The Company was promoted by Mr. Prahlad Rai Chamaria, Mr. Bijay Kumar Garodia and Mr. Santosh Kumar Bajaj. The promoters of the company are born and brought up in the North East Region. All the promoters of the Company are well known and reputed businessmen in North East and are having a vast experience in different segments like plywood, Timber, Cement, and Concrete Sleepers etc.
KNOW MOREThe company has already applied for mining leases for identified mines over an area of 50 hectares.
At present, Meghalaya Minerals & Mines has been mining in an area of 10 hectares in the region. One of the three subsidiaries of BVCL, Meghalaya Minerals and Mines was set up by the cement manufacturing firm as part of its diversification into mining operations.
Cement is manufactured by crushing, milling and proportioning the following materials:
Lime or calcium oxide, CaO: from limestone, chalk, shells, shale or calcareous rock
Silica, SiO2: from sand, old bottles, clay or argillaceous rock
Alumina, Al2O3: from bauxite, recycled aluminum, clay
Iron, Fe2O3: from from clay, iron ore, scrap iron and fly ash
Gypsum, CaSO4.2H20: found together with limestone
Cement is manufactured by crushing, milling and proportioning the following materials:
Lime or calcium oxide, CaO: from limestone, chalk, shells, shale or calcareous rock
Silica, SiO2: from sand, old bottles, clay or argillaceous rock
Alumina, Al2O3: from bauxite, recycled aluminum, clay
Iron, Fe2O3: from from clay, iron ore, scrap iron and fly ash
Gypsum, CaSO4.2H20: found together with limestone