Over 25-30% of the production cost of cement is power.
It quickly became clear to us that if we were to run an iconic company, we needed to keep power costs to the minimum. So we focused our efforts on improving efficiency at our kilns to get more output for less power.
Next we set up a captive power plant at a substantially lower cost than the national grid. We sourced higher quality coal from South Africa and better furnace oil from the Middle East.
At every step we found that new and innovative solutions could be found if we kept an open mind.
The result is that today we are not only self-sufficient but are in a position to sell excess power capacity to the local state government.
Our sea-borne bulk cement transportation facilities have meanwhile brought many coastal markets (domestic as well as export markets) within easy reach. This has been a major factor in making Ambuja Cement India's largest exporter of cement - consistently for the last fifteen years.
It can be done!
Cement Plants
Annual Capacity
Plant Capacity (mn tons) |
| Gujarat |
6.70 |
| Himachal Pradesh/ Punjab |
6.10 |
| Rajasthan |
2.80 |
| Chhattisgarh/ West Bengal |
4.30 |
| Maharashtra |
3.60 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
1.50 |
Port Terminal
Muldwarka, Gujarat: All weather port, 8 kms from our Ambujanagar plant. Handles ships with 40,000 DWT. Is also equipped to export clinker and cement
and import coal and furnace oil.
A fleet of seven ships with a capacity of 20500 DWT ferries bulk cement to the packaging units.
Bulk Cement Terminal
Surat : Bulk Cement Terminal with a storage capacity of 15,000 tonnes has bulk cement unloading facility. A Grinding unit has also become fully
operational at this location.
Panvel : Strategically located near India's biggest cement market, has a storage capacity of 17,500 tonnes and a bulk cement unloading facility.
Cochin : The latest addition to our configuration of Bulk Cement Terminal
Ambuja Cements Ltd has made sustainability a way of life. This means adopting environmentally safe technologies and optimum utilisation and conversation of natural resources. Sustainable development focuses on economic, environmental and social performance.
- Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2010Download
- Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2009Download
- Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2008Download
- Corporate Sustainable Development Report 2007Download
Occupational Health & Safety is one of our core values of business. We recognise that the health and safety of our employees, subcontractors, third parties and visitors is vital to our business success. OH&S is integrated with our business processes spanning people, processes, systems, technologies and facilities. OH&S is driven through top management commitment and Visible Leadership across all levels.
Providing a safe workplace
To achieve our vision of "zero harm" to people, we have provided appropriate technology with stringent operational control practices across all operations. All operations are required systematically to implement a series of fatality prevention directives. The directives were developed by Holcim after an in-depth analysis of the major causes of fatalities and encompass hazard identification, risk assessment and controls, training, and maintenance and emergency procedures.
The ACL OH&S management system further guides this approach. Our health and safety policy has been rolled out across all operations and has been included as a key responsibility in line management and business performance. This policy goes beyond the workplace, to address OH&S issues related to Vehicle and Traffic Safety and home safety issues of our employees and their families. We have made significant progress in workplace and personnel safety by focusing on "Safety Observation Process". This intervention focuses on the behavioural Safety aspect of all personnel. Clear organisational accountabilities are supported by a robust program of training, communication and Risk Management processes. A systematic reporting system enables the top management to evaluate the overall direction and efficacy of the health and safety system and develop strategies for improving it. To that end, we compare our own health and safety results regularly with the goals we have set for ourselves and with available benchmarks for the cement sector.
Regular audits ensure that external and internal regulations/standards are implemented and complied with.
- Occupational Health & Safety PolicyDownload
- Occupational Health & Safety Cardinal RulesDownload
- Substance Abuse PolicyDownload
'Prakriti'
Started in 2010, this quarterly publication covers environment conservation efforts taken up during the quarter across ACL Production Plants. It is a platform to showcase and encourage the initiatives taken, while also communicating the latest happenings at the Policy level. In a way, the newsletter is a vehicle for cross-exchange of information.
