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Tamil Nadu scales down cement supply scheme

The Tamil Nadu government has recently scaled down its procurement for the ‘Amma Cement Supply Scheme’ as a result of poor sales figures, according to The Hindu. The project was set up in 2014 to ...
News - 30 March 2018

Leading cement producers: 2017 overview

On the whole, 2017 was a year of growth for the world's leading cement producers. HeidelbergCement saw its revenues advance by 13.8 per cent YoY, while China's Anhui Conch reported sales growth of...
News - 29 March 2018

New Chairman of LafargeHolcim Foundation announced

As of 1 April 2018, the Board of the LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction will be chaired by former LafargeHolcim Executive Committee member Roland Köhler, replacing Rolf Soiron w...
News - 29 March 2018

Changing world, changing industry

How much influence do modern-day global trends such as climate change, shifting economic power and urbanisation exert on the cement sector? This article looks at several key megatrends and their i...
Articles - 28 March 2018

Katakiya Cements has closure order revoked

India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has revoked its closure order on Kakatiya Cements' facility in Nalgonda, according to Money Control. In October 2017 the CPCB had issued closure dire...
News - 28 March 2018

Orient Cement plans to expand facility in Telangana

India-based Orient Cement has announced plans to expand its facility in District Mancherial, Telangana. The project is worth an estimated INR21bn (US$323.74m) and involves adding capacity to its w...
News - 27 March 2018

Central Asia: the Chinese way

Central Asia stands at the brink of an economic and trading revolution as China looks west and implements its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative to reach across into Eurasia and Africa. To drive t...
Articles - 26 March 2018

Cemex Day 2018

Cemex CEO, Fernando Gonzalez, opened the Cemex Day 2018 on 15 March, claiming that over the last four years they had built a stronger company, including achieving a US$6bn debt reduction and the ...
News - 23 March 2018

Anjani Portland Cement plans to expand capacity

India’s Anjani Portland Cement has approved plans to construct an additional clinker production unit at its plant in Suryapet, Telangana. The project will see an investment of INR4bn (US$61.49bn) ...
News - 23 March 2018

Pakistan's cement export revenue totals US$149.7m in 8MFY18

Pakistan exports revenue of cement during the first eight months of FY17-18, recorded a YoY fall of 13.4 per cent and 16.9 per cent in quantity and value in dollars, respectively, says data relea...
News - 22 March 2018