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Orient Cement reports fall in quarterly profits

Indian manufacturer Orient Cement Ltd (OCL), part of the CK Birla group, saw a 38.3 per cent drop in net profits to INR420.7m (US$4.88m) for the January-March 2025 quarter, according to a regula...
News - 14 April 2025

Indian roadmap aims for net zero by 2070

The Global Cement and Concrete Association India (GCCA India), in collaboration with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), has launched the "Decarbonisation Roadmap for the Indian Cement Indu...
News - 11 April 2025

Dalmia Cements co-processes 1400t of Tiruchi plastic waste

Dalmia Cement is co-processing 1473t of plastics from Tiruchi City Corp at its Dalmiapuram plant in Tamil Nadu, India.  The segregated single-use plastics, including snack packets, carry ba...
News - 11 April 2025

Calderys makes significant progress at its major Indian greenfield project

Refractory supplier Calderys has reached a first crucial milestone at the Calderys plant in east and south India (CAPES) with the successful trial of the acidic monolithic refractories line, exact...
News - 10 April 2025

Bangladesh experiences a persistent export fall in 9MFY25

Bangladesh experienced a 28.9 per cent YoY drop in cement export revenue, totalling US$10.31m in the 9MFY24-25 (July 2024-March 2025), down from US$14.5m during the same period the previous year, ...
News - 09 April 2025

India: poised for renewed cement demand?

Indian cement consumption expanded 6.2 per cent YoY to 444.16Mt in 2024, up from 418.05Mt in 2023. However, this is the slowest rate of expansion since the double-digit decline reported in 2020, d...
new site articles - 07 April 2025

Nuvoco Vistas receives approval for Vadraj Cement acquisition

Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd has received approval from the National Company Law Tribunal for its resolution plan to acquire Vadraj Cement Ltd . This acquisition, facilitated through its subsidiary V...
News - 04 April 2025

CCUS in India's cement industry

India is the second-largest cement producer globally, with an installed capacity of 622Mta and production of 427Mt in the FY23-24, according to the  Economic Survey of India 2023-24. Despite this,...
new site articles - 04 April 2025

Saint-Gobain sees record operating margin in 2024

Changes in group structure had a positive 1.4 per cent impact on sales in 2024 as the company benefitted from recent acquisitions in Asia-Pacific (CSR in Australia), North America (Bailey and Buil...
News - 02 April 2025

UltraTech Cement to extend construction value chain presence with cables and wires segment

The company plans to leverage its extensive manufacturing expertise and end-customer base to deliver high-quality wires and cables. To achieve this, a new plant will be built near Bharuch, Gujarat...
News - 02 April 2025