According to sources, the company has applied to the Ministry of Environment and Forests at New Delhi for a further increase in the capacity at Chanderia by 1.5 million t and all necessary monitoring activities as per the statutory regulations are in progress. This will take BCL’s total cement capacity to 10.8 million t and the capacity at Chanderia to more than 5 million t.
All the debottlenecking projects undertaken at the company’s clinker manufacturing units at Satna (Madhya Pradesh) and Chanderia have been completed. Operations at the units concerned have been stabilised and its full benefit will be seen in the current financial year. The company’s current cement capacity currently stands at 7.5 million tns.
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