ACE January 2020

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Ramco Cements – Reaching New Heights
The Ramco Cements Limited is set to surpass
20 MTPA cement capacity in 2020
The Ramco Cements Limited (‘the Company’) which
currently has a cement capacity of 16.69 MTPA is in
the process of adding new cement capacity of 6.15
MTPA which will increase its aggregate cement capacity
to 22.84 MTPA by the year 2020. Further its brand
Ramco enjoys the status of being the largest brand in
the Southern Region besides being increasingly popular
in the eastern markets. The company has railway siding
facilities in all its plants, captive thermal power capacity
of 175 MW and wind power capacity of 165.79 MW.
Cement plants
At present, the company has ten cement plants in
operation, comprising five integrated cement plants and
five grinding units, with an aggregate clinker capacity
of 10.11 MTPA and cement capacity of 16.69 MTPA.
Its cement plants are located mainly in four States,
namely: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and
West Bengal.
In addition, the company’s four integrated cement
plants are well equipped with railway siding facilities
and coal based captive thermal power plants with an
aggregate capacity of 175 MW. It also has 165.79 MW
wind power capacity including its wind farm owned by
its subsidiary company, Ramco Windfarms Limited.
Captive power plants
To ensure uninterrupted power supply at an economical
price, the Company has installed captive power plants
(CPPs) at its four integrated cement plants which have
a total power generation capacity of 175 MW.
The company installed its first CPP at Alathiyur Cement
Plant with a capacity of 36 MW (2x18 MW) in 2005. Later
in 2017, a new capacity of 6 MW was added increasing
the total CPP capacity of Alathiyur Plant to 42 MW.
In the year of 2007-08, the company had installed
its second CPP with a capacity of 36 MW at its
Jayanthipuram Cement Plant. Further, in December
20017, a new capacity of 6 MW was added which has
increased its CPP capacity to 42 MW.
At Ariyalur Cement Plant, the company had set up two
CPPs with a combined capacity of 60 MW. The first CPP
with a capacity of 40 MW was commissioned in 2010-
11 while the second in 2012-13 with 20 MW. Further in
2015-16, a new 6 MW capacity was added, and with this,
Ariyalur’s total CPP capacity has increased to 66 MW.
In 2012-13, the company had set up a 25 MW CPP at
Ramasamy Raja Nagar Cement Plant.
Grinding units
To economise the transportation costs and to service
the markets better, the Company opted for grinding
units near fly ash availability areas or closer to major
cement consumption areas. The company has set up five
grinding units with an aggregate capacity of 4.20 MTPA.
Of the five grinding units, two are located in
Tamilnadu, one near Chengalpet in Uthiramerur taluk
in Kancheepuram district and other at Singipuram
village, Valapadi taluk, Salem district. Both these units
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