The Mukutban Integrated Cement Plant of RCCPL Private Limited (RCCPL), wholly owned subsidiary of Birla Corporation Limited, has started clinker dispatch. The plant has a clinker capacity of 2.68 million tons and cement grinding capacity of 3.9 million tons, annually. The captive thermal power plant has a generation capacity of 40 mw.

The clinker is being despatched to the company’s nearest grinding unit at Butibori, Maharashtra. Arvind Pathak, MD and CEO, Birla Corporation Limited, flagged off the maiden consignment of clinker laden truck.

The state-of-the-art cement plant at Mukutban, near the city, has taken into consideration energy efficient equipment, right from the limestone crusher up to grinding and packaging. Project safety and quality of construction had been given the highest priority. Planning of the construction and erection activities, considering their intricacies, received close attention. The critical positions were identified right at the initial phase for seamless erection, operation and maintenance. ERP systems have been developed to go live simultaneously.

The Rs 2,744-crore Mukutban integrated cement plant is an important milestone in annals of Birla Corporation Limited (MP Birla Group).