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Interview: Nilesh Narwekar, CEO, JSW Cement

2023-07-31

JSW Cement was established in 2009 and has grown to become one of the leading eco-friendly building materials companies globally with 20 million tonne per annum (mtpa) production capacity. “Our dedication has already established us as a significant market force in the southern, western and eastern regions and we have now set our sights on capturing the northern market,” says Nilesh Narwekar, CEO, JSW Cement, as he shares more on the company’s processes, prospects and plans.

Speaking on the company’s key growth strategies, he adds, “At present, we have multiple brownfield projects underway across our plant locations, augmenting our production capacity for both clinkerisation and grinding sections. Additionally, we are implementing advanced WHRS (waste heat recovery system) and AFR (alternative fuel and raw materials) system to optimise operational efficiencies and minimise environmental impact. To fortify our presence in the eastern market, we successfully acquired Shiva Cement in Odisha and revamped its clinkerisation unit to 1.36 mtpa, which will play a pivotal role in supplying clinker to our Salboni and Jajpur grinding plants. We intend to make it an integrated plant.”