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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

ACC reports 84.6% growth in 3Q net profit

ACC, an all-India player, has benefited from strong cement price realisations, especially in the southern and western regions during the September 2011 quarter. This has enabled the company to rep...
News - 12 December 2011

Dalmia to kick off expansion initiatives, India

Dalmia Cement is set to start work soon on its proposed cement plants in Karnataka and Meghalaya, reports Business Line of India. Mr T Venkatesan, who recently took over as Deputy Managing Direct...
News - 12 December 2011

Mills: hi-tech power houses

Over the past few years, the importance of Vertical Roller Mills (VRM) has grown substantially. Loesche has established a sound reputation for its proven and powerful technology, especially concer...
Articles - 07 December 2011

JP Associates on look-out for strategic investor, India

Manoj Gaur, executive chairman of Jaiprakash Associates has said that the company is on the look-out for a strategic investor in the cement business. This comes following the company board decisio...
News - 07 December 2011

India: caught in a down-cycle

These are important times for the Indian cement sector as the country’s cement producers see cement sales dip and energy costs squeeze margins. New capacity projects are being delayed as the overs...
Articles - 06 December 2011

ACC’s mega kiln line project

At 12,500tpd, ACC’s new cement kiln at Wadi is the world’s largest and is the result of a tremendous effort by hundreds of people to achieve a common goal. Anoopkumar Saxena and R Nand Kumar of AC...
Articles - 06 December 2011

Indian companies surge while demand remains sluggish

Shares of large Indian cement companies have surged to 52-week highs in recent weeks despite demand remaining sluggish, raising concerns that cement producers may be colluding to keep a control ov...
News - 06 December 2011

Polysius’ project portfolio

Figure 1: Egyptian Cement Co plant (Ain El Soukhna, Egypt) from line 1 to 5 in less than 10 years The Middle East and African cement industry is undergoing fast growth fuelled by ur...
Articles - 05 December 2011

The Akermann interview

Markus Akermann, CEO of Holcim Holcim is the world’s largest international cement producer, achieving worldwide sales of 136Mt in 2010. In his interview with ICR, Markus Akermann, Chief ...
Articles - 05 December 2011