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JK Lakshmi sees future in ready-mix concrete

JK Lakshmi Cement, part of JK Group, is adding five more ready-mix concrete (RMC) units as part of its expansion plans. At present, it has 10 RMCs, and the addition of another five will be complet...
News - 09 June 2008

India: Rajasthan update – cement firms cut output by 50 per cent

Cement production units in Rajasthan have been forced to cut their capacity utilisation by as high as 50 per cent, following the 12 day violent Gujjar agitation. The Gujjars are demanding inclusio...
News - 06 June 2008

Petron Engineering wins order worth INR36.9m

Petron Engineering Construction, service provider in services in mechanical, erection, piping, electrical and instrumentation has received an order from India Cements, Chennai for erection of elec...
News - 06 June 2008

ACC wins Golden Peacock Award

ACC Ltd, among India’s foremost cement manufacturers, has been conferred the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Eco-Innovation this year over its efforts to provide co-processing of waste manage...
News - 06 June 2008

India: Gujjar agitation may hit cement companys in Rajasthan

The Gujjar unrest in Rajasthan and surrounding areas of the national capital region (NCR) is likely to hit cement companies as movement of the building material has been affected due to blockages....
News - 05 June 2008

Pakistan: high PSDP to boost cement sector’s earnings

Cement sector profitability is expected to grow by 11 per cent in fiscal year 2008-09 with record Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) of PKR541bn for fiscal year 2008-09, up four per cent fr...
News - 04 June 2008

Indian cement sales increase by 7.9 per cent in May

Cement sales have grown 7.9 per cent as an increased focus on infrastructure projects has pushed up demand for the building material in the world’s second-largest cement market after China. Accord...
News - 04 June 2008

India’s ACC eyes acquisitions

ACC Ltd, India’s largest cement maker, is eyeing potential takeover targets, The Financial Express said, quoting ACC chief finance officer Onne van der Weijde. Van der Weijde said the company has ...
News - 03 June 2008

Cement firms of Pakistan enter India

Cement brands like Lucky, Maple Leaf and Elephant from Pakistan are helping the construction companies in the south to check prices, albeit to a limited extent. But the companies are not sure of ...
News - 03 June 2008

India: Sagar Cements’ new units launch in July

Sagar Cements Ltd will be commissioning its INR296-crore brownfield clinker and cement plants in July. This would push up the cement production capacity of the Hyderabad-based company from 0.6Mta ...
News - 03 June 2008