Cir 33 2014

August 18-24, 2014 1
An MMR, Braj Binani Group Publication Volume 3 l Issue No 33 l August 18 - 24, 2014 l Price: Rs 100
Sebi’s nod to Reits, infra
investment trust
India’s capital markets regulator,
the Securities & Exchange Board of
India (Sebi), approved rules for the
creation of real estate investment
trusts and infrastructure investment
trusts in the country. The move will
give cash-strapped developers easier
access to funds and create a new
investment avenue for institutions
and high net-worth individuals, and
eventually ordinary investors.
The approval comes a month after
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said
that these trusts would be given a tax
pass-through status, meaning they
wouldn’t have to pay any federal taxes
as long as they pass most of their
income to shareholders in the form of
a dividend.
Welcoming the rules issued by
the Sebi, the industry experts said
that that real estate and infrastructure
trusts will help provide a new source of
funding for developers and investors
in infrastructure projects.
All Reit schemes, to begin with, will
be close-ended real estate investment
schemes that will invest in property
with the aim of providing returns to
unit holders. The returns will be derived
mainly from rental income or capital
gains from real estate.
The Sebi said that Reits will be
allowed to invest in commercial real
estate assets, either directly or through
special purpose vehicles (SPVs).
In such SPVs, a Reit must have a
controlling interest of at least 50
per cent of the equity share capital.
Moreover, such SPVs have to hold at
least 80 per cent of their assets directly
in properties.
The Reits will be allowed to raise
funds only through an initial offering and
units of Reits have to be mandatorily
listed on a stock exchange, similar to
initial public offering (IPO) and listing
for equity shares. An Reit will be
required to have assets worth at least
Rs 500 crore at the time of an initial
offer and the minimum issue size has
to be Rs 250 crore.
The minimum subscription size
for units of an Reit on offer will be Rs
2 lakh and at least 25 per cent of the
units have to be offered to the public.
Subsequently, Reits can raise money
through follow-on offers, rights issues
or qualified institutional placements
and the trading lot for such units
will be Rs 1 lakh, said the Sebi in a
statement.
As per estimates by property broker
Cushman & Wakefield, the assets that
may qualify to be included in Reits may
reach $20 billion by 2020, In the first
three to five years, as much as $12
billion could be raised.
In order to develop the trusts,
the BSE has set up an 11-member
advisory group of experts, bankers,
legal professionals and consultants
in the real estate industry, according
to a statement on July 10.
The Sebi had said in its October
consultation paper that although a
Reit may raise funds from any type
of investors, resident or foreign,
initially only wealthy individuals
and institutions will be allowed to
subscribe to Reit unit offers.
The market regulator said a Reit
may have up to three sponsors, with
each holding at least 5 per cent and
collectively holding at least 25 per
cent for a period of at least three years
from the date of listing. Subsequently,
the sponsors’ combined holding has
to be at least 15 per cent throughout
the life of the Reit.
The Sebi has decided to allow
these trusts to invest primarily in
completed revenue-generating
properties. To ensure that Reits
generate continuous returns, the
Sebi said at least 80 per cent of the
Reit’s assets has to be invested in
completed and revenue generating
properties.
And, only up to 20 per cent assets
can be invested in properties that are
being developed, mortgage-backed
securities, debt of companies in the
real estate sector, equity shares of
listed companies that derive at least
75 per cent of their income from real
estate, government securities, or
money market instruments.
However, no Reit can invest more
than 10 per cent in properties which
are under construction.
Lanco sells Udupi plant to
Adani for `6000 cr
‘Prime Minister Modi
has done terrific job’:
Donald Trump
Donald Trump, American real
estate mogul after adding two Indian
projects to his kitty – Panchshil
Realty group in Pune and Lodhas in
Mumbai – was in India for exploring
deals in India’s luxury residential and
hospitality market across cities such
as Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad,
Chennai and Goa. He was in Mumbai
for the formal launch of the Trump
Tower Mumbai with the Lodha
Group.
His son, Donald Trump Jr, said,
”With Modi’s election as Prime
Minister, we have someone with a
pragmatic, pro-business approach
who is regulating the market in a way
that isn’t filled with corruption. That is
a mindset which can solve and bridge
a lot of (India’s) infrastructure.”
“India is a great place to invest,
especially after the elections, and this
project (Trump Tower) speaks well
about the prospects for the country,”
said Donald Trump.
Besides Lodha’s Trump Tower in
Worli, he has licensed his name to
a 22-storey residential complex in
Pune, which is being developed by
Panchshil Realty.
Trump said that he has been
looking at India for many years but
it is only now that he found the right
partner and the right opportunity. The
75-plus-storey Trump Tower, which
entails an investment of Rs 2,300
crore, comprises 3-, 4- and 6-BHK
apartments, priced between Rs 9
crore and Rs 18 crore.
Already 100 units out of the 300
have been sold, said Abhishek
Lodha, MD of the Rs 8,700-crore
Lodha Developers. Non-resident
Indians from Hong Kong and the
Middle East form a good chunk of
the buyers. Lodha expects to earn
revenues of up to Rs 5,000 crore from
the Worli project.
“The percept ion on what i s
happening in India is terrific. The
whole world is keenly watching India.
The new Prime Minister has done a
terrific job, and people all over are
speaking high of India. I am very
excited about the opportunities here,”
said Donald Trump.
Adani Power has bought Lanco
Infratech’s 1,200 mw Udupi thermal
power plant in a Rs 6,000 crore
transaction, marking the second mega
deal in two and-a-half weeks for the
sector that is seeing a spurt of fund-raising
and M&A activity.
While Adani will take over the
plant’s Rs 4,000 crore worth of debt,
Lanco will receive Rs 2,000 crore in
cash, which it plans to use for lowering
its debt.
Adani Power pipped JSW Energy
in the negotiations and announced
the transaction within two weeks of
starting talks.
The Udupi plant acquisition is
Adani Group’s second big takeover
since it became clear that a Narendra
Modi-led government was coming to
power at the Centre. Udupi is India’s
first independent power project in
the country based on 100 per cent
imported coal with a captive jetty of 4
million ton per annum and an external
coal-handling system located at
Mangalore Port. The capacity can be
expanded to handle another 4 million
ton, Lanco said.
The Udupi project has power sale
agreements with Karnataka to sell 90
per cent of generated power and with
Punjab for 10 per cent. But the unit has
been facing operational issues that
even led to stoppage of production
in June, as Rs 1,800 crore of arrears
from the Karnataka Electricity Board
piled up. Also, Lanco, which was
importing Indonesian coal to run the
power station via New Mangalore Port,
failed to lift the fuel from a ship berthed
at the port.
Lanco had put the power plant
on the block two years ago, aiming
to use the proceeds to lower its
consolidated debt (Rs 35,000 crore
as of March this year). The company
went for a Rs 7,000-crore corporate
debt restructuring in December last
year, with Rs 2,500 crore as priority
loan from lenders.
For Adani Group, this is a major
step forward in power sector. In April
this year, the group announced it had
become the largest private power
producer in India, with an overall
installed capacity of 8,620 Mw.
Controlled by billionaire Gautam
Adani, the group is planning to
concentrate on the Indian infrastructure
sector and has put its loss-making
coal terminal in Australia for sale at a
reported valuation of $2 billion.
Trump Tower Mumbai

Building materials August 18-24, 2014 2
Export: Cement, Cement Products & Building Materials
Date Export Items/ Products Port Code Foreign Port Qty (Kgs) Value (Rs) FOB Rate
Lime Stone/ Marble/ Granite stone
4/1/2014 NATURAL PROCESSED STONE GUR NETHERLANDS 26000 168776.08 6.49
