JK lakshmi Cement, one of India’s largest cement majors has started production at its newly commissioned cement plant at Durg in Chhattisgarh. Spread over 1200 acres, the facility has been set up at a cost of over Rs1700 crores and will reach its peak capacity of nearly 3 MTPA, a company Press release issued here on Wednesday stated.
This plant has been set up with the latest state-of-the-art technology, incorporating internationally acclaimed best environment-friendly practices. JK lakshmi Cement is part of the $4 bn JK Organization which has been in the manufacturing sector for over 100 years in various sectors. Major interest of the group is in the field of production of tyre, paper, cement, automotive transmission system, agri-genetics, dairy products, etc. The group has been committed to ‘Make in India’ campaign by manufacturing products of impeccable quality to substitute imported goods.
Dr Shailendra Chouksey, whole-time director, of JK lakshmi Cement expressed his gratitude to the tenacity and determination of the Durg team through the construction phase of this plant. He expressed confidence that the practices the company has adopted in other parts of the country, will be implemented here too and would offer unique experience to the ever growing aspiration of the cement users. These practices have enabled JK lakshmi Cement become the most favourite cement company amongst distributors, dealers and consumers.
The commencement of the Durg plant is in line with the concept of inclusive growth and Prime Minister’s ‘Make in India’ campaign to boost economy and growth of this region, he said. Commenting on the newly functional unit, DK Mehta, company’s in-charge of the Durg operations attributed the commissioning of this plant to the cooperation it received from the State Government and the local communities which helped his team enormously to tide over the difficulties experienced by them in implementation.
He expressed satisfaction on the quality of the product which will be better than the best that is available in the market. The factory will be producing multiple grades of high quality cement including Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC), Slag cement etc.