Kanodia Cement, one of the leading cement manufacturing companies in the country, has set up a cement grinding unit in Amethi District in Uttar Pradesh. At present, Kanodia Cement has installed a capacity of 2.80 million tonne per annum (mtpa) with four cement grinding units spread over Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The company has established its four units with a 100 per cent automatic grinding technique. Kanodia Cement has completed expanding its cement grinding unit by 1.5 mtpa at Amethi, and the production has begun this month.Commenting on the development, Vishal Kanodia, Managing Director, Kanodia Cement, has said that “Kanodia Cement is looking at more than 50 per cent growth over existing capacity and this expansion will help the company maintain its share and competitiveness in the Central and Eastern Uttar Pradesh markets in India. The Amethi expansion is part of the company’s strategy to increase its total cement capacity to 4.30 mtpa and spread across 44 acres of area. We are optimistic about the growth in demand for cement in India. The set-up of our Amethi unit along with more investments in the coming years will help us unlock fresh opportunities by debottlenecking existing capacities and creating new ones across the country. We expect our new cement manufacturing unit to provide employment to around 1,000 people directly and indirectly.” Uttar Pradesh is reportedly a cement deficit state and its cement demand is fulfilled by Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttrakhand and the Eastern States. Keeping this in mind, Kanodia Group is setting up more cement grinding units in Uttar Pradesh. This will align with CM Yogi Aditya Nath’s dream of industrialization of Uttar Pradesh along with the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The new unit will have state-of-art technology with a Vertical Roller Pre-grinding Mill (VRPM) and ball mill for cement grinding and will produce all types of cement. The plant consists of two 12-spout rotary-packer and six floor-mounted truck loading machines that have been supplied by FL Smith. Kanodia is progressing on its sustainable development plan with a sharper focus on climate and clean energy, building a circular economy, conserving resources and nature, and driving meaningful change in the lives of communities. With the Government’s thrust on infrastructure and affordable housing, the company believes that the cement sector has attractive growth potential and the Company has a robust road map to becoming one of the best in the industry – through four strategic priorities – competitive growth, innovation, clean energy and digital sustainability. According to a report by IBEF, India is the world’s second-largest cement producer and its overall cement production capacity was nearly 545 million tonne in FY20. Cement production accounted to 294.4 million tonne in FY21 and is expected to reach 381 million tonne in FY22. The key markets in Central India are Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh with a capacity of 63.31 mtpa. The demand for the cement industry is expected to achieve 550-600 million tonne per annum constantly by 2025 because of the expanding requests of different divisions such as housing, commercial construction, and industrial construction.