Ambuja Cements Ltd (ACL) has informed BSE about the following:

Project Updates:

During the quarter, a new 1 million tonne grinding facility was commissioned at Surat, where ACL already had a terminal operation. This takes OPC shipped from the Ambujanagar plant, and blends it with locally sourced flyash.

Work continues to progress satisfactorily on the major clinkerisation expansion projects at Bhatapara and Rauri which, together with associated grinding facilities, will increase the Company’s cement capacity by 6 million tonnes (to 25 million tonnes) by the second half of 2009. The total outlay on these projects will be in the region of Rs 3,500 crore.

In anticipation of increased volumes to be transported on the coastal routes, three new vessels have been ordered for delivery in 2008 and 2009, at a total cost of approximately Rs 150 crore.