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Italcementi

Italcementi's turnover declined by 5.4 per cent in 2013 to EUR4235.4m, or by 2.2 per cent on a comparable basis. Group cement shipments declined by a further six per cent to 43.1Mt, and the turnov...
Corporate - 06 March 2014

Vicat

Vicat's turnover eased by 0.3 per cent in 2013 to EUR2286m, which translates into an underlying increase of 2.9 per cent on a like-for-like basis. Turnover in cement declined by four per cent to E...
Corporate - 06 March 2014

India: Reliance Cement gets Himachal Pradesh plant go-ahead

Reliance Cement has received approval from the Himachal Pradesh State Level Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority to set up a new cement plant in the northern Indian state. The project is t...
News - 05 March 2014

Global grinding start-ups

ICR seeks out the locations of the new finish-grinding plants and proposed new grinding station projects around the world. Large projects coming on-stream this year include Saudi Cement's new Jiza...
Articles - 04 March 2014

India sees rise in average nationwide price

Cement prices in India increased throughout the country with the exception of the south due to high inventories in the region. On the other hand, prices in the north saw the highest increases due ...
News - 04 March 2014

Dalmia's Belgaum plant set to lift group capacity to over 20Mta

Dalmia Cement Bharat is set to commission its greenfield cement works in Belgaum, Karnataka, in five months, taking total group capacity to over 20Mta. The 2.5Mta plant, situated in Yadwad villag...
News - 03 March 2014

UltraTech Cement

UltraTech Cement is reportedly in talks to buy Jaypee Group’s cement assets in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, northern India. The news comes only a few months after the company acquired Jaypee’s cement ...
Corporate - 28 February 2014

PPC

PPC has acquired a 49 per cent stake in Hodna Cement Company, placing a firm foot in the door of the Algerian cement market. The company plans to build a new US$350m cement plant in Hodna, 300km e...
Corporate - 28 February 2014

Mixed full-year performance for Holcim

Holcim reported a mixed performance in 2013 as attributable profit doubled while turnover declined. Overall volumes were down due to weaknesses in key emerging markets, but European shipments were...
News - 28 February 2014

Holcim's full-year volumes down, net income rises on Leadership Journey initiatives

Holcim reported saw volumes decline in its cement, aggregates and ready-mix concrete segments in 2013, but operating EBITDA margin and net income increased due to the implementation of the Holcim ...
News - 26 February 2014