Vicat Group, a cement manufacturer, has announced first line of commercial dispatch of 2.75 million tonnes per annum from its green-field cement plant in Chatrasala Village, Gulbarga district of Karnataka. The plant will have a total capacity of 8.25 million tonnes and out of which the first line dispatch started on Wednesday.
The cement from this plant will be marketed under the brand name of Bharathi Cement and used for domestic consumption, the focus markets being North Andhra Pradesh, North Karnataka and Maharashtra. The plant is in close proximity of cities like Hyderabad, Pune and Mumbai.
The Gulbarga plant has been built as a joint venture between Vicat Group France and Sagar Cements. Vicat Group already has a joint venture (Bharathi Cement), in Kadapa district (Andhra Pradesh) with 5 million tonnes capacity, which has been in operation since 2009.
The Gulbarga plant has all facilities to supply cement in packing capability and bulk cement loading facility.
With this, Vicat Group’s cement capacity in the country has gone up to 7.75 million tonnes per annum.
