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Capstone Report Shantanu Gupta
Under the guidance of:

Dr Shirish Sangle
Associate Prof, NITIE Mumbai

A REPORT ON
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROACTIVENESS AND
SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES
IN INDIAN CEMENT INDUSTRY

Shantanu Gupta
Roll No 80
PGDIE 43, NITIE Mumbai

Contents
CERTIFICATE OF PROJECT COMPLETION .................................................. - 3 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................. - 4 1.)

Cement Industry and Sustainability, a Global perspective ......................... - 5 -

2.)

World Cement Production, 2013 ................................................................. - 6 -

3.)

Indian Cement Industry - A Snap Shot ....................................................... - 7 -

3.1.) Growth of Indian Cement Industry........................................................... - 7 3.2.) Production Capacity Share: Major Groups .............................................. - 8 4.)

The Process of Cement Manufacturing ....................................................... - 9 -

4.1.) Products and by-products involved in Cement manufacturing process ... - 9 4.2.) CO2 Abatement in Eco-Cements ............................................................ - 10 5.)

Sustainability in Cement Industry ............................................................. - 11 -

5.1.) Benefits of Sustainability Management.................................................. - 11 5.2.) Critical Parameters for Sustainability ..................................................... - 11 6.)

Sustainability Initiatives ............................................................................ - 12 -

6.1.) Generating Green Power (Waste Heat Recovery Power Plant) ............. - 12 6.2.) Use of Alternative Fuels ......................................................................... - 12 6.3.) Co-processing wastes ............................................................................. - 13 6.4.) Wastes as Alternative Fuels:



References: Bundela, Momita Chakrawarty and S.P. Gautam, American Journal of Environmental Sciences 6 (4): 371-378, 2010 Environmental Chemistry Letters (2011) 9:151–166 •

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