4/6/2014 NATURAL LIME STONE CHN FRANCE 100000 710921.36 7.1
4/9/2014 UNPOLISHED GRANITE STONES CHN DENMARK 10000 85107.59 8.51
4/11/2014 COBBLE STONES CHN USA 14400000 51150540.56 3.6
4/12/2014 TRIMMED GRANITE CHN SRI LANKA 22000 274493.9 12.48
4/16/2014 NATURAL STONE CHN JAPAN 84000 1180975 14.1
4/16/2014 UNPOLISHED GRANITE STONES CHN UAE 220000 1176621.28 5.3
4/16/2014 ROUGH GRANITE BLOCKS KAN CHINA 335532 8698667.1 25.9
4/17/2014 ALUMINIUM SILICATE MUN SPAIN 49000 395398.46 8.1
4/17/2014 GRANITE BLOCKS KRI HONGKONG 2438000 19972827.4 8.2
4/20/2014 MARBLE TILES PET BANGLADESH 21000 205251.14 9.77
4/22/2014 LIMESTONE CHN BELGIUM 57200 1086281.84 19.0
4/22/2014 NATURAL LIMESTONE CHN U K 252000 1859244 7.4
4/25/2014 NATURAL LIME STONE CHN CANADA 20250 388663.72 19.19
4/25/2014 NATURAL LIMESTONE CHN ECUADOR 100000 1210461.12 12.1
4/25/2014 UNPOLISHED GRANITE STONES CHN NORWAY 438000 995838.5 2.3
Total 18572982 89560069.05 4.8
Marble
4/5/2014 GREEN MARBLE MUN PAKISTAN 267220 2222222.62 8.32
4/5/2014 MARBLE BLOCKS KNA CHINA 11554730 90006866.24 7.8
4/8/2014 MARBLE BLOCKS KAN HONGKONG 5894720 38095839.04 6.5
4/16/2014 MARBLE BLOCKS MUN TAIWAN 3508920 40247516.16 11.5
4/20/2014 ROUGH MARBLE BLOCKS MUN THAILAND 51450 694611.5 13.5
4/22/2014 MARBLE BLOCKS MUN BANGLADESH 603510 2237039.2 3.7
4/22/2014 ROUGH MARBLE BLOCKS MUN ITALY 1345662 13424415.96 10.0
4/22/2014 MARBLE BLOCKS MUN EGYPT 3001660 17884323.84 6.0
Total 26227872 204812834.6 7.8
Natural Manganese
4/18/2014 NATURAL MANGANESE DIOXIDE POWDER MUM NETHERLANDS 0.2 22 110
4/25/2014 NATURAL MINERAL POWDER MICA MUM JAPAN 0.1 2 20
Total 0.3 24 80
Mica
4/1/2014 MICA FLAKES KOL EGYPT 160000 617373.9 3.9
4/1/2014 MICA POWDER CHN UAE 14000 681296 48.66
4/3/2014 MICA BLOCKS KOL GREECE 315 774605.5 2459.07
4/3/2014 MICA FLAKES KOL NETHERLANDS 725492 16590695.08 22.9
4/3/2014 MICA FINE CHN LIBYA 36000 370832 10.3
4/1/2014 MICA FLAKES CHN BELGIUM 2000 63517.97 31.76
4/1/2014 WET GROUND MICA POWDER CHN INDONESIA 9000 702694.3 78.08
4/5/2014 MICA ROUND KOL KOREA 40000 1345128.4 33.6
4/5/2014 MICA KOL AUSTRALIA 108000 1564609.2 14.5
4/6/2014 MICA BLOCKS CHN USA 10361.6 1627370.5 157.1
4/6/2014 MICRONISED MICA POWDER CHN MALAYSIA 17000 542247.48 31.9
4/8/2014 MICA BLOCKS KOL GERMANY 5740 670923.56 116.9
4/8/2014 MICA (WET GROUND MICA) CHN JAPAN 16000 1013760 63.36
4/8/2014 RUBY MICA SCRAP KOL ESTONIA 144000 4824000 33.5
4/10/2014 MICA BLOCKS KOL RUSSIA FED. 120 712451 5937.09
4/11/2014 MICA POWDERDETL KOL IRAN 200000 1116800 5.58
4/11/2014 MICA SCRAP MUN CHINA 162700 3898175.3 24.0
4/12/2014 MINERAL POWDER MUN MYANMAR 1000 19651.14 19.65
4/12/2014 MICA FLAKE KOL U K 308760 2933798.56 9.5
4/13/2014 MICA BLOCKS KOL TAIWAN 50 8536.33 170.73
4/13/2014 MICA BLOCKS PET BANGLADESH 520 11364.58 21.85
4/16/2014 MICA FLAKES MUN OMAN 153000 1892251.2 12.4
4/17/2014 MICA POWDER KOL S. ARABIA 18000 92293 5.13
4/17/2014 MICA KOL THAILAND 17000 49464.9 2.91
4/17/2014 MICA POWDER KOL POLAND 20000 225410.3 11.27
4/17/2014 MICA SCRAPASPER KOL ROMANIA 25000 894412.5 35.78
4/22/2014 MICA BLOCK CHN BRAZIL 88000 2903600 33.0
4/25/2014 MICA ROUND MUN KENYA 70 30850.77 440.73
4/25/2014 MICA BLOCKS KOL SLOVAKIA 1000 785527.5 785.53
4/25/2014 MICA POWDER JNP PAKISTAN 2000 166155 83.08
Total 2285128.6 47129795.97 20.6
Quartz (other than natural sands)
4/1/2014 QUARTZ GRITS MUN VIETNAM 450000 3362512.5 7.5
4/1/2014 SILICON DIOXIDE (QUARTZ) VIZ MALAYSIA 1369000 11180182.88 8.2
4/1/2014 QUARTZ POWDER MUN VIETNAM 383200 2220062.66 5.8
4/1/2014 QUARTZ SILICA KAN UAE 12000 47486.68 4.0
4/3/2014 QUARTZ POWDER CHN THAILAND 264000 5410442.1 20.5
4/1/2014 QUARTZ POWDER CHN S. ARABIA 5000 14323.87 2.86
4/1/2014 QUARTZ POWDER CHN UAE 5000 14323.87 2.86
4/1/2014 QUARTZ GRITS MUN ITALY 162000 1397088 8.6
4/5/2014 QUARTZ GRITZ MUN BANGLADESH 165000 1378492.5 8.35
4/5/2014 QUARTZ GRITZ MUN IRAN 165000 1378492.5 8.35
4/8/2014 SILICA RAMMING MASS KNA S. ARABIA 1264000 7231619.6 5.7
4/10/2014 QUARTZ LUMPS CHN MALAYSIA 1754000 5852008.7 3.3
4/10/2014 QUARTZ KRI USA 1134000 3769868.8 3.3
4/10/2014 QUARTZ POWDER KOL NIGERIA 1026000 6275971.7 6.1
4/11/2014 QUARTZ SAND MUN UAE 268000 1020264.9 3.8
4/11/2014 QUARTZ POWDER MUN TANZANIA 54000 240791.4 4.46
4/11/2014 QUARTZ POWDER MUN USA 54000 240791.4 4.46
4/11/2014 QUARTZ SILICA MUN UAE 3176000 12655464.72 4.0
4/11/2014 SILICA QUARTZ POWDER MUN MALAYSIA 222000 1503716 6.8
4/12/2014 QUARTZ POWDER KOL KENYA 172000 2401890.72 14.0
4/12/2014 SILICA RAMMING MASS KOL SRI LANKA 54000 340136 6.3
4/12/2014 SILICA RAMMING MASS KOL KENYA 54000 340136 6.3
4/15/2014 QUARTZ LUMPS CHN OMAN 172800 1443918.8 8.4
4/16/2014 QUARTZ POWDER CHN ITALY 40000 605089.5 15.13
4/16/2014 QUARTZ POWDER CHN JAPAN 40000 605089.5 15.13
4/16/2014 QUARTZ POWDER (SILICA POWDER) PET BANGLADESH 800000 3099330 3.9
4/18/2014 BUFF GREY QUARTZITE MUN ITALY 46900 390735.63 8.33
4/18/2014 QUARTZITE MUN ITALY 46900 390735.63 8.33
4/20/2014 QUARTZ POWDER KNA VIETNAM 27650 180785 6.54
4/20/2014 QUARTZ POWDER KNA BANGLADESH 27650 180785 6.54
4/20/2014 QUARTZ MUN OMAN 650000 4619835.02 7.1
4/20/2014 QUARTZ POWDER - MICRON SILICA PET BANGLADESH 512000 2328032.3 4.5
4/20/2014 QUARTZ POWDER CHN KOREA 20000 364609.2 18.23
4/20/2014 QUARTZ POWER CHN KOREA 20000 364609.2 18.23
4/23/2014 ARFURANE C POWDER AHM TUNISIA 19500 1274573.02 65.36
4/23/2014 ARFURANE C POWDER AHM MAURITIUS 19500 1274573.02 65.36
4/23/2014 QUARTZ POWDER MUN INDONESIA 216000 1126256.56 5.2
4/23/2014 SILICA SAND MUN MAURITIUS 212000 1950596.92 9.2
4/25/2014 QUARTZ LUMPS CHN CHINA 1000 15675 15.68
4/25/2014 QUARTZ LUMPS CHN CHINA 1000 15675 15.68
4/28/2014 QUARTZ GRITS VIZ VIETNAM 1104000 9192575.52 8.3
4/28/2014 ARFURANE C POWDER AHM MOROCCO 29600 522155.98 17.6
4/28/2014 QUARTZ GRITS MUN OMAN 736000 3752805.64 5.1
4/28/2014 QUARTZITE GRAINS & POWDER REX NEPAL 206000 1146599.98 5.6
4/28/2014 QUARTZ GRITS CHN KOREA 376000 3232624.3 8.6
4/28/2014 QUARTZ CHN JAPAN 3994000 39992520.38 10.0
Total 21530700 146346253.6 6.8
Kaolin and other kaolinic clays
4/1/2014 KAOLIN CLAY/ CHINA CLAY POWDER /KAOLIN POWDER MUN UAE 72216000 78152774.4 1.1
4/1/2014 CALCINED KAOLIN MUN NIGERIA 80000 2134440 26.68
4/1/2014 CALCINED KAOLIN MUN GERMANY 80000 2134440 26.68
4/1/2014 KAOLIN COC NETHERLANDS 24200 313990.68 12.97
4/1/2014 KAOLIN BCK POWDER COC TURKEY 24200 313990.68 12.97
4/8/2014 CHINA CLAY MUN KUWAIT 1008000 6108379.2 6.1
4/8/2014 KAOLIN LUMPS MUN TAIWAN 300000 1384187.6 4.6
4/8/2014 BENEFITS COC CHINA 1000 31006.3 31.01
4/8/2014 CHINA CLAY COC TURKEY 1000 31006.3 31.01
4/8/2014 KAOLIN- (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC PHILIPPINES 25000 654476.63 26.18
Date Export Items/ Products Port Code Foreign Port Qty (Kgs) Value (Rs) FOB Rate
4/8/2014 KAOLIN- (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC KENYA 25000 654476.63 26.18
4/9/2014 KAOLIN / CHINA CLAY KAN UAE 20000 80574.9 4.03
4/9/2014 KAOLIN / CHINA CLAY KAN KENYA 20000 80574.9 4.03
4/10/2014 KAOLIN CLAY MUN IRAN 175000 1363250 7.79
4/10/2014 KAOLIN CLAY MUN GERMANY 175000 1363250 7.79
4/10/2014 KAOLIN MUN KOREA 32000 193177.6 6.0
4/11/2014 CERAMIC INDUSTRIES ( KAOLIN LUMPS) MUN IRAN 350000 2329621.5 6.7
4/13/2014 KAOLENE - CHINA CLAY PET BANGLADESH 200530 1915968.1 9.6
4/13/2014 LIGHT KAOLIN JNP MAURITIUS 238325 5618029.92 23.6
4/16/2014 KAOLINIC CLAYS PET BANGLADESH 328000 2597391.3 7.9
4/18/2014 KAOLIN MUN ANGOLA 1120000 10374896 9.3
4/23/2014 KAOLIN PAN JORDAN 40000 416328 10.41
4/23/2014 KAOLIN PAN GERMANY 40000 416328 10.41
4/23/2014 KAOLIN POWDER MUN CHINA 144000 1017978.5 7.1
4/25/2014 KAOLIN- (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC OMAN 28000 347966.71 12.43
4/25/2014 KAOLIN- (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC KENYA 28000 347966.71 12.43
4/25/2014 KAOLIN BCK POWDER (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC TURKEY 5000 94703.12 18.94
4/25/2014 KAOLIN BCK POWDER (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC GUATEMALA 5000 94703.12 18.94
4/26/2014 CHINA CLAY MUN KOREA 480000 3146449.9 6.6
4/26/2014 KAOLINIC CLAYS PET BANGLADESH 254000 1633589.8 6.4
4/26/2014 HYDROUS ALUMINIUM SILICATE COC SRI LANKA 58000 681084.44 11.7
4/26/2014 KAOLIN BCK POWDER (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC GERMANY 775800 10977641.92 14.2
4/26/2014 HYDRO CHLORIDE MUM CANADA 100 522.5 5.23
4/26/2014 HYDRO CHLORIDE MUM GERMANY 100 522.5 5.23
4/26/2014 KAOLIN- (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) MUN S. AFRICA 532000 4144676.8 7.8
