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Birla White to increase exports

India’s Birla White, a division of UltraTech Cement Ltd, has announced plans to increase exports over the coming years. "Currently, the volume is just about three per cent of our total volumes ...
News - 09 July 2018

LafargeHolcim reviewing sale of Indonesian assets

LafargeHolcim (Switzerland) is considering the sale of its Indonesian subsidiary, Holcim Indonesia, for a total consideration of US$2bn, according to Bloomberg and local reports.   The Indonesian ...
News - 06 July 2018

30 years of ICR - reviewing the cement industry present, past and future

International Cement Review celebrates its 30th anniversary this July with a special double issue of the magazine, including exclusive interviews with some of the industry's most influential figu...
News - 06 July 2018

Agents of change

Like the steel and automotive sectors, the cement landscape has experienced a far-reaching transformation over the last 30 years. In the mid-1980s, local players outgrew their local markets and se...
Articles - 04 July 2018

Empire builder

In this exclusive interview with ICR, Thomas Schmidheiny (72), major shareholder and Honorary Chairman of LafargeHolcim, traces the origins of the company from its single plant in the village of H...
Articles - 02 July 2018

30 years of industry

Ahead of ICR celebrating the 30th anniversary of its first publication in July, this month’s Technical Forum reflects on what has changed in the industry over the past 30 years. By Dr Michael Clar...
Articles - 02 July 2018

Dalmia appoints Ujjwal Batria as COO

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd has appointed Ujjwal Batria as COO of the company. Mr Batria will lead the operation of sales and marketing, logistics, manufacturing and technical services departments,...
News - 02 July 2018

UltraTech commissions second grinding unit in Dhar

India’s UltraTech Cement has commissioned its second 1.75Mta grinding facility at Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, with the first entering operation in April 2018. The new plant increases the company’s tota...
News - 29 June 2018

UltraTech Cement

UltraTech Cement is planning to raise INR90bn (US$1311m) via the issue of redeemable, non-convertible debentures on a private placement basis, according to a report in The Economic Times. The comp...
Corporate - 28 June 2018

ICRA: India’s FY19 cement output to rise 6% YoY

With a recovery in the affordable and rural housing markets and infrastructure construction picking up, India’s domestic credit rating agency ICRA expects cement production in India to rise by six...
News - 27 June 2018