Team News Riveting
Mumbai, December 26
Ambuja Cements, the cement and building material company of Adani Cement, part of Adani Group wins the National Award for Energy Excellence in Indian Cement Industry, under the Grinding Category for the measures adopted in improving energy efficiency at the Roorkee plant.
The award instituted by the National Council for Cement and Building Materials was given during the 17th NCB National Conference on 9th December 2022 in New Delhi from Som Prakash, Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
The Company also presented a paper titled ‘Correlation of Chemistry and Process Parameters on Formation of Alite in Portland Clinker’ at the Conference which was adjudged as the best paper in the category ‘Productivity Enhancement and Process Optimization’.
Ajay Kapur, CEO, Cement Business, said “We are happy to be acknowledged and felicitated for our efforts towards energy excellence. We will continue to focus on resource conservation, utilising green and clean energy sources and driving energy efficiency in all our plants. We are glad to play our role in strengthening the nation’s net zero ambitions while contributing to the concerted global efforts to create a sustainable future.”
Adani Cement consistently aims at being sustainable with high focus on energy efficiency across all its operations. The Company continues to reduce the carbon footprint by reducing thermal and electrical energy intensity. We are also implementing Waste Heat Recovery Systems at the plants and increasing the use of renewable energy at all our plants. We are also enhancing our renewable energy capacity soon.
Ambuja Cements Limited., part of the Adani Group, is among India’s leading cement companies. Ambuja has a capacity of 31.5 million tonnes with six integrated cement manufacturing plants and eight cement grinding units across the country. Ambuja has been recognized as India’s Most Trusted Cement Brand by TRA Research in its Brand Trust Report, 2022. Ambuja has provided hassle-free, home-building solutions with its unique sustainable development projects and environment-friendly practices since it started operations.