4/26/2014 KAOLIN BCK POWDER (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC INDONESIA 240000 4261407.1 17.8
Total 79073255 145411771.8 1.8
Clay
4/1/2014 CHINA CLAY MUN S. ARABIA 236000 1974780.2 8.4
4/1/2014 CHINA CLAY MUN UAE 23000 118389.73 5.15
4/1/2014 CHINA CLAY MUN CHINA 23000 118389.73 5.15
4/1/2014 REFINED CLAY JNP U K 2304 118332.29 51.36
4/1/2014 REFINED CLAY JNP IRAN 2304 118332.29 51.36
4/9/2014 CHINA CLAY PET BANGLADESH 156000 1609939.74 10.3
4/11/2014 FULLERS EARTH POWDER REX NEPAL 80000 364800 4.6
4/15/2014 CALCINED CHINA CLAY POWDER MUN YEMEN 17000 323025.5 19
4/15/2014 CALCINED CHINA CLAY POWDER MUN GHANA 17000 323025.5 19
4/18/2014 CLAY JNP GERMANY 600 1555.52 2.6
4/18/2014 PROCESSED CHINA CLAY COC GUINEA 16000 169736.16 10.61
4/18/2014 PROCESSED CHINA CLAY COC USA 16000 169736.16 10.61
4/23/2014 HYDROUS KAOLIN MUN KOREA 160000 1128280.3 7.1
3/27/2014 CHINA CLAY JNP SRI LANKA 228000 1398488 6.1
4/28/2014 CLAY/EARTH JNP KENYA 120000 1933244.56 16.1
Total 1097208 9870055.68 9.0
Natural Garnet
4/5/2014 GARNET VIZ JAPAN 40000 401555 10.04
4/26/2014 GARNET VIZ MALAYSIA 840000 8275260 9.9
4/16/2014 GARNET VIZ UKRAINE 54000 232702.8 4.31
4/16/2014 GARNET VIZ USA 612000 5947195 9.7
4/16/2014 GARNET VIZ CEI (BALTIC SEA) 784000 5699766.8 7.3
4/22/2014 GARNET VIZ QATAR 840000 8239483.5 9.8
4/22/2014 GARNET VIZ THAILAND 24000 292600 12.19
4/22/2014 GARNET VIZ AUSTRALIA 2122000 20792633.5 9.8
4/23/2014 GARNET VIZ ISRAEL 56000 574750 10.3
4/25/2014 GARNET VIZ UAE 4200000 34596293.8 8.2
4/26/2014 GARNET VIZ CANADA 56000 526680 9.41
4/28/2014 GARNET VIZ EGYPT 224000 2054888 9.17
Total 9852000 87633808.4 8.9
Fly Ash
4/2/2014 PROCESSED FLYASH JNP BAHARAIN 623340 1862761.36 3.0
4/6/2014 FLY ASH MUN UAE 485280 627758.21 1.29
4/15/2014 FLY ASH MUN QATAR 4872000 11865076.48 2.4
4/16/2014 SYNTHETIC ORGANIC MUM BRAZIL 2000 8192.31 4.1
4/16/2014 INSULATING POWDER LUD POLAND 25000 297878.25 11.92
4/17/2014 DRY FLY ASH MUN S. ARABIA 24132120 68803939.8 2.9
4/17/2014 FLY ASH MUN JORDAN 112000 432872.84 3.86
4/20/2014 FLY ASH PIP USA 224050 1101760.54 4.9
4/23/2014 ALUMINA AND SILICA - CERAMIC NAG KOREA 144000 8964288 62.3
4/25/2014 FLY ASH POZZOCRETE JNP EGYPT 2223480 8050149.38 3.6
4/28/2014 FLY ASH MUN BAHARAIN 2016000 5025713.96 2.5
4/28/2014 PROCESSED FLY ASH JNP OMAN 3638780 11636082.64 3.2
4/28/2014 FLY ASH VIZ MALAYSIA 22400 41841.8 1.87
4/28/2014 FLY ASH JNP THAILAND 1000 26799.39 26.8
Total 38521450 118745115 3.1
Alumina
4/3/2014 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (INDAL ALUMINA HYDRATE) JNP THAILAND 40000 1192429.7 29.81
4/1/2014 ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE AMORPHOUS JNP KOREA 20000 1897280 94.86
4/6/2014 ALUMINIUM OXIDE AHM USA 400 313174 782.9
3/7/2014 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE JNP S. ARABIA 968000 17852237 18.4
4/8/2014 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (INDAL ALUMINA HYDRATE) JNP URUGUAY 22000 391314 17.79
4/9/2014 ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE AMORPHOUS MUM INDONESIA 110400 4977582 45.1
4/10/2014 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (INDAL ALUMINA HYDRATE) JNP PAKISTAN 511000 7687384.7 15.0
4/11/2014 CALCINED ALUMINA (INDAL CALCINED ALUMINA) JNP KOREA 160000 4739146.1 29.6
4/12/2014 CALCINED ALUMINA (INDAL CALCINED ALUMINA) JNP MEXICO 100000 3482660.8 34.83
4/13/2014 DRIED ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE JNP GHANA 24750 2237586.79 90.4
4/26/2014 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (INDAL ALUMINA HYDRATE) JNP JAPAN 160000 3239363 20.2
4/15/2014 ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE JNP GHANA 3000 371764.5 123.92
4/16/2014 CALCINED ALUMINA (INDAL CALCINED ALUMINA) JNP SRI LANKA 48000 2181733.8 45.5
4/17/2014 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (INDAL ALUMINA) CHN PHILIPPINES 660000 8213040 12.4
4/18/2014 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE) JNP MALAYSIA 2068000 26928110 13.0
4/19/2014 DRIED ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE GEL JNP PAKISTAN 50000 4013503.34 80.3
4/20/2014 ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE HYD IRELAND 20000 1091200 54.56
4/21/2014 DRIED ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE GEL JNP MEXICO 45200 6035904.04 133.5
4/22/2014 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE) CHN TAIWAN 2156000 25881428 12.0
4/23/2014 ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE AMORPHOUS JNP AUSTRALIA 76000 7028550 92.5
4/24/2013 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (INDAL ALUMINA HYDRATE) JNP OMAN 40000 790333.5 19.76
4/25/2014 ALUMINA COC SLOVAKIA 400 305196.42 763.0
4/25/2014 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE) CHN INDONESIA 1408000 19036325 13.5
4/25/2014 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE) CHN KOREA 2800000 40535952.5 14.5
4/25/2014 ALUMINA COC GERMANY 150 160201.8 1068.01
Total 11491300 190583401 16.59
Barytes
4/1/2014 MINERAL POWDER MICRON BARYTES CHN MAURITIUS 20400 604758 29.65
4/3/2014 BARITE POWDER - API CHN U K 540000 5110798 9.46
4/1/2014 BARITE ORE KRI USA 98800000 342580952 3.5
4/1/2014 BARITE POWDER CHN NETHERLANDS 7 75.46 10.78
4/8/2014 BARIUM SULPHATE BARYTES CHN SINGAPORE 588000 5618104 9.6
4/9/2014 BARYTES POWDER CHN S. ARABIA 9455000 71367413.1 7.5
4/12/2014 MINERAL POWDER MUN MYANMAR 5000 148550.26 29.71
4/13/2014 MINERAL POWDER MUN TANZANIA 4009000 32037947 8.0
4/15/2014 BARITE POWDER API CHN UAE 810000 4291624.5 5.3
4/16/2014 BARIUM SULPHATE BARYTES CHN INDONESIA 24000 476760.75 19.87
4/17/2014 BARRITE POWDER CHN KUWAIT 1890000 8693214.22 4.6
4/19/2014 MICRON BARYTE BAR SPAIN 2000 77447.3 38.72
4/21/2014 BARITE POWDER CHN BANGLADESH 400000 3961547.4 9.9
4/22/2014 BARITE POWDER CHN VENEZUELA 756000 7257305.66 9.6
4/25/2014 BARITE POWDER CHN MOZAMBIQUE 1125000 8938680.75 7.95
4/26/2014 BARITE POWDER CHN OMAN 3240000 27288976 8.4
4/26/2014 MICRON BARYTER BAR AUSTRALIA 5000 153876.26 30.78
4/26/2014 BARITE POWDER - API CHN THAILAND 5130000 42501623 8.3
4/26/2014 MINERAL POWDER MICRON BARYTE CHN SRI LANKA 27000 715250.25 26.49
4/26/2014 BARITE POWDER TON KENYA 468000 8746650 18.69
Total 127294407 570571553.9 4.5

in person August 18-24, 2014 3
‘Well-constructed, maintained green
buildings have many benefits’
What is the objective of Godrej Green
Building Consultancy Services? Is it
similar to IGBC services?
With India witnessing tremendous
growth in infrastructure development,
the construction sector needs to play a
responsible role towards preservation
of the environment and move towards
sustainable development. This is
the main objective of Godrej Green
Building Consultancy Services.
Green concepts and techniques
encompassed in green buildings
can help address global issues like
handling of consumer waste, water
efficiency, and reduction in fossil
fuel usage, energy efficiency and
conserving natural resources along
with enhancing occupants’ health,
happiness and wellbeing.
Godrej as a corporate has always
led by example in environmental
domain. Environment management
is an integral aspect of the business
strategy. We have pioneered the
green building movement in India, a
unique public-private partnership of
the CII, the government of Andhra
Pradesh, USAID and the Pirojsha
Godrej Foundation.
GGBCS has been set up with
the vision to serve as a single point
solution provider and to facilitate real
estate developers and corporates with
green building activities in India. For
all types of building projects (green
as well as non-green), we provide
engineering (Mep) design services,
green building consulting and third
party audit services.
The Indian Green Building Council
(IGBC) is one of the green building
certifying bodies available in India.
It provides clients with certification
services whereas we provide clients
with consulting services in order to
achieve the certification.
Why is certification more important?
How can modern construction
methods implement sustainable
standards in eco-friendly way?
The certifications are based on a set
of performance standards for design
and construction phases and provide
guidelines for design and construction
of green buildings. Certificates are an
evaluation of all the possible points
to apply under the rating system
using a suitable checklist and are the
most authentic way of ensuring that a
building is truly green and sustainable.
