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India production: too early to say worst is over

The shares of cement companies have been moving up again, on the back of a decent rise in January dispatches for some companies. Industry data show that cement production and despatches increased ...
News - 05 February 2009

Shree Cement Jan shipments up 30 per cent

Shree Cement of India said on Tuesday its January shipments rose 30.43 per cent to 750,000t, from 575,000t a year earlier. Total shipments between April 2008 to January 2009 rose 25.35 per cent t...
News - 04 February 2009

Pakistan cement sales for Jul-Jan up three per cent

Total cement sales in Pakistan increased by around two per cent in January and stood at 2.31Mt compared to the same month of previous year, First Capital Equities analysis stated on Tuesday. On c...
News - 04 February 2009

UAE cement producers face unsettled future

With eye-catching newspaper headlines indicating that much of the UAE is now facing a boom to bust scenario, a stream of daily news highlighting the wholesale cancellation, or at least a halt to, v...
International Cement Review Editor's Blog - 03 February 2009

Pakistan sector seeks new export market

The cement industry in Pakistan is seeking an alternate export market other than India, as it has not exempted the import duty on Pakistani cement, which is damaging the exports of the sector, Dai...
News - 03 February 2009

India cement despatches stays strong in Jan

Cement demand continued to remain strong in January with the three major cement producers – ACC, Ambuja Cement and Aditya Birla Group – posting a quantum jump in their dispatches. ACC managed to ...
News - 03 February 2009

Demand for cement to fall, prices under pressure: Grasim

Aditya Birla Group’s flagship company, Grasim has said that slowdown in construction activity and commissioning of large capacities would lead to a fall in demand for cement and put its price unde...
News - 02 February 2009

India cos may freeze imports from Pakistan

Following a recent alert from security agencies that RDX explosives were being smuggled through cement bags into the country from Pakistan via the Wagah border, Indian cement dealers and companies...
News - 30 January 2009

Dalmia Dec quarter net falls by over 75%

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd on Thursday said net profits for the December quarter were dragged down by more than 75 per cent due to rising energy costs and falling cement shipments. The south-Indi...
News - 30 January 2009

Binani Cement 3Q net profit falls

India’s Binani Cement Ltd said Friday its third-quarter net profit fell to INR84.9m from INR539.5m a year earlier on higher cost on imported coal. Net sales rose 54.5% to INR3.60bn from INR2.33bn...
News - 30 January 2009