According to local reports, India’s Reliance Infrastructure Ltd has announced that Reliance Cement Co. Pvt. Ltd will start commissioning of a 5 million tpa cement plant this month. The facility, which is located in Madhya Pradesh, is being commissioned five months ahead of schedule. The new site will help the cement producer to increase its presence in central, northern and eastern Indian markets.
Earlier this year, the company expanded its commercial market reach by launching Reliance Cement products into the Amravati market in Maharashtra. This cement is manufactured in the firm’s 0.5 million tpa Butibori plant.
A tender for 10 lakh tonnes of cement for a social housing project has created confusion over corporate social responsibility obligations and The Companies Act in India.
Paul Maxwell-Cook summarises some of the latest developments in this volatile part of the world in this abridged article from the October 2013 issue of World Cement.