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Pakistan: new trade policy carries incentive for cement export

Pakistan’s government plans to increase country cement exports and other commodities, in particular though the Strategic Trade Policy Framework (STPF) 2015-18.   The government will provide PKR20...
News - 21 March 2016

AllScan PGNA Analyser orders in India and Kenya

RealTime Instruments (RTI) has installed its AllScan PGNA Analyser for a greenfield plant project being undertaken by FLSmidth for Emami Cement in India. The installation took place in just 1.5 da...
News - 16 March 2016

Vicat’s profits declines in most markets

French cement major Vicat saw its profits decline in most markets last year with the USA and India being the only exceptions. Turnover improved by 1.5 per cent in 2015 to EUR2457.9m and EBITDA ...
News - 15 March 2016

Indian government clears proposal to amend MMDR Act

The Indian government has cleared a proposal to amend the mines and minerals law (MMDR Act) to allow the transfer of captive mines granted through non-auction routes, which of late has proved to b...
News - 14 March 2016

Pakistan seven-month cement exports volumes and revenues decline

Pakistan cement export volumes reached 393,391t on revenues of US$21.1m in January 2016, down 9.52 and 7.8 per cent, respectively compared to the previous month. On an annual comparative basis, th...
News - 14 March 2016

Dalmia Bharat to take full control of cement subsidiary

Dalmia Bharat has received approval from the Competition Commission of India to acquire a 15 per cent stake in its subsidiary Dalmia Cement Bharat from private equity firm KKR. Post-acquisition,...
News - 09 March 2016

Change at the top for thyssenkrupp India

Ravi Kirpalani will join thyssenkrupp India on 14 March 2016 and take charge as the CEO of the regional headquarters of thyssenkrupp India effective 1 July 2016. Indian-born, Kirpalani's last...
News - 09 March 2016

Vicat

Vicat's turnover improved by 1.5 per cent in 2015 to EUR2458m, which translates into an underlying decline of 4.4 per cent on a like-for-like basis. Turnover in cement advanced by 0.8 per cent to ...
Corporate - 02 March 2016

Italcementi

The Italcementi subsidiary Suez  Cement is to convert the Tourah and Helwan works to burn coal and waste fuel, following the conversion of the Surz and Kattameya works last year. Work on the Helwa...
Corporate - 02 March 2016

HeidelbergCement

The preliminary figures from HeidelbergCement show a 6.7 per cent improvement in turnover for last year to EUR13,465m but eased by 0.2 per cent on a comparative basis. EBITDA advanced by 14.2 per ...
Corporate - 02 March 2016