It is the best way to demonstrate the
design efforts and initiatives taken in a
project which are truly green.
There have been increasing
demands for structures that are
sustainable, and meet safety, security
and environmental considerations.
Currently, developers are adopting
modern const ruct ion methods
like brickless technology and pre-fabricated
construction, to name a few.
The use of such technologies
reduces construction time and costs,
and makes projects viable both for
the buyer and developer. It further
ensures hassle-free construction and
replaces commodities like timber,
steel, wood, aluminum, etc with
specially designed plastic spacers
and composite cement boards, and
results in rapid construction and more
carpet area. They would be 8-10 per
cent more expensive compared with
conventional technology. But future
savings could be higher.
What recommendations are made
to clients?
We advise clients with various
cost-effective and innovative strategies
Once the GGBCS team is hired, the
following steps are involved in getting
a building certified:
To begin with we conduct a
feasibility study for the project with all
stakeholders involved with the project
to understand the level of rating we
can achieve.
A roadmap is established for
the project team, wherein each
team member is assigned different
responsibiities and a tentative schedule
of deliverables is prepared.
Templates are shared with the team
members for capturing data.
Design inputs with green rating
system are provided to architects and
the engineering team.
Energy simulation is performed
to study energy consumptions
patterns and select the best possible
combination of building materials and
equipment for the project.
Detailed review every week/
fortnight/month with respective team
members for deliverables.
Al l the ini t iat i ves are wel l
documented, compiled and sent to
the certifying body for their review.
The certifying body would either
grant the certification or ask for more
clarifications. Once the clarifications
are provided, the certifying body
hands out the certification.
What is the difference between
green and smart buildings?
Smart buildings are fundamentally
those involving automation that makes
managing different tasks hassle-free
for people. A smart building is the
integration of technologies available
for air-conditioning, lighting, fire safety,
telecommunications, entertainment,
metering, surveillance, access control,
etc with various control devices in
order to automate them and make life
much simpler for the consumer as well
as for facility manager.
Now a smlart building does not
Godrej Green Building Consultancy Services has been set up with the
vision to serve as a single point solution provider and facilitate real estate
developers and corporates with green building activities in India. Rumi
Engineer, Business Head, Green Building Consultancy Services
Godrej & Boyce Ltd, in this interview with Remona Divekar, discusses
various cost-effective and innovative strategies that help them in meeting
green building requirements
that help them in not only meeting
green building requirements, but also
to exceed them. Our expertise has
been developed over many years
of consulting clients in their journey
towards green building certification
as well as managing sustainability
and energy conservation initiatives
at Godrej.
Our recommendations to clients
include but not restricted to strategies
for soil erosion and sedimentation
control on site, construction waste
management, good thermal insulation
for building envelope (façade
& glazing), energy efficient air-conditioning
and lighting equipment,
rain water harvesting, waste water
treatment, fresh air ventilation, and
many more such strategies that can
be adopted in a project.
How does GGBCS facilitate with
green building certification?
We provide consulting services
under the IGBC, USGBC (Leed) and
Griha rating systems. We do not have
any reservations for a particular rating
system and use the one that our client
wishes to opt for his project.
directly imply being an energy-efficient
building. Clients may or may not adopt
energy conservation measures for a
smart building.
A green building is one which uses
less water, optimizes energy efficiency,
conserves natural resources, generates
less waste and provides healthier
spaces for occupants, as compared
to a conventional building. The green
building concept is much broader than
the concept of smart buildings.
How many projects in India have
so far adopted the green building
concept? How have you ensured
compliance and efficiency in 190
such projects?
As per the latest figures, the IGBC
has 2,570 registered green buildings
out of which 493 buildings have been
already rated as green. We have been
involved with 191 projects out of these
493 are rated projects.
As a mandate from our management
all Godrej projects go for green
building certification. Till date we have
received certification for 15 of our
projects (includes Godrej Properties
projects), and many more are in the
pipeline.
Regarding compliance to the rating
system post certification, it is entirely
the client’s call to voluntarily report
the savings achieved by the project
to the IGBC.
Tell us about the cost-effective
solutions offered by you that clients
can benefit from?
Well-designed, constructed,
operated and maintained green
buildings can have many benefits,
reduced costs for energy, water,
operat ions and maintenance,
improved occupant health and
productivity, and the potential for
greater occupant satisfaction than
standard developments.
A green building may cost more
up front, but can save money over
the life of the building through lower
operating costs. These savings may
be more apparent through lifecycle
assessment (LCA).
Cost savings are most likely to be
fully realized when incorporated at the
project’s conceptual design phase
with the assistance of an integrated
team of building professionals.

INFARRSTUCERTU August 18-24, 2014 4
Rlys to install solar power
plants at 200 stations
GoI creates panel to examine
NHAI note
The Border Roads Organization
has received forest and environment
clearance for constructing 11-km long
main tunnel at Baltal on Srinagar-Leh
national highway. This assurance was
given by the chief engineer BRO at a
meeting chaired by Minister for Forests
& Environment Mian Altaf Ahmad.
The spokesman said the meeting
was convened to review the status
Centre to build road, rail
tunnels in NE, J&K
The Indian Railways proposes to
install solar power plants of about
8.8 mw capacity at railway stations,
railway office buildings and level
crossing gates throughout the country
under railway funding, said Minister of
State for Railways Manoj Sinha.
These include provision of 10 KWp
solar PV modules each at 200 stations
The Ministry of Road Transport &
Highways has decided to constitute
an inter-ministerial committee to
review the note prepared by the
National Highways Authority of
India (NHAI) seeking an overhaul
of the existing model concession
agreement to revive private sector
interest in the road sector. The model
concession agreement is the contract
that sets the terms of execution of a
project and is signed between the
concessionaire and the government,
in this case the NHAI.
The ministry has decided to
In a move to push integrated
and comprehensive approach for
developing transport network, the
Centre wants its agencies to ‘pool’
resources for constructing rail and
road tunnels concurrently.
This would be the approach for
three strategic railway projects in the
North-East, which have been identified
as top priority projects where key
railway project fall in Jammu & Kashmir
and Himachal Pradesh.
There is also a proposal to
synchronize road and rail projects and
share studies by both the departments
in Uttarakhand. A detailed project
under various zonal railways, provision
of total 4.05 mwp solar photo voltaic
(SPV) on the roof tops of 21 railway
office buildings and provision of total
1.3 mwp capacity SPV plants at 2000
level crossing gates.
The Railways is also mulling
harnessing solar energy by utilizing
rooftop space of railway stations,
constitute a committee with secretary-level
officials from the Road Ministry,
the NHAI, the Planning Commission,
the Department of Economic Affairs
and representatives from a builders’
lobby, said a road ministry official.
Vijay Chhibber, secretary in the Road
Ministry, will head this panel. The
NHAI, which has been working on
the draft for a new model concession
agreement, made a presentation
at the road ministry this week, the
officials said.
The note prepared by the NHAI
has proposed 50-60 changes in
report (DPR) is under preparation
for nearly 180 km stretch between
Rishikesh and Karnprayag in the hill
state by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.
Three out of these four projects
fall in the North-East and would
cover areas, which have not yet been
connected with railways. The fourth
project, Bilaspur-Mandi-Manali-Leh
stretch, would connect Himachal
Pradesh and J&K.
The Narendra Modi government
has already made it clear to push
infrastructure projects in the North-
Eastern states and other untouched
regions to accelerate development.
other railway buildings and land
including through the PPP mode.
Solar power plants have been
provided on top of two narrow
gauge trains plying on Pathankot-
Jogindernagar route in Kangra Valley
section and Kalka-Shimla section on
a trial basis, the minister said.
the existing model concession
agreement. “Provision for revising
total project cost jointly with the
lenders at the time of financial
closure from what was estimated
at the time of bidding, withdrawing
any waiver of pre-conditions for
bidding like getting clearances and
providing for specific evaluation of
the compensation for developer in
case of any change in law affecting
income from project are some of the
changes that have been proposed,”
said an official.
Centre identifies
3 projects under Rurban
Mission
The Rural Development Ministry
has identified three projects under the
NDA government’s flagship Shyama
Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission,
which envisages strengthening rural
infrastructure.
Earlier, delivering his address,
Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram
stressed the need for urbanization of
rural areas. Rurban Mission addresses
one of the biggest challenges the
country is facing – people migrating
from rural areas to urban areas.
Citing a report, he said, “By 2032,
if the rate of migration continues at
this rate and the number of cities
remains the same, cities would
become unbearable because there
will be no infrastructure.”
He further stated that urbanization
of rural areas will protect people
from disasters in the next three
decades. Rurban Mission aiming
to deliver integrated project based
infrastructure in rural areas was
announced in this year’s Union
Budget. The preferred mode of
delivery would be through public-private
partnership (PPP) while using
funds of various schemes.
BRO gets eco nod
for tunnel project at Baltal
Modi dedicates two hydel projects to J&K
Centre to pump in 10,000 mw
to lift wind energy sector
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
dedicated to the nation two hydel
power projects in Leh and Kargil in
Jammu & Kashmir last week. These
projects are 44 mw Chutak hydro-electric
project in Kargil district and
45 mw Nimoo Bazgo project in Leh
district.
Modi would also lay foundation
stone for the first power transmission
line from Leh to Kargil and Kargil to
The government plans to rapidly
accelerate wind energy generation,
adding an ambitious 10,000 mw
every year, or five times the total new
capacity that came up in the last fiscal,
as the Modi government takes steps
to reduce India’s dependence on
costly energy imports.
Wind energy, which had been
overshadowed by solar projects
in recent years, got a big boost as
the government has restored key
tax incentives that had helped India
emerge as one of the top countries
in the world in generating electricity
from wind.
The government feels that tax
incentives coupled with conducive
environment will rapidly accelerate
wind energy. Originally, the country
of the tunnel project and remove
impediments affecting its progress.
Various aspects of the project and
measures needed to be taken to
ensure early commencement of work
on this prestigious project, which will
provide all-weather road connectivity
between the valley and Ladakh
region, were discussed during the
meeting.
Srinagar. The 45 mw Nimoo-Bazgo
hydro-electric projects is a run-of- the-river
scheme to harness the potential
of river Indus in the state.
The project is designed to generate
239 million units of energy. The Nimoo
Bazgo power station is located on
river Indus in Leh district of the state
and has an installed capacity of 45
mw(3x15 mw).
