Tamil Nadu CM launches a new cement brand ‘Valimai’

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has launched TamilNadu Cements Corporation's new cement brand--Valimai, which indicated strength and said it would manage the surge in cement costs and help in the development of the construction sector.

On behalf of the Industries Department at the Secretariat, Stalin rolled out TANCEM's new, high-quality product, 'Valimai' cement.

Fast setting, greater compression strength and high-resistant quality were among the characteristics of the Valimai brand. Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC) and Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) grades are the two Valimai varieties proposed in the market, Industries Minister Thangam Thenarasu told the media, adding that the government sector would utilise it. The Tamil word 'Valimai' indicates strength.

The value of the Valimai cement varieties would be in the range of Rs 350 to Rs 365 per bag in addition to around Rs 30-35 transportation expenses, the Minister told the media. About 30,000 tons of Valimai cement varieties would be manufactured in a month. The cement production process is high-tech and adhered to high measures of quality and it is on a par with any other brand.

The product is, however, economically valued for the welfare of Tamil Nadu and everyone, be it the poor or the middle-class people. Cement prices per bag in the open market fluctuates according to the grade, the brand, and quantity in a pack. The state public sector unit, TN Cements Corporation Limited's yearly production capacity is 17 lakh tons, and it was installed in 1970 by late Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.

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