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India: cement production up in India in September

India Coal Market Watch (ICMW) reports that cement production in India (except ACC and Ambuja) increased to 21.7Mt in September 2014, about 5.44 per cent up on the 20.58Mt recorded in August 2014....
News - 27 November 2014

India: LafargeHolcim merger could harm competition

The merger between Holcim (Switzerland) and Lafarge (France) is likely to hurt competition in the country, says the Indian Competition Commission (CCI), according to reports in the Indian media. ...
News - 25 November 2014

Pakistan records 4% drop in cement exports

In the first four months of FY14/15, Pakistan’s cement producers and exporters exported 3.116Mt of cement, down 3.8 per cent YoY. The total value of the shipments fell by three per cent from US$18...
News - 25 November 2014

India: CCI closes cement case

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has closed a case of alleged cartelisation among cement companies due to a lack of evidence. An anonymous reference before the CCI had alleged that 11 ce...
News - 25 November 2014

India: Shree wins approval for new Aurangabad plant

India's Bihar state cabinet sanctioned its approval on 21 November 2014 for the construction of a INR3370m (US$54.5m) cement plant in the Aurangabad district of Bihar, planned by Shree Cement. ...
News - 25 November 2014

India: Amul Cement to build mini cement plant

Amul Cement is constructing a vertical shaft kiln in Patapar village, Junagadh, Gujarat, India. The mini plant will cost INR30m (US$484,587) and will have a capacity of 37,500tpa of cement and con...
News - 25 November 2014

Nepal: Reliance plant gets go-ahead

India’s Reliance Group, headed by Anil Ambani, has received clearance to build a cement plant in Nepal. The INR24.8bn (US$401.1m) cement works is expected to be constructed in central or eastern T...
News - 24 November 2014

Nigeria: Lafarge develops 6th cement research centre

Nigeria will soon be joining France, China, Brazil, India and Algeria as host to Lafarge’s development laboratory, which is targeted at developing new solutions and business opportunities to consu...
News - 24 November 2014

India: CCI closes case against 11 cement companies

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has closed a case of alleged cartelisation among cement companies for lack of evidence. An anonymous reference had alleged that the cement producers had i...
News - 24 November 2014

Shree Cement gets go-ahead for Bihar plant, India

The state government of Bihar has approved Shree Cement’s plans for a new cement plant in the Aurangabad district. Informing about the Cabinet decision, B Pradhan, Principal Secretary of the Cabi...
News - 20 November 2014