The approval for the project was
planned to install 18,500 mw during
the 12th Plan period. However, the new
government is keen to go faster in wind
power capacity addition, to reduce its
dependence on imported fuels and
increase the share of environment
friendly energy resources.
Like other power gear makers,
Indian wind turbine makers too are
facing competition from Chinese
counterparts that also offer cheaper
finance to the investors in wind
energy. With installed capacity of
over 21,000 mw, India is the fifth-largest
wind power producer in the
world after China, US, Germany and
Spain. According to the Centre for
Wind Energy Technology, India has
potential to install over 1 lakh mw of
wind turbines.
accorded at an estimated cost of
Rs 611 crore. However, on account
of escalation, statutory charges and
higher cost of award, project cost has
now been revised to Rs 985 crore.
State-run Power Grid Corporation of
India is implementing the Leh-Kargil-
Srinagar Transmission System for
connectivity with Northern Region Grid
for meeting demands of the Ladakh
region.

August 18-24, 2014 5
TECHNOLOGY
Waste heat control thru WHR
The number of preheater
stages in a cement plant
has a significant bearing
on the overall thermal
energy consumption
and waste heat recovery
potential
Waste heat recovery plants offer a
reliable supplement to captive power
generation in an energy-intensive
industry like cement, particularly in
an energy-deficient country such
as India.
ACC Ltd, part of the Holcim
group, recently launched its first
Waste Heat Recovery (WHR) system
at the Gagal cement plant in the north
Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
The WHR system harnesses waste
heat discharged in the cement
manufacturing process as exhaust
gases, channelling them into a
boiler that runs a steam turbine
and converts it into useful electrical
energy.
The new WHR project generates
electricity at a cost that is significantly
lower than that of a captive power
plant and only a fraction of the
cost of grid power. ACC sees the
project as an important step in
energy conservation and is exploring
the possibility of installing similar
systems at a few of its other cement
plants.
High standard sustainable
development
ACC’s Gagal cement plant
i s nestled i n the picturesque
mountainous state of Himachal
P r a d e s h i n n o r t h e r n I n d i a .
Commissioned in 1985, it is the
major cement plant in the state, with
two production lines – Gagal I and
Gagal II – representing a total cement
capacity of some 4.4 million tpa.
Gagal utilizes power from the
state’s grid and from a standby
captive DG power plant. The plant
pursues a wide-ranging agenda that
aspires to achieve high standards
o f s u s t a i n a b l e de v e l opme n t
in all aspects of its operations –
beginning with meticulous hill mining
techniques and extending to efficient
manufacturing, sound environment
management, afforestation and tree
ACC Gagal Waste Heat Recovery system control
a heat recovery boiler, or heater, and
then passed into a turbine that drives
a generator.
Thermodynamic cycle
This is a thermodynamic cycle that
converts heat into work (power in this
case). Hot exhaust gases are directed
into a waste heat recovery boiler where
they exchange heat with the working
fluid (water) that is converted into high
pressure steam, which then expands
in the turbine causing it to rotate and
produce electricity.
The expanded vapor is condensed
into a low pressure liquid in the water-cooled
condenser and then is recycled
back into the boiler to continue the
cycle. The system consists of a
suspension preheater boiler, air
quenching cooler boiler, steam turbine
generator, distributed control system,
water-circulation system and dust
removal system. This is the most
common type of WHR system in
cement plants and was chosen for the
Gagal plant.
Organic Rankine cycle
This process uses organic fluids.
Their inherent ability to evaporate at
low temperature and yield good levels
of condensation allows these fluids to
deliver considerable energy during
their expansion in the turbine.
Rankine Kalina cycle
This is a relatively new concept in
heat recovery and power generation,
which is a thermodynamic process
for converting thermal energy into
usable mechanical power. It uses a
working fluid mixture, made up of 70
per cent ammonia with 30 per cent
water. This process offers the potential
of significant efficiency gains as
compared to the conventional Rankine
cycle. It is usually more suitable for
medium to low gas temperature heat
recovery systems.
Eco benefits
WHR u n i t s s c o r e h i g h l y
i n environmental terms and
s imul taneous l y of fer several
advantages. The primary environmental
room
energy conservation as they utilize
waste heat and do not need any
additional fuels to generate electricity.
They help conserve fuels and reduce
overall carbon emissions.
Where they substitute power from
an external grid or a captive power
plant, there is an additional advantage
of reduced fuel consumption and lower
CO2 emissions. Since it is based on
waste heat, the energy produced is
green energy that is equivalent to
renewable energy.
The WHR at Gagal is expected to
lead directly to a reduction of over 44
000 tpa of CO2 emissions. By a rough
rule of thumb, it can be said that such
units can help reduce up to 25 kg of
CO2 per ton of clinker produced.
The investment involved in setting
up a WHR plant is reasonable. On
average, the cost of a waste heat-based
power generation plant would
fall in the range of $2–2.5 million per mw.
Fast expanding market
As experienced by ACC at Gagal,
the cost of electricity generated by
WHR units is cheaper than both captive
power and power purchased from an
external grid. Encouraged by the Gagal
WHR project, ACC has plans to set up
similar systems at its other major
cement plants in the country in a move
towards enhancing energy security.
India’s cement sector already
has several working WHR plants and
undoubtedly such plants will become
a feature in this fast expanding
market. Waste heat recovery can
compr ise an economical and
reliable supplement to captive power
generation in an energy-intensive
industry like cement, particularly in
an energy-deficient country like India.
In addition, this practice comprises
energy conservation and efficiency
that helps the cement industry meet
its low carbon technology roadmap
for the future.
exploited. This is the basis of the
WHR system deployed at Gagal.
Thermal energy
consumption
Apart from a cement plant’s
capacity, the availability of waste
heat is directly influenced by process
efficiency parameters and other
factors. The number of preheater
stages in a cement plant has a
significant bearing on the overall
thermal energy consumption and
waste heat recovery potential.
The highe r the number of
stages, the better the thermal energy
consumption, and hence lower the
WHR potential. Similarly, the moisture
content in limestone, coal, fly ash,
slag and other materials used in a
plant affect the potential for waste heat
recovery as considerable heat would
be required to dry raw materials. Again,
improvements in plant and machinery
efficiencies would offer lower potential
for generation of waste heat.
Conversion into electricity
Wa s t e h e a t g e n e r a t e d i n
cement manufacture has proven
to be amenable to conversion into
electrical energy, provided it is
tapped in adequate measure and the
temperature is sufficiently high to make
the project viable.
In a typical Indian cement plant,
the potential generation of power from
waste heat is estimated at roughly 20-
25 kWh/t of clinker. The process goes
through four basic stages:
• Heat tapping and extraction
• Heat conversion
• Heat dissipation
• Electricity feed and control
Three technologies are recognized
as being well developed and effective in
the conversion of heat into electricity –
using a steam Rankine cycle, an organic
Rankine cycle, or the Kalina process.
All these technologies involve a
pressurized working fluid (water in
the case of the steam cycle or an
organic compound for the organic
Rankine cycle) to be vaporized by the
hot exhaust gases channeled through
benefit of the WHR power plant is to
produce electric power without burning
any additional fossil fuel or contributing
any additional greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions.
These systems play a vital role in
K N Rao
Director, Environment
& Energy
Conservation
R Nand Kumar
Vice President,
Corporate
Communications,
ACC Ltd
(Inputs: Navneet Chauhan, Sr. General
Manager Operations, ACC Gagal, and
Dominic Fernandes, General Manager
Energy & Environment, ACC Ltd.)
Waste Heat Recovery system turbine of 7 5 mw capacity
plantation, waste water treatment,
as well as an array of community
development and social volunteering
activities.
Most of the cement that Gagal
manufactures comprises fly ash-based
Portland pozzolana cement
which reduces carbon emissions.
Gagal also promotes the use of
alternative fuels and raw materials.
Useful electrical energy
A few months ago, ACC Ltd
launched its first WHR system
at the Gagal cement plant. This
marks an important step in energy
conservation for the company, as it
is the company’s first WHR plant and
also the first such project in the state
of Himachal Pradesh to deploy WHR
technology.
To put it briefly, a WHR system
harnesses waste heat discharged
in the manufacturing process as
exhaust gases, and channels these
gases into a waste heat boiler that
runs a steam turbine and converts it
into useful electrical energy.
The newly commissioned WHR
unit, set up at a cost of about $16
million, can generate about 7.5 mw
of electricity. This supplements the
output of Gagal’s captive power
plant. Nantong Wanda supplied
the boilers for the project, while the
turbine and generator were supplied
by Qingdao Jieneng and Shangdong
Jinan, respectively.
WHR energy at Gagal has proved
to be remarkable in several ways –
the first of which is that it requires
no additional fuel. The cost of
generating such energy has turned
out to be significantly lower than that
of the captive power plant and only
a fraction of the cost of purchasing
grid power.
Energy-intensive process
The cement manufactur ing
process is energy intensive, requiring
very high temperatures in the order of
1400 °C in the kilns. Thermal energy
is also used in other stages of the
process, including the preheater,
during grinding in the coal mill and
raw mill and for drying additives such
as fly ash and slag.
Significant amounts of heat
energy are released as exhaust
streams in different stages of the
cement manufacturing process,
chiefly from the kiln exhaust streams,
clinker cooler, kiln preheater and
pre-calciner.
The manufacturing process
in Gagal releases about 1,000
tph of waste hot flue gases at
temperatures well above 300
°C that are exhausted into
the environment. Waste
kiln gases exit at about
260-400 °C depending
on the number of
preheater stages in
the plant. The cooler
generates hot air of
about 200-300 °C
and 80-130 kcal
per kg.
Some o f t h e
hot air is used as
combustion air in
kiln furnaces and
elsewhere; the rest
of the hot gases are
expelled as exhaust
into the atmosphere.
All these waste gases
contain useful energy
that can be gainfully
ACC commissioned its first Waste
Heat Recovery-based power plant
at Gagal. Seen here is one of its air
quenching chamber boilers.

OPRJECST ADEPTU August 18-24, 2014 6
laid the foundation stone for the Rs
4,000-crore port-based multi-product
special economic zone at Jawaharlal
Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) at Sheva,
Navi Mumbai, on August 16.
“ T h e p r o p o s e d i n d u s t r i a l
infrastructure in 277 hectares with a
total public and private investment of
Rs 4,000 crore is planned as a self-sustainable
integrated development
project hav ing a potent ial of
generating 1.5 lakh direct and indirect
jobs,” said an official statement.
