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Re: MgO Reduction

We have commissioned recently one plant in Karnataka, INdia where the MgO in the clinker is around 4.5%. As Mr.Clark said you need to cool the clinker quickly that means you need to have new cool...
Technical Cement Forum - 03 October 2009

SAIL to set up two slag-based cement units, India

Government-owned Steel Authority of India Ltd, the country’s largest steel producer, is looking to set up two greenfield slag-based cement manufacturing units with a total capacity of 3Mt through ...
News - 02 October 2009

Weak demand pulls India September sales down

Cement demand continued to be weak in September with most companies reporting a fall in sales. Holcim-owned Ambuja Cement’s despatches were down five per cent to 1.36Mt from 1.43Mt in the same pe...
News - 02 October 2009

Bears seen prowling the waterfront

A dull end to September trading saw sharp falls in both the Cape and Panamax markets, down 11% and 10% respectively, and overall the BDI dropped 7% on continued poor sentiment. Better news for sma...
News - 01 October 2009

Pakistan: APCMA chairman elected

Brig (R) Asmat Ullah Khan Niazi of Askari Cement Ltd has been unanimously elected as Chairman of the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), said the announcement of election re...
News - 29 September 2009

Qatar cement prices drop by 72 per cent

Construction Week reported that Qatar’s construction industry has been buoyed by a relaxation on import rules, reducing shortages of materials and creating a drop in prices. As per report, prices...
News - 29 September 2009

ACC to raise US$62.5m via bonds

India’s largest cement maker, plans to raise INR3bn (US$62.5m) via bonds, two sources with knowledge of the matter. The company, in which Swiss cement maker Holcim holds more than 46 percent, wil...
News - 25 September 2009

Pakistan exports to India down 80 per cent

The Pakistan cement industry is seeking alternative markets for export after exports to India have been curtailed by almost 80 per cent in the recent months. Cement manufacturers have started exp...
News - 24 September 2009

Sekhsaria to replace Neotia at Ambuja, India

Ambuja Cements chairman Suresh Neotia has stepped down from the board of the company after serving the cement maker for over two decades. Mr Neotia relinquished his position due to personal reaso...
News - 24 September 2009

India coal tender

India’s biggest cement maker ACC Cement Ltd and Gujarat Ambuja will award on Thursday Sept 25 a tender for 100,000t each of Indonesian and South African coal, Indian traders said. The two compani...
News - 23 September 2009