At a Glance

 

 

1.       Analytical Review

a)       Cement Production and Despatches  

During March 08, Cement Production was 16.39 Mn.T, registering a growth of 9.34% as compared to 14.99  Mn.T in March 07.

Cement Despatches were 16.42 Mn.T in March 08, showing a growth of  8.53% as compared to 15.13  Mn.T in March 07.

b)       Cement/Clinker Export

During  March 08, Cement Export was   0.32  Mn.T. - a  decline of   28.89 %  from   0.45   Mn.T  in   March 07,  whereas  Clinker  Export showed a growth of  10.53% ( from  0.19 Mn. T in  March  07 to 0.21  in  March 08).

c)    Capacity Expansion

During the year 2007-2008 , Grasim Industries, UltraTech Cement Ltd, India Cements, Jaypee Group, Kesoram Indus., Century Textiles, Shree Cement, Orient Paper  & Industries Ltd. and Ambuja Cements Ltd. have increased their installed capacities.

 With these increases, the Industry’s capacity at the end of the year 2007-2008 reached 188.97 Mn. T which was 166.73 Mn. T at the end of the year 2006-2007.

 

2          Capacity at the beginning of the year 2007-2008 was 166.73 Mn.T.

 

Capacity Additions
2007-2008

(Mn. T.)

Name of the Plant

State

Month of
Commissioning

Capacity
Existing
Capacity
Added /
Derated

Total

 

(a) New

 

 

 

 

 

Cement Manu. Co. Ltd

MEG

Apr 07

-

0.59

0.59

Megha T & E (P)Ltd (G)

MEG

May 07

-

0.46

0.46

Ambuja Cmt – Farakka (G)

W.B.

May 07

-

1.00

1.00

Ambuja Cmt – Roorkee (G)

UTK

Sep 07

-

1.00

1.00

Ambuja Cmt-Magdalla (B)

GUJ

Jan 08

-

1.00

1.00

Jaypee – Panipat (G)

HYN

Mar 08

-

1.00

1.00

Grasim – Panipat (G)

HYN

Mar 08

-

1.30

1.30

Grasim – Dadri (G)

U.P

Mar 08

-

1.30

1.30

Total – (a)

 

 

 

7.65

 

(b) Expansion

 

 

 

 

 

Lafarge – Sonadih

CTG

Apr07

0.40

0.15

0.55

My Home Indus. Ltd

A.P.

Apr 07

1.56

1.20

2.76

Vasvadatta Cements

KAR

Apr 07

2.00

1.65

3.65

Shree Cement

RAJ

Jun 07

4.50

1.50

6.00

Chilamkur

A.P.

Dec 07

1.30

0.15

1.45

Shree Cement

RAJ

Jan 08

6.00

3.10

9.10

Century Cement

CTG

Jan 08

1.80

0.30

2.10

Sankarnagar

T.N.

Jan 08

1.55

0.25

1.80

Maihar Cement

M.P.

Jan 08

3.00

0.80

3.80

Dalavoi

T.N.

Feb 08

1.30

0.55

1.85

Grasim – Bhatinda (G)

PUB

Mar 08

1.20

0.55

1.75

Aditya Cement

RAJ

Mar 08

1.75

0.05

1.80

UltraTech – JCW

ORISSA

Mar 08

0.80

0.20

1.00

UltraTech – WBCW (G)

W.B

Mar 08

1.00

0.20

1.20

UltraTech – HCW