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With
a total grey cement capacity of 13.12 million
tonnes per annum (tpa), Grasim is among the largest
producers of grey cement in India. Its units are
located at Jawad and Raipur in Madhya Pradesh,
Shambhupura in Rajasthan, Malkhed in Karnataka,
Sikka in Gujarat, and Reddipalayam in Tamil Nadu.All
the plants are located close to sizeable limestone
mines and are fully automated to ensure consistent
quality. All the company’s cement units are
equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and are
certified with ISO 9001 for quality systems, and
ISO 14001 for environment management systems.
Its national brands are UltraTech Cement (formerly
Birla Plus), Birla Super and Birla Ready Mix concrete.
Vikram Cement
The first production line of this unit at
Jawad (Madhya Pradesh) went on stream in 1985,
with a capacity of 0.5 million tpa. Today, with
a capacity of a 4.20 million tpa, Vikram Cement
has emerged as a premium regional brand, well-reputed
for its strength and consistently superior performance.
The Vikram Cement unit is one of the few plants
to have its own Central Research and Development
Centre. The first ISO 9001 cement plant in the
country, Vikram Cement has also taken the lead
in innovative raw mix designs and process conditions.
Vikram Cement has won several accolades at the
national and international level for its quality,
efficiency and environmental initiatives. These
include:
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The
first Indian unit to win the coveted TPM award
from the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance,
Tokyo in 1995 |
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The
Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Award in
1998 |
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The
first cement unit in the world to receive
IQRS - Level 6 rating from DNV, Netherlands. |
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The
first cement unit in India to receive ISO-14001
(EMS certification from DNV, Rotterdam, Netherlands)
in 1997 and the Occupational Health and Safety
Assessment series - 18001 (certification from
DNV, Rotterdam, Netherlands) in 2001. |
Grasim Cement
Grasim Cement was set up as a greenfield cement
plant at Raipur, Chhatisgarh, in 1995. Based on
the most advanced technologies, this plant has
an annual installed capacity of 2.06 million tpa.
The plant’s unique features include:
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Asia’s
first gamma ray belt analyser from Gamma Matrix
(USA) ensuring the highest standards in online
quality control. |
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India’s
first polycom (blast furnace slag grinder)
with a dynamic air separator from Krupp Polysius
Germany, which helps to generate the desired
homogeneous particle size distribution. |
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One
of the few single kiln cement plants producing
more than eight varieties of cement. |
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Its
captive power generation ensures a reliable
power supply. The plant is also an ISO 14001,
ISO 9001, and IQRS L-5 certified unit. |
Aditya
Cement
Commissioned in a record time of 22 months as
a Greenfield 1.0 mtpa plant in 1995 in Shambupura,
Rajasthan, its current capacity is about 1.50
million tpa.
Some of the prestigious awards won by this unit
include:
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Aditya
Limestone Mines wins the following awards
at the Mines Safety Week 2004, Udaipur:
- Mines
machinery and maintenance: first
- Safety,
occupational health and VTC: first
- Mine
working: second
- Environment
protection, publicity, propaganda
and housekeeping: second
- Overall
performance: second
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Best
Productivity Award by National Productivity
Council for 1999 |
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The
National Energy Conservation Award by Ministry
of Power, Government of India, and Best Energy
Efficient Unit Award by CII for the year 2000 |
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IQRS
level rating from DNV, Netherlands, in the
year 2000 |
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First
in India to achieve Certification ISO 9001:2000
by DNV, Netherlands, 2001 |
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TPM
Excellence Award – first category by
JIPM, Tokyo 2001 |
Rajashree
and Birla Super cement
Commissioned in 1984, Rajashree Cement has a capacity
of 4.20 million tpa. The salient facts about Rajashree
Cement are:
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Coal-based
thermal power plant with a 38.5 MW capacity |
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Modern
dry process technology from KhD, Germany,
with a state-of-the-art process control system |
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The
only cement plant in India with a captive
coal washery |
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First
in India to achieve Certification ISO 9001:2000
by DNV, Netherlands, 2001 |
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Cement
varieties catering to different segments:
Rajashree Cement for residential and commercial
construction; Birla Super Cement for multi-storeyed
buildings, dams and bridges; UltraTech Cement
(formerly Birla Plus) for mass concrete laying
and non-structural applications, Birla Coastal
for foundation work and for use in coastal
areas as well as sugar and fertiliser plants,
and OPC 53 - S (sleeper grade cement) |
Some
of the awards won by this unit are:
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National
Award for ‘Quality Excellence in the
Indian Cement Industry’ by the National
Council for Cement and Building Materials,
for the year 2000-01 |
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IMC
Ramakrishna Bajaj National Quality Award (certificate
of merit) in 1999 |
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Jamnalal
Bajaj Uchit Vyavahar Puraskar for Fair Business
Practices in 1995 |
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Rajiv
Gandhi National Quality Award in 1993 |
Grasim
South
Grasim acquired Dharani Cements (since merged
with the company) in April 1998. The company has
a cement plant at Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. In April
2000, a state-of-the-art cement plant, among the
most modern in Asia, was commissioned at Reddipalayam,
Tamil Nadu. This unit now has a capacity of 1.16
million tpa.
This is the only plant to be equipped with an
auto/ robot lab system for consistent quality
and optimising cost. Apart from these, the auto/
robot lab assures:
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quality
cement of world class standard |
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accuracy
and consistency |
Send
a query (marketing):
West zone: ravindra.mate@adityabirla.com
South zone: vivek.agrawal@adityabirla.com
North zone: santosh.ojha@adityabirla.com
East zone: ajay.sinha@adityabirla.com
/ ashish.mukherjee@adityabirla.com
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Plant
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Location
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Capacity
(in
million tonnes)
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Rajashree
Cement
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Malkhed
and Hotgi grinding unit
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4.20
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Vikram
Cement
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Jawad
and Bhatinda grinding unit
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4.20
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Grasim
Cement
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Raipur
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2.06
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Aditya
Cement
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Shambhupura
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1.50
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Cement
Division South
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Reddipalayam
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1.16
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Total
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13.12
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