JK Cement Commissions 3 MnTPA Unit in Bihar; Total Capacity Reaches 31.26 MnTPA

JK Cement Limited has commissioned a 3.00 million tonnes per annum (MnTPA) Cement Grinding Unit at JK Cement Works in Buxar, Bihar, the company said in a press release to the exchanges.

Following this commissioning, the company's overall grey cement production capacity stands at 31.26 MnTPA, a figure that includes the capacity of its subsidiary company. The current commissioning forms part of its overall 6 MnTPA growth and expansion plan, which the Board of Directors approved at a meeting held in 2024, the company said in its press release 

The approved plan comprises the greenfield cement grinding capacity of 3 MnTPA in Bihar; which the company commissioned today; and a brownfield expansion. The brownfield component involves an increase in clinker capacity by 3.3 MnTPA, featuring a design capacity of 10,000 tonnes per day (TPD) and a potential capacity of 12,000 TPD, the company said

The brownfield strategy also includes enhancing cement grinding capacity by 3 MnTPA distributed across Panna, Hamirpur, and Prayagraj, with an allocation of 1 MnTPA to each location, the company added.