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India calls for uniform rate of excise duty

The Indian cement industry, which is currently facing a slowdown in domestic demand, has put forwarded its various demands in its Pre Budget Memorandum to the finance ministry to help it sustain a...
News - 13 February 2011

India Cements 3Q net down 38%

India Cements, a major cement producer in south with increasing presence in the north, on Thursday reported a 38.3 per cent lower net profit for the quarter ending December, 2010. The company’s ne...
News - 11 February 2011

HeidelbergCement optimistic for 2011

Preliminary figures from HeidelbergCement show 4Q volumes continued on a positive path and indicate full-year rises in EBITDA and operating income. The group says its performance reflects further ...
News - 11 February 2011

Orient Paper to set up Karnataka plant, India

The board of Orient Paper & Industries cleared the company’s proposal to set up a 3Mta greenfield plant at Gulburga, Karnataka. The board also approved plans to set up a 50MW power plant. OPIL i...
News - 10 February 2011

JK Lakshmi to invest in Chhattisgarh unit

Envisioning higher cement demand from rural India, JK Lakshmi Cement plans to set up a 2.7Mt greenfield plant at Durg (Chhattisgarh), and grinding units in Orissa and Jharkhand, a senior company o...
News - 08 February 2011

Italcementi’s Asian volumes improve

Italcementi’s turnover declined by 4.3% last year, or by 6.6% on a comparable basis to €4,790.9m, of which consolidated Italian operations contributed €619.6m, a reduction of 15.2%.  Group cement ...
News - 04 February 2011

Ambuja Cements 2010 net profit rises

Ambuja Cements Ltd, India’s third-largest cement maker by capacity, Thursday posted a 3.8% rise in its 2010 consolidated net profit, buoyed by higher sales. Ambuja Cements, a unit of Swiss cement...
News - 03 February 2011

India’s UltraTech Cement Jan shipments at 3.3Mt

India’s largest cement producer UltraTech Cement said on Wednesday cement shipments in January were at 3.34Mt. Production was 3.39Mt, the company said in a statement. It did not disclose year-ago...
News - 03 February 2011

2011 a turning point for the industry?



Improving prospects for the construction sectors in the core markets of the main global cement producers heralds a more positive outlook for corporates over 2010 and 2011, argues the latest Buil...
News - 03 February 2011

Vicat turnover advances, brings two new lines on-stream

Vicat’s turnover advanced by 6.2% in 2010 to €2,014m, which represents a marginal underlying improvement of 0.3%.  Turnover in cement improved by 8.8% to €1,034m, while aggregates and concrete sho...
News - 03 February 2011