Chettinad Cement Corporation Karikkali Cement Plant

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Chettinad Cement Corporation Karikkali Cement Plant is an integrated cement plant operating in Karikkali, Tamil Nadu, India.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the cement plant in Karikkali, Tamil Nadu, India:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 10.712417, 78.093078 (exact)

Background

Chettinad Cement was established in 1962 and operates seven manufacturing units across India.

Chettinad Cement Karikkali Cement Plant was established in 2001 at a capacity of 0.9 million tonnes per annum (mtpa). A 15MW Coal based Captive Power Plant commissioned in 12 Months at Karikkali in 2004. In 2008, it added a second cement grinding unit to raise the plant’s capacity to 1.37 mtpa. In 2010–11, a second line with a 1.80 mtpa capacity was put into service, now in 2024 bringing the total capacity to 3.5 mtpa.

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Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
integrated	operating	2001

Table 2: Ownership Details

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Parent company	Parent company GEM ID	Owner name	Owner company GEM ID
natural person(s) [97.2%]; small shareholder(s) [2.8%]	E100000123261 [97.2%]; E100001015587 [2.8%]	Chettinad Cement Corporation Pvt Ltd [100.0%]	E100000153072 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities (million metric tonnes per annum)

Cement capacity	Clinker capacity
4.50	2.80

Table 4: Cement Production (million metric tonnes per annum)

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Clinker substitution rate	2024 -2025 Cement production
grey	opc	0–5%	unknown

Table 5: Clinker Production

Clinker production method	Number of operating kilns (accuracy)	Number of developing kilns (accuracy)	Kiln technology - preheater	Kiln technology - precalciner	Kiln technology - waste heat recovery
dry	2 (exact)	unknown	yes	unknown	unknown

Table 6: Green Cement Technology

CCS/CCUS	Alternative fuel	Clay calcination
no	yes; refuse derived fuel (RDF); industrial waste; biofuel	no

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