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Lafarge India receives environmental approval for Chhattisgarh expansion

Lafarge India has received approval from the environmental ministry to proceed a project to double capacity at its Chhattisgarh plant, a government official has said. The Indian unit of the Fre...
News - 21 May 2013

HeidelbergCement to sell stake in Indian unity to private equity investors?

HeidelbergCement is reported to be in talks with private equity investors to sell a minority stake in its Indian arm, which could result in the second such deal in the domestic sector in recent we...
News - 20 May 2013

India: brighter times in sight?

The Indian cement sector continues to face a number of issues which have been heightened by weaker-than-expected demand following the monsoon season. This article brings recent developments to the...
Articles - 20 May 2013

Indian producers directed to pay 10% of CCI penalty

India’s Competition Appellate Tribunal has said that cement companies must pay 10 per cent of the INR6307 crore penalty issued to them by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for cartel pract...
News - 17 May 2013

JKCL cement plant set for July completion, India

A cement grinding plant being constructed by Jammu and Kashmir Cements Ltd (JKCL) in northern India is set for completion in July, the state government has said. Sajad Ahmed Kichloo, Minister f...
News - 17 May 2013

Lafarge raises EUR200m to accelerate its development in India

Lafarge SA signed an agreement to raise €200m through capital increase subscribed by Baring Private Equity Asia, and representing a 14 per cent minority stake in its Indian subsidiary, Lafarge Ind...
News - 15 May 2013

Sanghi Industries' 3Q benefits from extended sales reach

Sanghi Industries Ltd has posted a 234 per cent jump in net profit as the Gujarat-based producer increases its geographical sales spread and implements a number of cost-saving measures. Net pro...
News - 14 May 2013

Pakistan 10-month dispatches rise 4.09%

Pakistan cement dispatches rose by 4.09 per cent in the first 10 months of the current fiscal, the latest data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) shows. Dispatches f...
News - 13 May 2013

Mangalam Cement to begin upgrade of Kiln Line 1, India

Mangalam Cement has halted operations of its Kiln Line 1 to upgrade its clinker manufacturing capacity, the company has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange. The cement producer stopped operations ...
News - 09 May 2013

Himachal Pradesh gives Reliance Cement green light for new cement works

The Himachal Pradesh government has given Reliance Cement the green light to set up a new cement plant in the north Indian state. It has also served notices to four cement plants for failing to s...
News - 09 May 2013