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Production halted at Birla Corp's Durgapur units due to east coast cyclone, India

Birla Corporation said production at its Durgapur cement unit in West Bengal has been affected by the severe Cyclone Phailin that hit eastern areas of India earlier this week and the company is no...
News - 16 October 2013

Lafarge confirms commitment to Indian market

Despite the current slowdown on the Indian market, Lafarge has reaffirmed its commitment given the country’s huge long-term potential. In an interview with the Economic Times (ET) of India, Mart...
News - 15 October 2013

Burning tyres in the desert

As part of its alternative fuels programme, Holcim México’s Hermosillo plant feeds tyre chips into its precalciner. To effectively carry out the procedure, the cement producer uses a metallic apr...
Articles - 15 October 2013

India's waste win-win

The rapid growth of the Indian cement industry has seen the construction of many new efficient plants. The annual gains in output and supply to the market are clearly visible. However, further roo...
Articles - 09 October 2013

Modernising for the future

Next year marks the Italcementi Group’s 150th anniversary. Despite the current economic difficulties that are heavily impacting the construction materials sectors, particularly in industrialised c...
Articles - 08 October 2013

Reliance prepares to commission Madhya Pradesh plant, India

Reliance Infrastructure is to commission its 5Mta cement plant in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh by the end of this month which will expand the company’s domestic reach. Reliance Infr...
News - 08 October 2013

JSW completes acquisition of HeidelbergCement India grinding unit

JSW Steel has completed the acquisition of HeidelbergCement India’s 0.6Mta grinding plant in Raigad, Maharashtra, for an undisclosed sum. The two companies signed the Business Transfer Agreemen...
News - 08 October 2013

Planning positive moves

Despite a recent deceleration in economic and construction growth, the Turkish cement industry has performed well in recent times. Going forward, local producers and the Turkish Cement Manufacture...
Articles - 07 October 2013

India's fuel challenge

The Indian cement industry is failing to realise the potential for alternative fuels and raw material (AFR) utilisation, but resolves to raise the thermal substitution rate (TSR) to 25 per cent by...
Articles - 07 October 2013

HeidelbergCement mulls sale, float of building products business - report

HeidelbergCement is considering selling its building products operations but could simultaneously float the unit shares on the stock market, its chief has told Reuters. Speaking to the news agenc...
News - 07 October 2013