Ultratech Cement, Aditya Birla Group company, is planning to set up a greenfield cement plant at Karur in Dindigul district of Western Tamil Nadu.
The company will establish a 5.5 million tpa cement plant with 4.5 million tonne clinker production, 75 MW captive power plant with additional power from diesel generating sets of about 18 MW, and a waste heat recovery facility with 15 MW capacity. The unit will have two production lines of 2.25 million tonne each. The total project area is 263 ha with a plant area of 86 ha. For the purpose, Ultratech Cement will invest Rs 2,500 crore.
The public hearing for the project was conducted in May 2013, as part of the environment impact assessment and management plan. The preliminary work on the environment clearance is on.