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Cimpor eyeing stake in Tamil Nadu company??

Cimpor is looking to pick up a strategic 51% stake in Rajapalayam, Tamil Nadu-based Sree Jayajothi Cements, local press report. The talks have reached a ’critical phase’ of valuing the target com...
News - 31 October 2011

Dalmia in talks to acquire new cement plants, India

Cement maker Dalmia Bharat Enterprises is in talks to acquire newly built cement plants to expand in a market where some new entrants, facing subdued demand and rising costs, are seeking exit, its...
News - 30 October 2011

Kiln shell flex analysis

Shell flexing measurements determine the amount of flexing taking place in a rotating kiln shell. The shell is flexible and tends to widen at the sides and flatten across the top. The more the sh...
Articles - 28 October 2011

Pakistan 1Q cement export surge

Pakistan exported 2.335Mt of cement and earned US$111.818m during the first three months of the current financial compared to 2.33Mt at US$117.372m in the corresponding period. This shows cement e...
News - 27 October 2011

CRH announces non-executive Board appointment

The Board of CRH plc announced the co-option to the Board on Wednesday 26 October 2011, of Ernst Bärtschi, as a non-executive Director. Mr Bärtschi (59), who is a Swiss national, is Chief Executi...
News - 27 October 2011

The Scheifele interview

A series of major deals, culminating in the UK£8bn acquisition of Hanson (UK) in 2007, saw HeidelbergCement emerge as a global market leader in cement and aggregates. As with many companies in the...
Articles - 26 October 2011

Cemtech Middle East & Africa 2012

Cemtech Conferences and Exhibitions successfully concluded its seventh annual Middle East & Africa event over 12-15 February 2012. Returning to the luxury of the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dubai, UAE, the...
Events - 26 October 2011

Land acquisition plan hits hurdle, India

Amrit Cement Company, which had earlier proposed to establish a unit at the Kahalgaon-based Industry Growth Centre (IGC) through Bihar State Industrial Development Authority (Biada), was the first...
News - 26 October 2011

JP Morgan: European building materials 3Q previews

Following the recent strength (+26% in the last month) in share prices across the European building materials’ sector, JP Morgan remain slightly cautious stepping into the 3Q11E reporting season. ...
News - 26 October 2011

Clean Development Mechanism

Dr Clark talks about the recent Cemtech Middle East workshop in Dubai, which focussed on producing cements and clinkers with less embodied CO2. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) is supposed to...
Articles - 24 October 2011