Ramco Cements has commissioned its fifth Integrated Cement Plant at Kolumigundla, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. The plant has a
clinkerisation capacity of 2.25 million tonnes per annum at a cost of about ₹3,000 crore, the company said.
“The plant is capable of manufacturing various types of cement as per BIS specifications. The cement manufactured from this plant will be
marketed in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, North Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh,’’ the company said in a release.
The plant has been provided with Waste Heat Recovery System (WHRS). The system captures the waste heat available from the preheater
exhaust gas and the clinker cooler exhaust gas of cement kiln and the heat is used to generate electrical energy, by adopting technologies
which are latest in the industry.
