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CMA agrees wage pact with unions

Members of the Cement Manufacturers' Association (CMA) of India and the federation of major trade unions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a wage pact that could raise gross pay,...
News - 30 January 2019

Hima Cement looks at expansion in Rwanda

Hima Cement (LafargeHolcim) of Uganda is considering expanding its presence in Rwanda with a sister plant, says Jumoke Adegunle, the company's general manager. The company currently has offices ...
News - 29 January 2019

KJS Cement’s expansion aims for June 2019 completion

India-based KJS Cement is implementing an expansion of its clinker and cement capacity located at Amilia Lakhwar village, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. The plant’s clinker capacity will be lifte...
News - 29 January 2019

The intelligent enterprise

In a commoditised business such as cement, companies are using lean, intelligent processes to enable efficient production and timely delivery. Optimising processes and operations presents an oppor...
Articles - 28 January 2019

South Central Railway looks to boost cement freight in FY18-19

India’s South Central Railway (SCR) has set a new target to boost its cement freight to 27.5Mt in the FY18-19, up from 25.82Mt of the previous year. The company has already transported 20.49Mt in ...
News - 28 January 2019

Cement companies show positive performance in CDP ranking

International organisation CDP has released its annual ‘A List’ which names the world’s leading businesses and scores them on their approach to climate change, water security and deforestation. ...
News - 28 January 2019

UltraTech increases net profits to INR92.6m in 3QFY19

UltraTech reported net sales of INR92,580m (US$1.299bn) in 3QFY19 up 19 per cent from INR77,790m in 3QFY19. Profits before interest, depreciation and tax was INR15,480m, up from INR14,940m in the ...
News - 25 January 2019

Shree Cement records 21% revenue increase

India's Shree Cement has announced that its net profit fell 10 per cent YoY in the third quarter of FY18-19 ended 31 December, declining to INR3.01bn (US$42.28m) from INR3.33bn of the year-ago per...
News - 23 January 2019

Pakistan cement exported 0.625Mt of cement in December 2018

Pakistan's cement industry received foreign exchange revenue of US$25.89m by exporting 624,714t of cement during the month of December 2018, compared to US$26.77m at 635,192t in the previous month...
News - 23 January 2019

Building for a boom

As ICR looks at the Bangladeshi cement market, it speaks with Masud Khan, CEO of MI Cement, about the status of the domestic market, the company’s achievements to date and plans for the future. ...
Articles - 21 January 2019