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Pakistan first-half domestic sales rise, exports remain under pressure

Pakistan has recorded a rise in domestic cement sales in the first half of the current fiscal but export levels continue to remain under pressure. Latest data from the All Pakistan Cement Manu...
News - 07 January 2013

Chettinad Cement seeks shareholders’ approval for delisting, India

India-based cement producer Chettinad Cement Corporation has begun seeking shareholders approval to delist from the three Indian stock exchanges on which it trades.  The company is listed on th...
News - 07 January 2013

CRH – acquisition key to growth

A development spending update released yesterday by CRH shows that growth through vertical integration continued to be a key strategy for the Irish building materials major through 2012. But with ...
News - 07 January 2013

Vicat

Vicat Sagar has started up its 2.8Mta cement works north of Karnataka in India in December with the commissioning of the first production line. Vicat owns 53 per cent of the shares and the 'Bhara...
Corporate - 04 January 2013

Cimpor

Cimpor has concluded its assets exchange with its majority shareholder InterCement Austria Holding, whereby Cimpor acquired the assets held by Camargo Corrêa, InterCement Austria's ultimate paren...
Corporate - 04 January 2013

Holcim

The Holcim associate Siam City Cement is to re-commission the two kilns that have been idle since 2008. One of the kilns will be fired again in October 2013, boosting active capacity by 1.4Mta. T...
Corporate - 04 January 2013

Mangalam Cement new projects set for 2013 completion

India-based producer Mangalam Cement, part of the BK Birla group, will complete its capacity expansion projects this year. The company is increasing clinker capacity from 1.5Mta to 2.2Mta and is a...
News - 04 January 2013

Pakistan export volumes fall, rise in value terms

During the first five months of the current fiscal (FY12-13) Pakistan exported 3.612Mt of cement and earned US$245.48m compared to 3.624Mt at US$192.31m in the corresponding period of last year. ...
News - 03 January 2013

Bangladesh: clinker shipment held at port

A clinker shipment from Singapore for Bangladesh's second largest cement producer HeidelbergCement Bangladesh (HCB) has been hindered by litigation for the past month.  According to sources fro...
News - 03 January 2013

Welcome to the new builds (1)

The global economic crisis has not only seen a considerable drop in new kiln capacity projects in 2011, but has also caused significant shifts in the world of turnkey services. However, new kiln c...
Articles - 02 January 2013