CHECK Cement plant in India CHECK First plant in the world of the cement $ Finally it was in 1914 that the first licensed cement manufacturing unit was set up by India Cement Company Ltd at Porbandar, Gujarat with an available capacity of 10,000 tons and production of 1000 installed. The First World War gave the impetus to the cement industry still in its initial stages.
Cement is an essential component of infrastructure development and most important input of construction industry, particularly in the government‟s infrastructure and housing programs, which are necessary for the country‟s socio-economic growth and development. It is also the second most consumed material on the planet (WBCSD 2002). The Indian cement industry is the second largest producer of cement in the world just behind China, but ahead of the United States and Japan. It is consented to be a core sector accounting for approximately 1.3% of GDP and employing over 0.14 million people. Also the industry is a significant contributor to the revenue collected by both the central and state governments through excise and sales taxes.
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