Question

Which one of the following industries uses limestone as a raw material.

• A. Aluminium
• B. Cement
• C. Sugar
• D. Jute

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Cement

Answer: The correct answer is option (B) – Cement.

Raw Materials – Cement

• Cement industry requires heavy and bulky raw materials like gypsum, alumina, silica, limestone.
• Apart from rail transportation, coal and electric power are required.

Cement Industry in India

• In 1904, the first cement plant in India was set up in Chennai.
• Cement industry started expanding after independence.
• The cement industry started making rapid progress in production, technology, process and capacity due to various policy reforms and decontrol of distribution and price since 1989.
• India produces a variety of cement. In India, there are 332 mini cement plants and 128 large cement plants.

Uses of Cement

• Cement is absolutely essential for almost all construction activities like building commercial buildings, dams, airports, roads, bridges, factories, building houses.

Cement Industry – Trade

• To make sure that these industries have access to gulf countries, they are strategically located in the state of Gujarat.
• In terms of export and production, the cement industry is performing well.
• Due to improvements made in the quality, there is good demand in the domestic market apart from availability of good markets in South Asia, Africa, Middle East, East Asia.