Dec 14, 2009

ACC inaugurates new cement plant in Thondebhavi, Karnataka

ACC has announced that the company`s newest cement plant in Thondebhavi, Karnataka, was inaugurated today (14 December 2009) by M Veerappa Molly, Hon`ble Union Minister for Law and Justice, in the august presence of Mumtaz All, Minister for Haj / Wakf and Minority Affairs, Karnataka and other distinguished guests.



ACC Thondebhavi Cement Works was set up as a greenfield project in the picturesque Thondebhavi village, in Gauribidanur Tehsil of Chikballapur District, Karnataka, Installed at a cost of about Rs 350 crore, this cement grinding plant has a capacity of 1.60 million tonnes per annum and will produce fly-ash based portland pozzolana cement. The plant will have its own railway siding. Clinker is received by rail from ACC`s modern cement plants at Wadi in Gulbarga district.

The Thondebhavi Cement plant is designed as a latest generation cement grinding plant that is fully automated and can be operated by a single button making it the first one of its kind in India. The grinding system at this plant comprises state-of-the-art Vertical Roller Mill (VRM) technology.

ACC has invested considerable resources to ensure that the plant maintains the highest possible standards in environment management and is wholly environment-friendly. It is equipped with sophisticated air pollution control systems to stop dust and fugitive emissions. More than half of the land area of the plant campus is dedicated to cultivating of a verdant Green belt. The entire plant will stand in a greenery filled campus surrounded by carefully tended horticulture and landscaped gardens.




Source :www.biginfotech.in

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