The country's largest cement maker ACC today started production at its 1.2 million tonnes plant in Karnataka with an investment of Rs 370 crore.
With the inauguration of the new plant, the company now has 16 cement plants with an installed annual production capacity of 26 million tonnes, a company spokesperson said.
The plant, which is fourth in Karnataka, is located at Kudithini village near Bellary.
"This new greenfield fully automated cement grinding plant has an annual capacity to produce 1.2 million tonnes of cement of superior quality. The project involved an outlay of about Rs 370 crore," ACC said in a statement here.
Clinker to feed the Kudithini facility would be supplied by ACC's Wadi plant at Gulbarga district and despatched by rail and road, the statement said.
"The plant will produce Portland Slag Cement (PSC) using slag from the Bellary region. It will be made available in specially designed 50 kg bags that are tamper proof and seepage-proof," the release said.
PSC has superior binding properties and the concrete made using the variety is more durable and long-lasting.
