JK Lakshmi Cement to set up grinding unit

JK Lakshmi Cement will set up a 5.5 lakh tonne location grinding unit either in Haryana or Uttar Pradesh at an investment of Rs 80 crore. The move is part of the company’s strategy to raise the clinker capacity of its 4.7 mn tonne Sirohi plant in Rajasthan. The location grinding unit will grind 0.5 mn tonne per annum more cement in the next 12-16 months. The order for equipment for the plant has been placed and the unit is expected to be complete within next 16 months. The cement company’s 2.8 mtpa greenfield project at Durg in Chhattisgarh will be operational by October 2012 and currently the land acquisition process was on. Contact: JK Lakshmi Cement. Website: www.jklakshmi.com