The ambi t ious Se z , to be
developed through JNPT-SPV
(special purpose vehicle) under
the engineering, procurement and
construction (EPC) mode, will be
completed in three years.
With a focus on the collaborating
upcoming sectors of India, the Sez
will develop a free trade warehousing
zone, the engineering goods sector,
electronics and hardware sectors,
the non-conventional energy sector,
multi services (IT and healthcare)
sectors, etc.
Modi also laid the foundation
stone for a port connectivity highway
project at the JNPT and allotted land
to JNPT project-affected persons
(PAPs) under the 12.5 per cent
scheme. The statement said the
projects have been expedited by
Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road
Transport, Highways & Shipping &
Rural Development, in the past two
months.
The port connectivity highway
project with a cost of Rs 1,926.57
crore will be completed by December
2017. The Ministry of Shipping has
decided to execute this project in
the EPC mode through an SPV. The
project has been undertaken under
the National Highway Development
and Port Connectivity Programme.
The statement said due to rapid
development in the area on account
of development of the Jawaharlal
Nehru Port, JNPT-Sez, and the
proposed international airport, etc,
it was felt necessary to augment the
carrying capacity of the existing road
network to a 6/8 lane configuration
by providing improved facilities
comprising flyovers, railway over
bridges and interchanges for
uninterrupted flow of traffic on the
road network connecting the port
and the national highways (NHs).
Accordingly, it has been proposed
to develop the road network to
6/8 lane configuration with service
roads. The NH-4B, Amra Marg
and state highway (SH)-54 was
developed to a four-lane facility by
the National Highways Authority
of India (NHAI) through the SPV
comprising NHAI, JNPT and City
& Industrial Development Corp of
Maharashtra Ltd (Cidco).
Adani-GSPC to build `4,500 cr
import terminal
Adani Group and the Gujarat State
Petroleum Corp (GSPC) will set up Rs
4,500 crore LNG import terminal at
Mundra Sez in Gujarat by December
2016.
GSPC LNG Ltd, a unit of Gujarat
government-owned GSPC, on July
24 won approval to become a co-developer
of the multi-product Special
Economic Zone (Sez), being developed
by Adani Ports at Mundra, a move that
will help trim cost by Rs 700-800 crore,
said an official.
Commerce Ministry’s Board of
Approvals (BoA) gave nod to GSPC
LNG’s proposal to 5 million tons a year
LNG terminal together with storage
and re-gasification facilities over an
area of 28 hectares.
“By becoming co-developer, the
project will now be entitled to duty-free
imports which will help cut costs down
by Rs 700-800 crore from the previous
estimate of Rs 5,200 crore,” he said,
adding that the terminal will be ready
by 2016 end. Once they avail duty-free
imports, the developers are required
to sell a threshold of the produce to
units within Sez.
The official said the LNG import
terminal had previously got environment
clearance and will now proceed to
finalize a joint venture partner.
India Gas Solutions Pvt Ltd, the
equal joint venture between the
Mukesh Ambani-led RIL and Europe’s
second largest oil firm BP, ONGC and
the Indian Oil Corp (IOC) have been
shortlisted to pick up 25 per cent
stake in the project.
“Essentially, GSPC is looking at
a partner which can bring in LNG
or can consume the imported liquid
gas,” he said.
While BP is a producer and trader
of LNG, RIL’s twin refineries at
Jamnagar in Gujarat as well as its
large petrochemical plants are huge
consumers of gas. ONGC also is a
big consumer of the fuel. Besides
the three, other firms which had
expressed interest included Petronet
LNG Ltd, Torrent Energy, Japan’s
Mitsui & Co and Toyota Tsusho, said
the official.
GSPC would hold 50 per cent
stake in the project while Adani Group
would take 25 per cent. The project
is to be financed in a debt to equity
ratio of 70:30. The terminal capacity
would be expandable up to 10 million
tons per annum.
PM unveils package of
`8k cr for roads in J&K
announced a package of Rs 8,000
crore for building of roads in Jammu
and Kashmir. Chief Minister Omar
Abdullah had flagged the issue
during his recent meetings with the
Central leadership and the Prime
Minister, who was in the state on
a day-long visit, announced he will
push for the proposal in the Union
Cabinet for granting Rs 8,000 crore
to the state.
Modi said at a public rally, “I
assure you that I will soon push in the
Union Cabinet Rs 8,000 crore project
needed for four important roads in
the state.”
Omar had last month met Road
& Surface Transport Minister Nitin
Gadkari and pressed for early
completion of Batote-Kishtwar road,
Kargil-Zanskar, Domail-Katra road,
besides fast tracking the four-laning of
Srinagar-Jammu national highway.
All these roads of vital importance
were in bad shape at some places
due to lack of proper maintenance.
Oma r h a d a l s o s o u g h t
construction of four tunnels in Jammu
and Kashmir to link important roads,
which included a tunnel at Peer Ki
Gali on Mughal Road, a tunnel to
connect Singhpora in Kishtwar to
Vailoo in Anantnag and two tunnels
between Lolab-Bandipora and Sudh
Mahadev-Marmat.
Held up highway projects worth
`50k cr get big push
The Centre on August 12 decided
to empower states to give forest and
mining clearances for road projects,
a move set to give stalled highway
projects worth Rs 50,000 crore a big
push.
Government officials said some
of the big ticket projects that would
benefit include the Rs 2,848 crore
six-lane Varanasi-Aurangabad stretch;
Rs 2,016 crore six-lane Dhankuni-
Kharagpur stretch in West Bengal;
Rs 2,388 crore Beawar-Pali-Pindwara
stretch and Rs 1,008 crore four-lane
Sambalpur-Baragarh stretch in Orissa,
among others.
Kerala ready to develop Vizhinjam
as central project
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen
Chandy said the state was ready to
extend full support for the Vizhinjam
International Seaport project if it is
developed as a central project. The
state government has brought the
matter to the attention of the Prime
Minister. The matter was recently
detailed in a letter sent to the Prime
Minister on August 6.
The state has written three letters
to PM Narendra Modi on Vizhinjam
project, said the Chief Minister.
At an inter-ministerial meeting
chaired by Highways Minister Nitin
Gadkari, it was decided that states
would soon be able to give permission
for mining of sand from dry river beds
spread up to 20 hectares. Currently,
this limit was five hectares beyond
which projects had to be cleared by
the Centre. The move would help
in addressing the shortage of raw
material and fast implementation of
projects.
The meeting was also attended
by Railways Minister DV Sadananda
Gowda and Environment Minister
Prakash Javadekar.
The state government wishes to
complete the project within three to
four years with the support of the
Centre. The Chief Minister in his letter
pointed out if the Centre had interest
in developing a big port along the
south-west coast under the jurisdiction
of the Ministry of Shipping, Kerala is
ready to extend all support in the best
possible manner and all possibilities of
the Centre’s involvement in the project
would be discussed, he said.
Adani Ports and Sez Ltd, Srei-OHL
“It was also proposed that states
will be empowered to clear highway
projects spread in forest areas of up
to 40 hectareS. Till now such projects
had to be cleared by the Centre which
more often than not resulted in delays.
So far, 80 per cent projects belonged
to this category,” said a government
official.
The Railways Ministry on its part
decided that it will waive off land-lease
agreement, maintenance and
supervision charges that it levies
on highway projects coming up on
railway land.
consortium, Essar Ports Ltd had already
bought the forms for participating in the
project price bidding and the last date
for submission is September 10.
The expected cost for the first
phase of the Vizhinjam project is Rs
6,647 crore. The empowered institution
has recommended sanctioning a
viability gap fund for the project;
however, the sanction amount has not
yet been materialised. Chandy said
the project should have a concession
period for 10 years.
Modi lays foundation
for `4,000-cr JNPT Sez

August 18-24, 2014 7
INFRASTRUCTURE
Making smart cities safer
Ultimately, all public
safety systems –
including human
operators, technologies
and organisations –
have to work seamlessly
together for a smart,
safer city to function well
Imagine a city that operates so
efficiently that it improves the quality
of life of its citizens, who then work
in parallel to boost local economy. A
city that comprises a smart economy,
smart environmental practices, smart
governance, smart living, smart
mobility and smart people. A city
that gives its citizens access to civic
amenities like security, healthcare,
transport and cost-effective power
supply in real time. Imagine a city so
smart that it can enable sustainable
development. Seems like a dream
doesn’t it?
While the idea of a smart city may
have been a dream in India a few
years ago, today they are a possibility
due to resource enhancement,
government awareness and active
ci t i zen par t icipat ion. Var ious
city projects are being planned
and some are even underway to
offer better quality of life in urban
environments.
Safety infrastructure
But the foundation of any smart
city is ‘safety’ of its citizens and
resources. Components of a smart
city can only work tandem if its
social and physical infrastructure is
safeguarded from any threats, be it
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As cities expand and populations
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but also to manage the increased
pressure they add to the city’s natural
resources. The 26/11 terror attack
and 2005 mega floods in Mumbai
highlighted some key loopholes in
the security and safety infrastructure
of the city.
Thus there is stringent need for
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corporations and individuals alike
to cooperate and address the ever-growing
need for security and safety.
Further, intelligent management
integrated with information and
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and active citizen participation can
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safe cities.
Smart cities can enhance public
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Vast communication and sensor
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Greater interoperability allows
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security requirements.
Further, natural disasters are
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cities being susceptible to natural
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and communication systems must
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Ultimately, all public safety systems
– including human operators,
technologies and organisations –
have to work seamlessly together for
a smart, safer city to function well.
Part of sustainable society
NEC, one of the world’s leaders
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as part of a sustainable society in
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I n I n d i a , NEC i s wo r k i n g
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Security format
In terms of personal security,
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SCRB (State Crime Records Bureau)
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Another key project that NEC is
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In the banking sector, NEC has
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Buyer’s guide to
green homes
The overall benefits of
green buildings depend
on the extent to which
sustainable features
are included during
the initial planning and
design
emission of greenhouse gases during
the lifecycle of resultant buildings.
On an average, buildings consume
about 20 per cent of the total energy
available in a country, and this trend is
increasing with every passing day.
Sustainable solutions
Mounting concern for environmental
impact of real estate has necessitated
formulation of sustainable solutions.
This has led to the advent of sustainable
real estate and related ‘green homes’
concepts. At its basis, sustainable real
estate is all about using resources
sustainably and addressing demands
of the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to meet
their own needs.
