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OCL commissions grinding unit, India

OCL India Ltd has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that it has commissioned its cement grinding unit at Salboni, Medinipur, in the state of West Bengal. The new facility started commercial opera...
News - 23 April 2014

Probe against Lafarge Surma land acquisition and quarrying operations

The Indian Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) is assessing a complaint filed against Lafarge Surma Cement's land acquisition and limestone quarrying operations in Meghalaya, India. Lafarge Surma...
News - 23 April 2014

Less friction, less power use

As cement producers look to find additional ways of cutting energy costs, different parts of the cement production process are assessed to yield further savings. One such area is equipment lubrica...
Articles - 22 April 2014

LafargeHolcim will create Indian market leader

The merger of Lafarge and Holcim will create the largest producer in India, overtaking the current leader, UltraTech Cement, according to a report in The Economic Times of India. Currently, Holci...
News - 21 April 2014

Congo Rep to benefit from rising investment

The Republic of Congo is increasingly attracting foreign investment into its cement industry. By 2016 three further cement plants are expected to come online as the government aims to expand the c...
News - 17 April 2014

Shree on course with capacity drive, India

Shree Cement is on course with its expansion drive to raise cement capacity to 20Mta by 2015 with two new projects currently under implementation. The company, which already has a strong presenc...
News - 17 April 2014

Ambuja to invest internal funds for expansion

Ambuja Cements, part of the Holcim group, plans to spend around INR8bn (US4133m) in 2014 from internal funds to partially finance its ongoing capacity expansion projects. "The year 2014 will see...
News - 16 April 2014

India: Reliance Cement extends its sales reach

Reliance Cement Company has expanded its footprint in the domestic Indian market by launching sales of its product in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand. Commenting on the developments, Arv...
News - 14 April 2014

Oyak eyes Europe, Africa acquisitions

Turkey-based Oyak is looking into acquisitions in the cement sector, with a specific focus on Europe, Africa and Great Britain, its cement group chairman Celalettin Caglar said on Thursday. Speak...
News - 10 April 2014

Mediterranean reluctance, Indian Ocean steady

Owners of dry bulk vessels operating in the Mediterranean are reluctant to take short inter-Med cement or clinker voyages, due to poor rates and lack of cargoes, especially in the eastern Mediterr...
News - 09 April 2014