Shree Cement said that the greenfield cement plant in West Bengal's Purulia district, which cost Rs 550 crore, had been finished.

According to reports, this is Bengal's first production facility, and trial production started on Friday. With the addition of this plant, the group's 15 plants' combined capacity to produce cement has climbed to almost 50 mt annually.

The 3-million-tonne per annum plant set up at an investment of around Rs 550 crore was entirely funded through internal accruals.

This new plant will serve the growing cement demand in fast-growing Bengal and Jharkhand markets, helping faster supplies to its customers, Neeraj Akhoury, the managing director, said.