A new grinding unit of Ambuja Cements Ltd (ACL) came into operation in the industrial town of Nalagarh in Himachal Pradesh.
“The plant has a manufacturing capacity of 1.5 million units per annum. The construction of the plant started in January last year and involved an investment of Rs 300 crore,” said Chairman Emeritus of Ambuja Cements Suresh Neotia.
The plant was inaugurated by Chief Minister P K Dhumal. This is Ambuja’s third cement unit in the hill state and the 12th in the country. The grinding unit is located near Nalagarh in the Himalayan foothills close to the Punjab border. The unit will use the clinker produced at ACL’s Rauri unit some 95 km from the plant. It will use a fully automated production process with the help of German technology. The Nalagarh unit allows easy access to all important markets of the state and the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana. The cement will be made available in specially designed 50 kg bags that are tamper-proof and seepage proof.
