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A flurry of activity in the white cement sectorThis week ICR reported on FLSmidth’s successful contract award of Al Safwa Cement's project to convert one of its grey production lines to white cement by 2020. The white cement market is provid...News - 28 June 2019 |
Shree Cement commissions 2.5Mta of grinding capacityIndia’s Shree Cement has commenced commercial production at its new 2.5Mta grinding unit in Seraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. The fresh capacity is one of a number of new grinding projects...News - 28 June 2019 |
ICRA expects Indian demand growth to slowIndian ratings agency ICRA is expecting cement demand growth in the country to taper to about seven per cent in the FY19-20, down from 13 per cent in the previous fiscal. The slow execution of ...News - 28 June 2019 |
UltraTech and private equity firms in talks to buy Emami Cement assetsEmami Group is reportedly holding talks with UltraTech Cement and private equity firms KKR and Temasek Holding to sell assets from its cement business, Emami Cement, which is valued at INR50bn (US...News - 28 June 2019 |
WBCSD and key cement producers launch Indian roadmapMajor companies from the cement sector and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the ‘Indian Cement Sector SDG Roadmap’ on 25 June at an event organised by WBCSD ...News - 27 June 2019 |
Demand for coal from India's cement sector rises in FY18-19India’s coal demand increased 9.1 per cent YoY to 991.35Mta during the fiscal year ended March 2019, according to the country’s Coal Minister, Pralhad Joshi. However, India’s supply shortfall m...News - 27 June 2019 |
Rise in India's cement prices faltersCement price rises in India, which started in India, have started to reverse, according to LiveMint. In June average prices fell to INR361 (US$5.17)/50kg bag, down by INR7, according to Kotak Inst...News - 18 June 2019 |
UltraTech Cement appoints Sujeet Jain as chief legal officerSujeet Jain, group general counsel and company secretary of Viacom18, has joined UltraTech Cement as chief legal officer in Mumbai. A graduate of GLC Mumbai, he began his career at Thakkar and ...News - 18 June 2019 |
Asia's need to embrace co-processingAs the Cemtech Asia 2019 Conference and Exhibition prepares to open in Bangkok next week, our weekly newsletter focusses on the opportunity for co-processing in Asia's cement sector, where gener...International Cement Review Editor's Blog - 17 June 2019 |
The petcoke challengeAs it consolidates its position as an established and reliable energy source, the petcoke industry is predicted to face several challenges. The decarbonisation of the European and other economies,...Articles - 14 June 2019 |