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Pokot Factory scheduled for completion at end-2013, Kenya

A new 1.2Mta cement factory being constructed in the Pokot region of Kenya, will be completed within the next 15 months, Rajesh Kumar Rawal, director of the Cemtech Sanghi Group who is building th...
News - 10 April 2012

Fives Pillard strengthens its position in Indian combustion market

The Fives group has acquired CBL Combustion Systems, an Indian company specialising in the design and supply of combustion equipment used mainly in the energy (burners for industrial boilers and t...
News - 10 April 2012

Bihar cement prices rise as supplies fall, India

Cement prices in the Indian state of Bihar have risen by almost 50 per cent due to increased construction activity and the temporary shutdown of a nearby Prism Cement unit, the Economic Times of I...
News - 09 April 2012

Shaasta Cement plans Karnataka clinker line, India

Shaasta Cement Corporation, India, is planning the construction of a 2.25Mta clinker production line in Gulbarga district, in the state of Karnataka. The project is planned for completion in 2014.
News - 06 April 2012

Zuari subsidiary to expand Sitapuram unit, India

Sri Vishnu Cement, India, is planning to expand its clinker manufacturing capacity at Sitapuram, district Nalgonda, in Andhra Pradesh, from 1.1Mta to 2Mta. Sri Vishnu Cement, part of Zuari Cement,...
News - 06 April 2012

2Mta plant planned in Madhya Pradesh, India

Abhijeet Cement, India, is planning an integrated cement plant in district Morena in Madhya Pradesh. The new project, located at Bhilampur, will consist of a 2Mta cement line and a 50MW captive po...
News - 06 April 2012

Smaller vessels lead recovery

Although low rates were persisting in the capesize market, higher rates for smaller vessels and an improving Atlantic basin environment pushed up the Baltic Exchange’s main sea freight index by si...
News - 05 April 2012

Vicat

Vicat's turnover improved by 25.5% in 2011 to €2265.5m, but the profitability declined, mainly because of Egypt and to a lesser extent the United States, and the EBITDA came off by 2.6% to €490.9m...
Corporate - 05 April 2012

Italcementi

Italcementi's turnover improved by 1.3% in 2011 to €4720.5m, but the underlying EBITDA declined by 17.2% to €697.3m and impairment charges saw the trading profit drop by 65.2% to €129m. Net financ...
Corporate - 05 April 2012

Jaiprakash March dispatches rise 32%

Jaiprakash Associates' cement dispatches in March 2012 has increased by 32% at 2.08Mt, as against 1.57Mt in the same month of 2011. Jaypee's cement business operates under the Jaiprakash Associ...
News - 05 April 2012