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Larsen to sell stake in UltraTech Cement

India’s Larsen & Toubro Ltd. is likely to sell its 11.4% stake in UltraTech Cement Ltd Friday via a block deal, television channel CNBC-TV18 reported, citing unnamed sources. A.V. Birla Group is ...
News - 05 June 2009

India’s ACC May cement shipments rise 1.1% YoY

ACC Ltd, India’s largest cement maker, said on Tuesday shipments in May rose 1.1 per cent from a year ago to 1.82Mt. The company, in which Holcim holds more than 46 per cent, said production rose...
News - 03 June 2009

Binani Cement to raise funds for overseas expansion

Binani Cement, part of the Braj Binani group, is looking for equity-linked fund raising options to fund its expansion abroad. The company, which currently has around 75% of its sales coming from ...
News - 02 June 2009

India Aditya Birla May cement shipments up 19.5 per cent

India’s Aditya Birla Group said on Monday cement shipments in May rose 19.5 per cent from a year ago to 3.18Mt. Production rose 20 per cent to 3.24Mt, the company said in a statement. The group’...
News - 02 June 2009

Cimpor: improving Egyptian, Brazilian and African profits make up for drop in Spain

Cimpor’s first quarter turnover improved by 3.5% to €481.6m, thanks to the initial consolidation of India and good growth in Egypt, Brazil, Africa and China more than making up for the reduction i...
News - 28 May 2009

Cement Sustainability Initiative unveils CO2 reduction initiatives

The Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) unveiled its vision of a "sectoral approach" to tackling CO2. The project has built a system for monitoring, reporting and verifying CO2 and aims to sha...
News - 21 May 2009

Grasim 4Q net profit down; sees pressure on margins

India’s Grasim Industries Ltd posted Tuesday a 42% decline in fiscal fourth-quarter unconsolidated net profit from a year earlier when it had a one-time gain. Profit in the three months ended Marc...
News - 20 May 2009

India adds 8Mt of capacity in April

Cement companies have added nearly 8Mt capacity in April, taking the total installed level to 219Mt. According to the Cement Manufacturers’ Association, the UltraTech/Grasim combine led the way w...
News - 19 May 2009

Oversupply in cement could squeeze margins in FY10

Over-supply in cement in FY10 could depress prices and squeeze margins by 2-5 per cent, estimate research analysts. The cement industry will add 40-45Mt of capacity this financial year, increasing...
News - 18 May 2009

ACC: demand for cement strong

India’s single-largest cement maker by capacity, Thursday said local demand for cement is strong and the company’s expansion plans are on track. However, "demand generally comes under pressure wi...
News - 15 May 2009