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JSW Cement has commissioned an integrated greenfield plant in Nagaur, Rajasthan, marking the company’s first such facility in North India.

Heidelberg Materials plans to significantly expand its cement capacity in India through HeidelbergCement India Ltd. (HCIL). The projects will add to HCIL’s existing capacity of 12.3 Mta in the country.

PPC Zimbabwe has signed a memorandum of cooperation with an international engineering company, providing for the modernization of existing facilities, improvements in their operational efficiency and capacity, and the exploration of opportunities for further production expansion.

Hunnewell Cement has announced the launch of a large-scale project to increase the capacity of its cement plant in Kaspi to 2.0 million tons per year. The expansion is aimed at fully reducing the country’s dependence on imported cement and strengthening domestic production capacity.

India’s Adani Group is expanding its cement business in central India after launching construction of a new cement grinding unit in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, with a total capacity of 4Mta. The project will become the group’s largest investment in the state to date, with total spending exceeding USD 111m.

UltraTech has installed a high-pressure grinding roll (HPGR) for pre-grinding of Portland composite cement with high slag content at its Hirma cement plant in India. The equipment is fitted with High Chrome Bandage (HCB) rollers, which, according to the company, maintain performance at near-new levels after 3,500 operating hours and provide improved material grip.

Vietnam’s Hoang Long Group (HLG) has commissioned a new clinker production line with a capacity of 7,200 tonnes per day at the Hoang Long Hoa Binh cement plant.