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Binani to cut product prices in Western India

India’s Binani Cement Ltd is planning to soon cut cement prices in western India by INR2 to INR3 per 50kg/bag, the company’s managing director said Friday. "We are going to take a decision on cut...
News - 14 August 2009

ACC 2Q benefits from rise in cement realisations

ACC’s result for the June ’09 quarter was better than expectations. The company benefited from a 13% YoY rise in cement realisations per tonne, coupled with marginally higher dispatches. The stock...
News - 14 August 2009

Dalmia capacity expansion plans

As part of a plan to put one of India’s oldest business groups back on the growth track, Puneet Dalmia has chalked out an ambitious strategy to triple the Dalmia group’s cement manufacturing capac...
News - 13 August 2009

India: infrastructure projects boost cement cos’ realisation

Cement companies seem to have benefited the most in the first quarter of financial year 2009-10 from the slew of infrastructure projects announced by the Government. Besides, the sharp drop in op...
News - 11 August 2009

Prism Cement board approves amalgamation

Prism Cement Ltd has informed that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on August 08, 2009, inter alia, has accorded in-principle consent to pursue, subject to acceptance of a...
News - 10 August 2009

Emerging markets partly offset Europe and North America downturn for Lafarge

First half results continued to reflect the full force of the global recession this week, with Lafarge reporting sales down by 12 per cent to €7991m, while operating profit dropped steeply by 30 p...
News - 07 August 2009

July show: Cement companies deliver a mixed bag

Indian cement makers have come up with a mixed show in July with several players registering a decline in month-on-month growth, while others showing an increase. Producers such as UltraTech, Gra...
News - 05 August 2009

India’s ACC cement shipments rise 4.1% in July

ACC Ltd, India’s largest cement maker, said on Monday shipments in July rose 4.1 per cent from a year ago to 1.78Mt. The company, in which Holcim holds more than 46 per cent, said production ...
News - 04 August 2009

Shree shipments rise 42.61%, India

Shree Cement Ltd said on Monday its July shipments rose 42.61 per cent to 830,000t, from 582,000t a year earlier. Total shipments during April-July period rose 32.62 per cent to 3.13Mt, up from 2...
News - 04 August 2009

No shortage of cement in Qatar: QNCC

Cement is not in short supply at all and anyone needing it can contact the Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC)Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC)   Qatar National Cement Company is the country’s...
News - 31 July 2009