Green housing or eco-friendly
homes are an integrated approach
towards minimizing adverse effects
of construction and its operation
on the environment and promoting
healthier living for people. It has been
The tremendous rate of real estate
development across the globe, and
especially young, emerging nations,
is imposing immense pressure on the
environment and its natural resources.
With such a rapid development, there is
a lot at stake when we look at important
factors such as energy availability and
environmental sustainability.
The real estate sector is one of the
major contributors to global warming
due to extensive pollution during
the construction process as well as
Challenge to affordable
The factor of high
construction costs
continues to be at
odds with the new
government’s focus on
providing housing for
all by 2022
housing
the construction and infrastructure
sectors with additional allocation to
infrastructure projects in the recent
budget. However, sizeable budgetary
allocations are nothing new in the
Indian context.
Everything looks good on paper
until the funds for large projects hit
bureaucratic hurdles on the road
to implementation. Considering its
complexity, clearing the opaque
jungle of red tape that has been
created in India over the decades is
in any case not an easy task even for
the most determined government.
FDI aspect
If viewed from a market-level
perspective, Budget 2014 has in fact
not delivered any tangible means to
reduce construction costs. The cost
of construction materials has been
increasing at a rate of 15-16 per cent
over the past three years, and this
has seriously impeded developers’
ability to generate sufficient profits
to launch new projects.
While this does not significantly
impact larger developers who tend
Over the past decade, the
construction industry has been
hit hard by economic slowdowns
and extreme market fluctuations.
Construction and infrastructure
play a significant role in a country’s
economy, but rigid contractual
policies and very high construction
costs (among other factors) have
been constricting the growth of this
sector in India.
Needless to say, growth i n
construction and infrastructure will
not only result in more connected,
streamlined and future-ready cities --
it also means the creation of millions
of new jobs and overall growth of the
economy.
The new government did attempt
to provide increased impetus to
to launch residential projects for
the mid-income and high-income
segments of buyers, it is a challenge
to smaller developers who typically
cater to the needs of home buyers
with smaller budgets. In other words,
the high cost of construction remains
a serious challenge to the affordable
housing sector.
The factor of high construction
costs continues to be at odds
with the new government’s focus
on providing housing for all by
2022. National-level developers will
doubtlessly benefit from the recent
budget loosening the norms of
foreign direct investment into the
affordable housing sector.
This is because, thanks to their
larger land holdings and financial
positioning, they will be able to
meet the minimum area norms
and capitalization criteria required
by the FDI policy. The FDI aspect
for affordable housing is more or
less geared towards large-scale
development undertakings, often
involving slum rehabilitation in larger
cities.
However, the biggest suppliers of
budget housing in India have always
been smaller players. Because of
high land costs, projects launched
by these developers tend to be small
and therefore of no interest to foreign
institutional investors. These low-key
developers will therefore not benefit
from the relaxation of FDI norms
into affordable housing projects,
and continue to suffer from ever-escalating
construction costs.
Glimmer of hope
The one glimmer of hope on the
horizon is the budget’s allocation
of Rs 40 billion towards low-cost
housing schemes. However, no
clarity has so far been offered on
what categories of developers will be
benefited, and what the qualification
parameters are.
This allocation i s basically
compensation to the NHAI for the
loss it incurs in the process of
providing incentives and developers
of affordable housing. However,
incentivization takes place at a local
level and depends on locally-decided
parameters.
For example, in a state like Gujarat
(which already has very proactive
policies for affordable housing)
the benefits of this allocation will
be more uniformly spread across
stakeholders. This does not mean
that all developers of affordable
housing in other states will be equally
benefited.
Sachin
Agarwal
CMD, Maple Shelters
extensively documented that living
in conventional buildings has been
working against residents, both in
terms of living standards and the cost
of excessive energy consumption.
The process that governs eco-friendly
homes is limiting the use
of scarce resources such as water,
energy and materials used during
construction and occupation. The idea
is to incorporate features that make the
most of natural resources such as light
and water, while reducing heat gain
and improving the quality of indoor
air. Green buildings not only enhance
quality of life but also reduce the cost
of living, as these buildings involve
significantly lower consumption of
energy, water and other resources.
Constraints to faster growth
The first and foremost constraint
for the proliferation of green buildings
in India is the lack of information and
incorrect perceptions. It is generally
believed that green buildings cost
more and take a long time to pay back
in tangible energy savings.
Such a perception leads to lower
demand levels from the larger buyer
base. In fact, the additional cost
factor is rapidly reducing as more and
more developers get into the ‘green
homes’ arena, since there is increased
competition. Also, green homes result
in significantly reduced utilities bills
right from the start.
Also, many developers are deterred
from adopting the ‘green mantra’ in
their projects because green buildings
may involve increased construction
costs. They may also find it challenging
to obtain necessary technologies,
source green building materials and
find appropriately qualified architects
and contractors in India.
Nevertheless, developers are
aware that the ‘green wave’ is catching
the fancy of more and more home
buyers in India and want to get on
the bandwagon. Unfortunately, this
has resulted in a lot of residential
projects which define themselves
as ‘green’ without adhering to all
mandatory parameters or having
obtained necessary certification.
The overall benefits of green
buildings depend on the extent to
which sustainable features are included
during the initial planning and design.
In some cases, such features can also
be incorporated after the building is
complete. But the point is that a few
green features do not qualify a building
as environmentally sustainable.
Genuine or wannabe project
Because of the increasing interest
in this concept by home buyers, many
developers have begun promoting
projects under the banner of ‘eco-friendly
homes’. While many of these
projects are indeed accordingly
certified by competent authorities,
others are merely seeking to get on a
popular bandwagon without actually
delivering the goods.
To ensure that a genuinely ‘green’
residential project is not mistaken
for one of the many wannabes, it is
important for their developer to obtain
accreditation from the green rating
systems followed in India. Griha
(Green Rating for Integrated Habitat
Assessment) is one such system
which verifies whether a building
has adhered to all the prescribed
parameters, and that materials and
processes have been used at every
stage of construction. Once all the
requirements are met, the project is
credited as a ‘Green Building’.
Check list for green home
buyers:
Does the project offer ready access
to public transportation to reduce the
need for private transport?
Does it have fixtures that facilitate
lower water consumption, and are the
systems and fixtures used in common
area lighting systems certified as
energy-efficient?
Does it use solar water heaters
and has sewage treatment plants, rain
water harvesting and water recycling/
reuse features?
Does it feature natural ventilation to
reduce the need for air-conditioning?
Does it have adequate open spaces
and green areas?
Does it offer covered car parking?
Does it have sustainable waste
disposal features?
Juggy
Marwaha
Managing Director,
South, JLL India

EQEIMNPTU August 18-24, 2014 9
SDLG fleet goes beyond
expectations at Indian seaport
“Timber comes in var ious
categories and can be hard or soft,”
explains Keyur Thakrar, the company’s
director. “Delicate handling is essential
to ensure no damage is caused to the
logs. Previously we were using big
machines that were cumbersome
and it took a long time to load and
unload a vessel carefully. So when
it came to changing our fleet, we
took advice from our local dealer –
Sarvajit Construction Equipment (CE)
Services – to find a solution.”
R Narasimhan, dealer principal at
Sarvajit CE Services, advised Thakrar
to use a smaller wheel loader and
introduced him to the 3 ton SDLG
LG938L fitted with a locally sourced
log grappler attachment. “It’s as
though the machine was perfectly
engineered for our site,” Thakrar
continues. “It’s able to handle both
soft and hard timbers delicately – but
importantly, the machines are still
quick, reliable and efficient.”
Swayam Shipping Services Pvt
Ltd handles over 2 million tons of
cargo each year at four ports across
the state of Gujarat. At the country’s
biggest private docks, Mundra Port,
the cargo-handling specialist uses
a fleet of 10 SDLG wheel loaders
to load and unload precious wood
shipments.
The western state of Gujarat
exper iences di ver se weather
conditions with mild, dry winters,
extremely hot summers (reaching over
49°C) and a wet and humid monsoon
season. The climate provides perfect
conditions for over 400 species of
trees to grow – including the most
abundant, neem.
Swayam Shipping Services
specializes in handling, storing
and transporting pine, neem and
hardwood timber logs at four ports
along the 1,600 km Gujarat coastline
using a fleet of five SDLG LG938L and
five SDLG LG958 wheel loaders to
move cargo for 10 hours a day.
The company was founded 20
years ago and has since grown to be
one of the region’s major players. And
over the years, careful handling of
timber has become more important.
Atlas Copco cements its
position with Oman’s OCC
The Oman Cement Company
(OCC) and equipment major Atlas
Copco have released details of
how their long-standing strategic
relationship helps to maintain self-reliant
nature of the Sultanate’s
cement industry. OCC employs an
array of Atlas Copco equipment to
supply air for its plant and instruments,
and to aerate its cement silos.
At present, the Omani cement
manufacturer uses 16 Atlas Copco GA
160 oil-injected screw compressors;
two ZA 6 single-stage, oil-free screw
compressors; and a number of ZS 30
rotary screw blowers.
Ziad Al Siyabi, Maintenance
Manager at OCC, said, “In order to
meet our quality commitment, we
need committed business partners
who are geared to deliver the highest
performance and 24/7 support.”
“Atlas Copco, over the years, has
been able to deliver this through its
huge compressed air equipment
product portfolio and high-quality
service support through its distributor,
Bin Salim Enterprises,” he added.
Since its establishment in 1983,
OCC has formed an important part
of Oman’s drive for self-reliance
within its core industries. In order to
maintain this situation, the company
requires equipment that is both
reliable and efficient.
To this end, OCC has installed
the GA 160 units at key locations
across its plant. The compressors are
able to operate continuously in the
toughest conditions and at ambient
temperatures of up to 55°C.
With screw technology, stainless
steel coolers, and AGMA A4/DIN
5 gears, the ZA 6 units have also
proven adept at operating in OCC’s
dusty cement plant.
Moreover, OCC’s ZS 30 blowers,
whi ch are used for aerat ion
applications inside the plant’s silos,
have been shown to reduce energy
costs by an average of 30 per
cent, compared to conventional
methods.
OCC has even constructed a
dedicated compressor room with
dual-filtration screeds to combat
the problem of dust; a measure that
has helped to increase reliability and
reduce maintenance and energy
costs, according to Al Siyabi and his
colleagues.
Commenting on the partnership,
Tony Van Herbruggen, Atlas Copco’s
Country Manager for Oman, said,
“With the success obtained so far
at OCC, the Atlas Copco oil-free
air team is quite confident about
supporting OCC and meeting its high
expectations with new, innovative
solutions that deliver reliability and
energy efficiency.”
