JP Associates Oct cement despatches up 41.28% at 8.15 lakh tonnes Vs 5.77 lakh tonnes

JP Associates October cement despatches stood at 8.15 lakh tonnes Vs 5.77 lakh tonnes, which is an incease of 41.28%. For period (April to October) 2009-10, cement despatches stood at 54,28,192 MT while for period (April to October) 2008-09, it stood at 41,34,372 MT, which is an increase of 31.29%.

About cement business of Jaiprakash Associates Limited:-

In cements business with new cement plants in fast growing markets of the North, Central, Eastern & Western Zones, JAL is the 3rd largest cement group in India with dominance as low cost producer of cement. The company is in final stage of capacity expansions in cements business and expects to have combined cement capacity of 22.80 MTPA by the end of the current fiscal with 252 MW captive power plants. As of now the company has combined commissioned capacity of over 14.7 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) and is a brand leader in its current marketing zone, consisting of Central and parts of Northern India. The Company has undertaken a bold expansion plan to achieve a 35.55 MTPA capacity by FY-12 – one of the fastest organic expansions worldwide in the cement industry.