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A shore success

The Gujarat Cement Works is the only shore-based plant of Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) Ð one of IndiaÕs major engineering and con- struction conglomerates, and a leading manufacturer of cement. I...
Articles PDF - 05 January 2012

A new world order?

A flagship report released by Exane BNP Paribas forecasts an increase of 648Mt of new net capacity in the global cement industry over the period 2005-2010, 85 per cent of which will come on-st...
Articles PDF - 05 January 2012

A new set of rules

SHIPPING & HANDLING N owadays, while clearly the availability of limestone remains the preeminent factor, the introduction of substitute raw materials, such as blast furnace slag and fly ash, f...
Articles PDF - 05 January 2012

A key year for Holcim US

COMPANY PROFILE F igure 1 shows that Holcim (US) Inc has a new plant pending at Ste Genevieve in Missouri that will come on-stream later this year. Holcim has a presence almost everywhere in t...
Articles PDF - 05 January 2012

A greener blend

Lafarge Cement UK, part of the global Lafarge Group, has the capacity to supply over 6Mt of cement and cementitious materials to the UK market each year. The company leads the composite cement m...
Articles PDF - 05 January 2012

A first for Singapore

CONFERENCE REPORT IA first for Singapore Cemtech Conferences and Exhibitions concluded its first meeting in Asia between June 22-25, 2008 with Singapore playing host to the three-day meeting. Over...
Articles PDF - 05 January 2012

Talks on Pakistan exports to India

Collector Customs, Ali Sulman Abbassi, on Wednesday said that a fresh round of talks with Indian Custom Authorities over the issue of cement export to India by trucks is going to be held in mid-Ja...
News - 05 January 2012

Aditya Birla group may bid for Indonesia coal firm stake

Aditya Birla group is considering a bid for a 10 to 15 per cent stake in Indonesian coal miner Bumi Resources Tbk PT to secure coal supplies for its expanding cement and aluminium operations, the ...
News - 05 January 2012

Pakistan cement dispatches likely to grow

Pakistan cement manufacturers and exporters are expected to see an average growth of 3.17 per cent per annum in the 2012-2014 period with growth likely to be spurred by a number of measures. Pak...
News - 04 January 2012

Andhra Pradesh prices seen rising, India

Producers in Andhra Pradesh have increased the price of the cement by INR5-10/50kg bag from today due to rise in fuel costs, industry sources told NewsWire18.    With this hike, the retail price...
News - 04 January 2012