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UltraTech Board approves Jaiprakash Associates MP acquisition

The Board of Directors of UltraTech have approved in principle the acquisition of the Madhya Pradesh assets of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd, which represents an entreprise value of INR54bn (US$852m)....
News - 24 December 2014

India: CMA calls for lower tax on cement

India’s Cement Manufacturers Association has urged the government to lower the overall tax on cement by 20-25 per cent. In a pre-Budget representation, the industry body said despite being a co...
News - 24 December 2014

AUCBM’s 19th AICCE

The 19th Arab International Cement Conference and Exhibition (AICCE) took place at Le Centre International de Conférences de la Palmeraie in Marrakech, Morocco, on 11-13 November 2014. Held under ...
Articles - 23 December 2014

India Cements: INR370kg/bag isn't viable

Producing cement in southern India at the current price of around INR370 (US$5.83)/50kg is not viable, according to N Srinivasan, India Cements' vice-chairman and MD. Against a background of fa...
News - 23 December 2014

UltraTech reportedly in talks to buy further Jaiprakash units

UltraTech Cement is in talks to acquire Jaiprakash Associates Ltd's cement plants in central and southern India, people with knowledge of the matter have told local press. The company is discussi...
News - 19 December 2014

Dalmia launches in Jharkhand market, India

Dalmia Cement Bharat Limited (DCBL) has entered the Jharkhand market in eastern India which it will serve through the 2.1Mta Bokaro cement plant. Amandeep, business head and director of BoJCL s...
News - 19 December 2014

Siemens surpasses motor milestone with UltraTech order

Siemens Limited announced that it has surpassed a key milestone in manufacturing and delivering International Efficiency (IE) class industrial motors by handing the 100,000th motor to UltraTech Ce...
News - 17 December 2014

Sludge dispatched to Ariyalur plants for use as raw material

The Pollution Control Board of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has dispatched 20,000t of sludge generated by textile units in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate in Perundurai to cement units in Ariyalur ...
News - 17 December 2014

India: a new dawn arises

After five long years of limited demand growth, India’s cement producers are poised to make the most of the domestic market recovery underway. There have also been cement pricing improvements whic...
Articles - 17 December 2014

JK's Mangrol expansion

JK Cement Ltd is one of India’s leading cement producers with four domestic grey cement plants and a newly-established presence in the UAE. The company has undertaken an ambitious plan to raise it...
Articles - 15 December 2014