New Delhi, Nov 18 (Reporter) Aditya Birla Group company UltraTech Cement on Monday announced to scale up the use of Electric Vehicles (EV trucks) for movement of material and products in its logistics operations. UltraTech has signed a new transport service contract for deployment of about 100 EV trucks for the transportation of 75,000 MT of clinker per month from its integrated cement manufacturing unit Dhar Cement Works, located in Madhya Pradesh, to its grinding unit Dhule Cement Works in Maharashtra. The cement manufacturer said that it is the first cement company in India to deploy electric trucks at this scale for such a long lead distance. The transportation of clinker using these electric trucks in place of fossil-fuel based trucks is estimated to help reduce transport emissions by 17,000 MT of carbon annually. UltraTech is also evaluating additional routes for deployment of more EV trucks in its logistics operations. K C Jhanwar, Managing Director, UltraTech Cement said, “The scale up of EV trucks in our logistics operations underscores our commitment to drive the implementation of sustainable practices in the industry.” UltraTech is the third largest cement producer in the world, outside of China, with a total grey cement capacity of 156.06 MTPA...////...