OCL India commissions Rs 615 crore cement unit in West Bengal

Kolkata: OCL India, an associate of Dalmia Cement Bharat, on Monday commissioned its Rs 615 crore cement manufacturing unit in West Midnapore, West Bengal.

Spread over 154.43 acres, the unit is built on the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation established Godapiasal Industrial Park. This is OCL India's first unit in the state. In addition to the Bengal unit, the company has cement plants at Cuttack and Rajgangpur in Odisha with a combined production capacity of 5.35 MTPA.

Incidentally, the grinding and mixing unit was formally operationalised at an event attended by chief minister Mamata Banerjee, according to a company release.

Good locational advantage in terms of road and rail network, enriched infrastructural support like that of uninterrupted power supply, supply of water for industrial and potable purposes, other basic facilities like sewerage and drainage etc. and incentives available as per The West Bengal State Support for Industry prompted OCL India to set up its plant in Bengal, the company release added.

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