Kalavatla in Kurnool district with an investment of Rs 1,500 crore. This plant will be commissioned by the end of 2020 and take the installed capacity to 10 million tpa in Andhra Pradesh.
The company is investing Rs 2,500 crore in grinding capacity in Arunachal Pradesh and the total capex including other projects would be around Rs 3,430 crore. The expansion projects include that at the Kurnool plant, a grinding unit in Visakhapatnam, greenfield plant in Odisha, commissioning and expansion plant in West Bengal.