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UltraTech commissions Haryana grinding plant, India

UltraTech Cement has commissioned a 1.6Mta grinding unit at Jhajjhar in the northern Indian state of Haryana, lifting the company's total cement capacity to 63.1Mta. Clinker for the new grinding...
News - 23 September 2015

Ambuja cement is banned in Jammu and Kashmir

The sale of Ambuja cement has been banned in Jammu and Kashmir by the government after an investigation discovered the sale of underweight bags and irrational prices, said a state minister. The ...
News - 22 September 2015

UltraTech gets MoE go-ahead for Awarpur expansion, India

UltraTech Cement has received clearance from the Ministry of Environment to expand capacity at its Awarpur plant in Maharasthra, subject to certain conditions. The company has proposed to raise c...
News - 18 September 2015

Indian prices rising in the north, down in the south - report

JM Financial says in the past few weeks India cement prices have risen by INR50/bag in the north while they fell by INR20/bag in the south. Across India though cement prices have increased just 1....
News - 10 September 2015

Looking forward to growth

15 July 2015 saw the official launch day of LafargeHolcim, the merger between building materials giants, Lafarge and Holcim, which brings into being a world leader with 386.5Mta of cement producti...
Articles - 09 September 2015

India: Sagar Cements reports rise in monthly output and sales

India-based Sagar Cements Ltd on Tuesday reported a 6.87 per cent rise in output during August 2015 to 114,600t compared to 107,236t a year earlier. Dispatches during August 2015 stood at 113,3...
News - 09 September 2015

Vietnam sales eight-month update

Vietnam sold 46.92Mt of cement and clinker in the first eight months of this year, rising 10 per cent from a year earlier and fulfilling 65 per cent of the annual target, according to the country'...
News - 07 September 2015

Reliance Cement joins e-commerce world

Reliance Cement Co Pvt, a subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, has announced its entry into e-commerce via a new "e-tailing" facility, which will be initially available in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya ...
News - 04 September 2015

Pakistan’s cement exports continue to fall

Pakistan cement manufacturers and exporters during the month of July 2015 exported 469,406t of cement and earned export revenue of US$ 27.52m compared to 508,541t at US$30.25m in June 2015. This...
News - 03 September 2015

Brazil and beyond

Recent years have seen the internationalisation of Brazil’s foremost cement company as Votorantim Cimentos expanded through organic growth and well-planned acquisitions. Maintaining a leadership p...
Articles - 02 September 2015