JSW Cement’s first plant was set up at Vijayanagar, Bellary in Karnataka with a capacity of 0.6 MTPA in 2008, which was further enhanced to 3.4 MTPA. Vijayanagar Works has a 150-acre campus and is located next to the JSW Steel complex. The unit receives a sufficient amount of Slag and Fly ash from the JSW Steel and JSW Energy respectively.
Product Portfolio and Capacity
The Plant produces Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS), Portland Slag Cement (PSC), Composite Cement (CPC) & Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC). It holds a production capacity of 6,00,000 tons.
Unique Features
- The plant uses the latest German Technology supplied by M/s KHD Humbolt Wedag and LOESCHE
- The company has pioneered a modern plant for the first time in the world that uses finish mode Roller Press Circuit for grinding and manufacturing of both Ordinary Portland Cement and Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag
- The dust emitted from various types of equipment is controlled by providing state-of-the-art Air Pollution Control accessories such as Baghouse and Bag filters. Nearly 33% area surrounding the Plant has been covered with trees and plants.
- A WTP – Cooling Water Tower is being maintained for the circulation of water for the entire unit. The major area of domestic water consumption inside the plant is for drinking, washrooms and canteen. Domestic wastewater is treated in STP and treated water is used in Dust Suppression & Green Belt Development.
Markets Served from the Plant
Products from the Vijayanagar works are marketed in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra and Goa. It has been delivering high-quality products to several prestigious and large infrastructural projects in the Southern and Western regions of the country.
Plant Head’s Note
“JSW Vijayanagar Unit uses the finished mode Roller Press technology to produce Green Cement which produces good quality of Cement with low consumption of power & fuel. The plant uses the by-product of JSW Steel Slag and JSW Energy Fly ash which reduces Carbon footprint and the utilization of natural resources. Hence, Green Cement has a great scope to build a sustainable tomorrow. With teamwork and dedication, we are aiming to make JSW Cement the most widely used Blended Cement across the Country.”
– Rajkumar Dhempe
Zonal Head’s Note
”JSW Cement’s Vijayanagar Works has got ultramodern technology to produce an eco-friendly green Cement i.e, Portland Slag Cement, Composite Cement, Concreel HD, Ordinary Portland Cement and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag. This vast spread manufacturing facility is located amid the JSW Steel facility and caters to Southern India, Goa & South Maharashtra.
JSW Vijayanagar is proud to cater to the requirement of around 4000 channel partners and 1500 direct customers in South India. It provides a timely supply of products to all its customers through 75 service points across South India.
The unit pledges to provide the best in the industry cement products with long-lasting strength and ultimate durability. Consistent quality and timely service are the key pillars of this plant. The plant’s vision is to create better products for better India in relation to our philosophy of BETTER EVERYDAY. The plant strives every day to achieve betterment in services with utmost commitment”.
– Hitendra Jariwala
Chief Manufacturing Officer’s Note
JSW Cement is a rapidly growing organization and one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly companies in India. From a humble start, JSW has today grown to a well-earned position of leadership. As an organisation, we spread happiness amongst everyone connected with our ecosystem and create wealth for investors, employees, business associates and communities where we operate by experimenting and implementing new ideas for improving efficiencies and maximizing the ratio of output product to input resources. We have to keep on improving ourselves with times and break current benchmarks, even if they were set by us in the first place. The core reason behind our success in the markets we operate has been our relentless focus on our customers. We thrive on evolving ourselves with the needs of our customers. Under the dynamic leadership of our MD Mr Parth Jindal, I am sure the capacity target of JSW Cement will be increased to 25 MTPA by 2023. I am proud of the extraordinary performance shown by all JSW Cement units PAN India.
I am sure in the near future, we will continue to forge ahead with the same energy to achieve even greater heights.
G. Veera Babu
Chief Manufacturing Officer
