Century Textiles is ramping up cement—making capacity to 12.8 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) by FY’14—end even as it described the present over—capacity situation as a major concern for the sector.
“The (Manikgarh Unit—II of 2.8 mtpa capacity) plant is expected to be operational by March, 2014. After expansion, the company’s total cement manufacturing capacity will stand increased to 12.8 mtpa,” Century Textiles said in its annual report.
The company has around 10 mtpa capacity now at its four existing plant locations in Chhattisgarh, Madya Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal.
The Manikgarh plant in Maharashtra has 1.9 mtpa capacity now and following the completion of the brown—field expansion, it would go up to 4.7 mtpa.
“The work schedule of civil construction activities at Manikgarh cement expansion was adversely affected due to incessant rains in 2012. An acute shortage of natural sand has also delayed progress of the project work,” it said.
Century Textiles has also decided to increase the planned captive power plant capacity of the plant to 60 MW from 40 MW earlier to suffice the needs of the facility even after the expansion.
“Environment clearance from Ministry of Environment and Forests for the 60 MW captive thermal power plant has been obtained,” it said.