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JSW Cement awards marketing contract, India

Grey India has won the creative duties for the new, yet to be named ’green’ cement offering from JSW Cement. JSW Cement plans to launch the ’green’ cement by January 2012.  JSW Cement wants to s...
News - 20 December 2011

Reliance positions itself for market upturn, India

Reliance Cement is planning new capacity and scouting for new locations that the company says will pay off once the demand improves in 2013-14.

 In an interview with Business Standard of India, S...
News - 20 December 2011

HeidelbergCement expects 1Q12 to improve

Cement prices in central India are currently the worst hit, Heidelberg Cement India which has maximum exposure in that region has seen a drop of INR20 per bag from November till now. Ashish Guha,...
News - 16 December 2011

Cement Corp of India eyes new grinding project

Cement Corporation of India (CCI) has proposed a new 0.85Mt cement grinding plant in Assam. 

 "Cement Corporation of India proposes to establish a cement grinding unit at Baikunthapur, in the di...
News - 16 December 2011

ACC in coal venture as input costs rise

ACC Ltd is developing coal blocks in joint ventures with state governments to secure raw materials for its plants, a senior executive said Wednesday. "There has been a lot of burden on the Indian...
News - 15 December 2011

Prism plans cement plant in Andhra Pradesh, India

The Andhra Pradesh (AP) government in a recent clearance move has allotted 1000 acres of land to Prism Cement in Kurnool district of the state. The sanction has paved the way for the company to ...
News - 15 December 2011

JK Lakshmi Cement 2Q net profit up 13%, India

JK Lakshmi Cement today reported 12.67 per cent rise in net profit at INR6.49 crore for the quarter ended September 30. The company had reported Rs 5.76 crore net profit in the July-September qua...
News - 14 December 2011

Weak shilling inflates cost of Pokot cement factory, Kenya

The new cement factory being put in Pokot will cost more than the projected KES12bn due to inflation and poor infrastructure in the country. Managers of Cemtech Limited, the company licensed to c...
News - 13 December 2011

India Nov cement output up 20% YoY, down 2% MoM

India’s cement production in November was 14.08Mt, up 20% from a year ago but down 2% from a month ago, data released by the Cement Manufactures Association showed.     Cement despatches rose 17...
News - 13 December 2011

Andhra Pradesh prices drop, India

Cement prices have dropped by Rs10-15 a bag in Andhra Pradesh, thanks to subdued demand. Cement is sold at Rs275-295/bag while the price was between Rs280 and Rs300 during October-November, shows ...
News - 12 December 2011