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Ramco Cements to increase grinding capacity

India-based Ramco Cements has embarked on an investment project to increase its grinding capacity in West Bengal and set up a new facility in Odisha. “We are doubling the capacity of grinding un...
News - 08 August 2017

Pakistan achieves monthly sales high

Pakistan achieved record monthly sales in July, increasing by 44 per cent YoY to 3.382Mt during the month led by robust growth in domestic demand. Data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers...
News - 08 August 2017

Chettinad Cement receives clearance for Odisha grinding plant

Chettinad Cement Corp has received approval from the Odisha’s State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) to establish a grinding plant.   The project will have a capacity of 2Mta and i...
News - 04 August 2017

LafargeHolcim

LafargeHolcim’s Kenyan subsidiary Bamburi Cement is expanding the capacity of its Athi River grinding centre by 0.9Mta. The work should be completed by the middle of 2018. Meanwhile, in India A...
Corporate - 02 August 2017

Nepal-China JV due to start operations in 2018

Hongshi-Shivam Cement Private Ltd, a Nepal-China joint venture company, is aiming to start cement production in March 2018, according to a senior company official. Shiva Ratna Sharada, director ...
News - 02 August 2017

Birla Corp considers Maharashtra plant investment

Birla Corp is planning a 4Mta cement plant in Mukutban, in the state of Maharashtra, Chairman Harsh V Lodha told reporters on the sidelines of company’s Annual General Meeting. The cement produ...
News - 02 August 2017

Fabric filtration comes of age

Fabric filtration is increasingly seen as the best-available technology to help producers meet their goals, and with good reason. FLSmidth has introduced two important innovations in this area. Fi...
Articles - 31 July 2017

India Cement’s net profit slips as demonetisation and GST hit

The latent effect of India’s demonetisation, a halt in cement sales ahead of the newly-introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) roll-out and a severe shortage of river sand in Tamil Nadu, combined ...
News - 31 July 2017

LafargeHolcim revises its full-year global market forecasts

LafargeHolcim reported improved sales and operating EBITDA adjusted for the second quarter of 2017 on a like-for-like (LFL) basis but has revised down forecasts for growth in its global cement mar...
News - 28 July 2017

LafargeHolcim reports 2Q earnings growth

LafargeHolcim reported today its fifth consecutive quarter of like-for-like adjusted operating EBITDA growth. Middle East Africa, Latin America and North America regions all contributed to the ear...
News - 26 July 2017