Tamil Nadu government to launch subsidised priced cement
With cement prices shooting up in the recent past, the Tamil Nadu government has decided to introduce subsidized priced cement under the brand name ‘Valimai’. Valimai will be launched byTamil Nadu Cement Corporation (Tancem).
Tancem’s cement brand ‘Arasu’ is already being sold in the open market at a subsidized priced. In a statement issued by state industrial minister Thangam Thennarasu, he said, “Tancem is already selling 90,000 tonnes of cement under the brand Arasu cement in the open market every month and we are planning to sell around 30,000 tonnes of 'Valimai'.
State-Owned Tancem operates two manufacturing units at Ariyalur and Alangulam in Tamil Nadu.
