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Ambuja Cements wins safety awards

Ambuja Cements has won two national awards for safety at its Rabriyawas plant in Rajasthan.  The company bagged the first prize for its good performance in industrial safety and was runner-up i...
News - 27 September 2012

India’s cement transport by rail falls 11.8 per cent

A rise in freight charges has seen a drop in cement volumes carried by Indian Railways. In August, cement volumes carried by rail fell 11.8 per cent YoY to 7.52Mt as rail fares saw an increase of ...
News - 26 September 2012

Indian cement prices slip due to delayed monsoons

Low cement demand in India has put a downward pressure on cement prices across the country, correcting them by around INR7-10 (US$0.13-/0.19)/bag since Monday. Construction activities have not ...
News - 26 September 2012

Fourth terminal for Cochin Port, India

India’s Cochin Port Trust (CPT) plans to set up a fourth cement terminal in Willingdon Island. The new terminal, with a capacity of 100,000t, will be built in response to demand from major ceme...
News - 25 September 2012

Shriram EPC to raise INR4bn for cement works

India-based Construction and engineering company Shriram EPC Ltd expects overseas private equity investors to pick up a 30-35 per cent stake in Shree Satyajyothi Cements in the next three months, ...
News - 25 September 2012

Reliance Cement awaits clearance for new plant, India

Reliance Cement expects to start its first integrated unit located at Mahiyar in Madhya Pradesh, India by mid-2014. However, there may be a gap of six months at least for another one planned at Mu...
News - 21 September 2012

West Bengal project inaugurated, India

Kolkata-based Roofers Group inaugurated its 0.2Mta cement plant in West Bengal, India on Tuesday according to local press reports.  “We have initially invested INR30 crore to set up a 200tpa plan...
News - 19 September 2012

EU ETS: 2011 cement update

Cashing in on the lucrative EU emissions trading scheme has been a welcome safety net to many European cement producers during recent years of recession. However, the changes that will occur in Ph...
Articles - 19 September 2012

Reliance Cement launches into the Indian cement market

Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra), part of the Anil Ambani led Reliance Group, through its subsidiary Reliance Cement Company Private Limited (RCC), launched of its "Reliance Cement" brand ...
News - 18 September 2012

Indian producers signal possible price hike

Indian cement producers have indicated that prices may have to be hiked to absorb increased freight charges as diesel prices are hiked. Speaking to the Hindu, JK Lakshmi Cement Whole-time Direc...
News - 17 September 2012