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were commissioned in 2009, each with a capacity of
0.50 MTPA. Later in 2012, the Salem unit’s capacity
was increased to 1.6 MTPA. At present, the Chengalpet
Grinding Unit and Salem Grinding Unit have a capacity
of 0.50 MTPA and 1.60 MTPA, respectively.
Alathiyur Plant
The Company’s third grinding unit is located at Kolaghat
in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal. It was
commissioned in January 2010 with a capacity of 0.95
MTPA. After that, the Company has set up its fourth
grinding unit off the NH 5, which is located in between
Yellamanchilli and Anakapally, near Visakhapatnam.
Commissioned in March 2015, the Visakhapatnam
Grinding Unit has a capacity of 0.95 MTPA. It is in the
close proximity of the Vizag Steel Plant, Vizag Port,
Gangavaram Port and NTPC Simhadri Super Thermal
Power Plant.
In March 2018 the company acquired a cement grinding
unit from its Group company viz., Ramco Industries
Limited which has now became, its fifth grinding unit
and second in West Bengal. Located at Kharagpur, this
grinding unit was commissioned in 2006. Currently it
has a cement capacity of 0.20 MTPA.
Wind energy
The Company entered into wind energy sector by
installing its first windmill in the year 1993. Initially
the company set up 4 MW capacity (16 x 250 kW)
wind farm at Muppandal in Tamil Nadu. Encouraged by
the success, the company gradually increased its total
wind power capacity to 153.19 MW in Tamil Nadu by
locating the windmills at Muppandal, Oothumalai and
Poolavadi.
The company has also set up a 6 MW wind farm in
Karnataka during the period 2004- 2006, to meet the
energy needs of its Mathodu Cement Plant. With this,
the company’s total wind electric generators (WEGs)
are increased to 229 and the wind power capacity to
159.19 MW.
In the year 2017-18, the company’s subsidiary – Ramco
Windfarms Limited has generated 436 lakh units of
power as compare to 451 lakh units of power in the
previous year. The revenue and profit of the subsidiary
company was `17.45 crore and `4.54 crore compare
to `17.81 crore and `4.35 crore respectively of the
previous year.
Solar power
The Company is gradually entering into solar power
too. At present, the company has 7 KW solar power at
its Alathiyur Plant in Tamilnadu and 160 W at Mathodu
plant in Karnataka.
Ramco R&D centre
The Company is one of the few cement companies,
which have their own R&D Unit, known as Ramco
Research Development Centre (RRDC). Located in
Chennai, RRDC conducts tests in cement and concrete.
The RRDC is responsible for finding the suitability of
waste/reject material used in the cement industry and
contributing substantially for sustainable development.
Apart from routine tests, RRDC is involved in finding
solutions to concrete challenges faced by various
customers and projects.
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