Where was the first cements plant set up in India?

Cement has various uses like for building houses, factories, bridges, roads, airports, dams and other commercial establishments. For the cement industry, bulky and heavy raw materials are required such as limestone, silica, alumina and gypsum, along with this rail transportation, coal and electric power is also required. India produces different types of cement. Gulf countries have easy access to these industrial plants located in Gujarat.

In 1904, the first cement plant set up in Chennai, India. It was after independence that the cement industry developed and other factors like since 1989 decontrol of price and distribution and policies led to the development in terms of capacity, process, technology and production. Moreover, there are 128 large plants and 332 mini cement plants.