New Delhi: Jindal Group Tuesday announced the commissioning of a cement grinding unit of 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MnTPA) in Odisha.
In a statement, the group said, “Its arm Jindal Panther Cement (JPC) has commissioned the first cement grinding unit with a capacity of 1.5 MTPA, reinforcing commitment to low-carbon cement production. The facility will utilise about 1 MnTPA of blast furnace slag.”
Slag is a by-product produced from steel manufacturing through blast furnace route.
JPC plans to scale up its production capacity at both Angul and Raigarh to 7 MnTPA from 1 MnTPA at present, infusing an investment of Rs 2,160 crore, it said.
The grinding unit is designed with low-carbon technologies and uses slag to produce cement. The facility will source slag from Jindal Steel and Power Ltd’s (JSPL) steel plant located nearby in Angul.
JPC CEO Rohit Vohra said, “The commissioning of our Angul grinding unit marks a significant step in our journey towards a sustainable future. We eye to cater to the growing central and eastern India with our green cement commitments.”
PTI