Beyond the call of duty
The 3 t LG938L wheel loader is designed to be agile, productive and
fuel efficient, featuring the powerful and reliable German-designed Deutz
6.1 l tier IVi certified engine. The air-conditioned cab with AM/FM radio and
USB interface is designed for operator comfort, whatever the weather. The
hydraulic quick coupler and in-cab activation switch allows the operator
to switch easily and quickly from one attachment to another.
While some customers perceive Chinese-made construction
equipment to be lower in quality – because of a lower purchase price
– Shandong Lingong Machinery Co Ltd (the manufacturer of SDLG
equipment) is changing these perceptions by ensuring its manufacturing
and design processes are benchmarked against the world’s best to
eliminate waste, improve efficiency and deliver the best quality.
In addition, SDLG has strategically located parts depots – including
a parts warehouse in Bengaluru to shorten lead times as well as an
established global dealer network that offers qualified technical support
on site, even in the most remote locations.
“Sarvajit CE Services really does go beyond the call of duty to ensure
our machines are kept up and running,” Thakrar explains. “Our first
challenge we presented to them was our requirement for a full fuel tank to
last 24 hours at a time – but this was no problem as Sarvajit ensured we
had a fuel tank extension fitted. The company listens keenly
and takes time to understand our business needs. But best
of all, they live up to – and even exceed – our expectations
in terms of sales and service support.”
The five LG938L wheel loaders have been in
operation at the Swayam Shipping Services’ site
for 16 months and have racked up over 16,000
operational hours between them. Thakrar
confirms that they’ve experienced zero
defects – whereas other brands of equipment
have frequent faults. In fact, he has been so
impressed with the performance of the SDLG
wheel loaders, he’s taken delivery of five more
SDLG 5 ton LG958 wheel loaders.
MAN to showcase efficiency
technologies at IAA 2014
MAN Truck & Bus has announced
it will showcase its latest efficiency
technologies at IAA Commercial
Vehicles 2014, Hannover, Germany.
The German vehicle manufacturer
will use the Hanover event as a
platform to unveil its latest engines,
with top-of-the-range 640 hp TGX
D38 truck as its centrepiece.
With 19 trucks on its stand and
on display, MAN will be the second-largest
exhibitor at this year’s show.
“Consumption efficiency goes
hand in hand with our goal of reducing
CO2 emissions,” commented MAN in
a press release detailing its plans.
“The new TGX EfficientLine has
all of the efficiency technologies on
board, most notably the EfficientCruise
GPS Tempomat and the TopTorque
torque enhancer for fuel economy.
In the TGX EfficientLine, designed
with consistent fuel economy in
mind, MAN has the most successful
model on the market. Since its
market launch in 2010, more than
27,000 customers have chosen the
EfficientLine models and packages,”
added the manufacturer.
TEE to unveil recycling kit
at RWM 2014
Terex Environmental Equipment
(TEE) has revealed details of the units
that it intends to showcase at this
year’s Recycling & Waste Management
Exhibition (RWM 2014).
The TEE products to be displayed
at the event include TRS 550 recycling
screen and TDS 825 low-speed
shredder. It will also use the show
to provide further details of its move
away from a North American-based
distribution system towards global
strategy.
TEE’s business line director, Martin
Dummigan, said, “As part of the TEE
business development, we have
focused on expanding our distribution
and product strategy into what we
believe is a position of strength in the
current marketplace.”
“We have made, and continue
to make, significant investment in
Terex Environmental Equipment,
which includes product development,
investment in facilities globally, and
team-member resource,” he added.
The TRS 550, which features
Spaleck technology, is a two-deck,
high-performance recycling waste
screen designed and manufactured
in Germany. The TDS 825 shredder,
meanwhile, can be used for a diverse
range of tasks, including applications
within the fields of bio waste, municipal
solid waste (MSW), construction, and
demolition.
According to Dummigan, TEE has
received renewed interest from the
market of late, and the manufacturer
hopes to capitalize on this momentum
with its new products.
“Since the appointment of our
international sales director, Conor
Hegarty, we have received significant
interest in our products from the rest
of the world,” he explained.
“This is from both potential dealers
and prospective new customers.
We are delighted with our current
aggressive product development
strategy, which will see TEE taking
a truly global approach in the wood
processing, biomass, and recycling
industries.”
RWM 2014 will take place at the
National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in
Birmingham, UK, from September
16 to 18.
SDLG LG958L wheel loader handles
timber logs at the Mundra Port in Gujarat
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requisite permissions, particularly the
EC, from the competent authority.
The petition had also sought
rest r ict ion on the respondent
(Noida) from awarding the tender
for the project and a direction to all
concerned stakeholders to obtain
environmental clearance before
commencement of work.
The petition had alleged that “while
drafting the proposed scheme of the
Sports City, the Noida authority has
favoured the builder lobby instead of
taking care of the environment and
thus the claim of the Noida authority
to provide world -class Sports City is
nothing but an eyewash.
real estate
Noida Sports City told
to get green nod
The National Green Tribunal
has directed developers of an
upcoming project, Sports City,
in Sector 150 of Noida, to obtain
Environmental Clearance (EC) before
commencement of work. A green
bench headed by Justice Swatanter
Kumar disposed of a petition filed by
Mahendra Pandey, which had sought
to restrain New Okhla Industrial
Development Authority (Noida) and
others from awarding tender for the
project on grounds that it has no
jurisdiction in the matter. The project
proponent to whom the tender is
awarded, before he commences
any part of the project, has to obtain
Dubai keen to partner
with Gujarat’s Gift City
S e v e r a l D u b a i - b a s e d
organizations are keen to develop
the Gujarat International Finance
Tec-City (Gift City) project near
Gandhinagar, said state Finance
Minister Saurabh Patel. During the
visit they met authorities of Dubai
International Finance Centre (DIFC),
Dubai Multi Commodity Centre
(DMCC) and Dubai Metro, with a
view to develop Gift City as a global
financial hub, he said.
An overwhelming response to
participate in the development of
Gift City, and Gujarat in particular
Godrej Properties to develop
townhomes in Bengaluru
Realty firm Godrej Properties
said it will develop townhomes in its
township project Godrej Gold Country
in Bengaluru. Spread across 1.6
acres, the Mumbai-based company
will develop 22 exclusive townhomes,
which will be available in sizes from
2,616 sq ft to 3,816 sq ft and at prices
starting from Rs 1.7 crore.
Godrej Gold Country is a joint
development township project, which
Godrej Properties is developing in
shows the confidence being posed
in India by Dubai. The authorities
of these organizations shared their
experience of developing DIFC
and DMCC and they also agreed
to exchange information with Gift
officials.
It said the organizations also
agreed to enter into MoU t o
collaborate in the development and
promotion of Gift and has shown
keen interest in the International
Financial Services Centre (IFSC) in
Gift City.
Koramangala realty sector
bracing for ‘achche din’
Stabilisation in property prices and
slew of initiatives announced for real
estate sector in Union Budget have
given a boost to the sector, reports
Shivendra Kumar Singh.
Koromangala real estate market
is bracing up for a favourable period
with expectations of market picking
up both in residential and commercial
space. Koramangala, which has
always been a prime real estate
market in Bengaluru, is beginning to
generate a lot of response, especially
in the residential sector, said experts.
The reasons being cited are the
stabilization in property prices and a
slew of initiatives that were announced
for the real estate sector in this year’s
budget.
Dinesh Reddy, a Bengaluru-based
developer, said, “There is a lot of
inventory in Koramangala which has
brought down prices because the
demand was not that great till some
time back. But it is a prime market
and a lot of development has already
taken place. Many projects have
completed or are nearing completion,
so an investment there would be
a good buy.” Reddy is proprietor
of Prodaacon Promoters and has
projects in north and north-east
Bengaluru.
The situation is improving in entire
Bengaluru, maintained the players
and that it will have a trickledown
effect in Koramangla. Rajiv Talwar,
MD at DLF said, “The situation will
improve now. Bengaluru overall has
been a very important real estate
market in the country. DLF has two
projects in here.”
Aadhar Housing to disburse
`600 cr loans in FY15
Mumbai-based Aadhar Housing
Finance is looking at fresh loan
disbursements to the tune of Rs 600
crore this fiscal for affordable housing,
including to those from lower income
group across Gujarat.
These plans are in accordance
with the state government’s plans to
construct 22 lakh new homes in the
next four years. Harshil Mehta, MD &
CEO, said the company’s loan portfolio
is expected to grow to over Rs 1,000
crore by the end of this fiscal.
“While new loans will be to the
tune of Rs 600 crore, our portfolio
size would be over Rs 1,000 crore,”
he added.
“Gujarat is a high-potential state
for low-cost housing with the state
government recently introducing the
affordable housing policy and that is
why we decided on moving this van
office to give freedom to common man
from rented homes,” he said.
Top real estate firms vie for
Crompton plot in Mumbai
Several top real estate developers
are in the hunt for a 24.5-acre parcel of
land in suburban Mumbai being sold
by its owners, Crompton Greaves Ltd,
for around Rs 1,000 crore. Runwal
Group, Lodha Group, Oberoi Realty,
Mahindra Lifespace and Kalpataru
have been shortlisted as potential
buyers, with Runwal Group leading
the deal.
There is no formal bidding and
the deal is happening through private
negotiations. All the parties have
submitted their prices and conditions.
The board (Crompton Greaves)
will take a call on the buyer, said a
source.
The land, which is used for
industrial purpose, is located in
Kanjurmarg that is dotted with
residential projects, but is also an
upcoming commercial office area. As
of March 2014, Crompton Greaves’
total consolidated debt was Rs 2,
partnership with former actor Fardeen
Khan and Laila Khan Furniturewalla.
These townhomes are designed on
the principles of sustainability.
The project w i l l use eco-friendly
materials and will integrate
envi ronment-sensi t ive passive
architectural solutions to minimize
carbon emission associated with
development. These homes are
designed to offer residents a world-class
lifestyle.
395.99 crore. The Crompton Greaves
deal is only the latest of several such
acquisitions this year in Mumbai.
Oberoi Realty bought Tata Steel’s
25-acre land parcel in suburban
Borivli for Rs 1,155 crore this year.
In June, the late nuclear physicist
Homi Bhabha’s iconic bungalow in
south Mumbai’s Malabar Hill was
auctioned by the National Centre for
the Performing Arts (NCPA) for Rs
372 crore.

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