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Lafarge to buy back Baring stake in Indian unit

Lafarge India is reportedly buying back the 14.03 per cent stake it sold to global private equity investor Baring Private Equity Asia in 2013. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary Paris Cement Inv...
News - 21 January 2015

Sanghi Industries invests in energy, port development

Sanghi Industries is to invest in a 15MW waste heat recovery (WHR) system at its cement plant in Kutch, Gujarat, as part of the company’s drive to enhance efficiency and reduce its carbon footprin...
News - 21 January 2015

Indian interest in Congo plant investment

The Republic of Congo is expected to add a further cement plant to its production base, according to local news service, Star du Congo. The president of India-based Seftech, Mahesh Chaturved, w...
News - 21 January 2015

CCI decision on Lafarge and Holcim merger due ‘within a month’

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) will soon decide on the proposed merger between Lafarge and Holcim, the Economic Times (India) cited CCI chairman, Ashok Chawla, as saying. "The final ord...
News - 20 January 2015

India: JSW Group eyes capacity expansion

The JSW Group plans to expand its cement production capacity to 30Mta over the next decade from the current 5Mta as it seeks to become a bigger player on the Indian cement market scene. Speaking...
News - 19 January 2015

India: UltraTech outlines upcoming greenfield expansion

Following its planned takeover of two cement plants owned by the Jaypee group, UltraTech has outlined its next phase of greenfield expansion. India’s largest cement producer is planning to set up...
News - 16 January 2015

The year ahead...

2015 has got off to something of a bumpy start with sharply-declining oil prices (below US$50/bbl at the time of writing), on-going geopolitical risks (eg Russia and Syria), and economic uncertain...
International Cement Review Editor's Blog - 12 January 2015

It’s all in the bag

A correctly-selected air pollution control system will not only control emissions to air successfully, but will also contribute to the cement plant’s overall efficiency. By John B Johnson, FLSmidt...
Articles - 12 January 2015

Stronger markets in 2015?

What does 2015 have in store for the cement sector? After three relatively poor years in terms of global construction expansion, Morgan Stanley (UK) predicts a tentative recovery in world cons...
News - 09 January 2015

LH merger markets

The proposed merger of Lafarge and Holcim will see the divestment of assets by both companies in up to 15 markets to satisfy market regulators. In this article, the future cement consumption level...
Articles - 07 January 2015