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East Timor plant revamp possible - revised

British based financing company, Delamore and Owl & Group said it is ready to provide US$28 million in credit to revitalize a small debt ridden cement maker in Indonesia. Delamore also wants to ac...
News - 21 May 2008

India: RPL sets up cement works to curb fly-ash disposal


News - 21 May 2008

India heads for more consolidation

After a flurry of mergers and acquisitions – CRH acquiring My Home Industries for $462 million, Lafarge buying L&T Concrete’s RMC business for $349 million and Heidelberg consolidating its busines...
News - 20 May 2008

Construction costs continue upward rise

Despite talk of bringing down the price of cement and steel, the Indian construction market is yet to reflect little of the government’s efforts to rein in prices. Talk to any of the builders or d...
News - 19 May 2008

Pakistan cement export progress

Cement exports from Pakistan are still lucrative due to the commodity’s high demand and shortage in the region, especially in India and the UAE, placing Pakistan in a favourable position to furthe...
News - 19 May 2008

Chidambaram warns cement industry again, India

Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has warned the cement industry again of serious “administrative measures” if it did not cooperate in checking inflation.   He told local press that it was uni...
News - 14 May 2008

India: cement stocks fall 4% -16% following export ban

The export ban on cement in India has led to a fall in prices, hitting the industry hard. This has also led to a free-fall in prices of cement stocks, which had been at the top of the bourses when...
News - 13 May 2008

Indian prices to stay stable

Indian cement players have decided to keep cement prices stable in the current quarter, in spite of the rising raw material costs. The Centre has asked cement Companies to reduce prices in its bid...
News - 12 May 2008

Pakistan to export 52,000t of cement to India

Pakistan will export about 52,000t of cement to India in the next two months.   This step has been necessitated after the cement cartel in India is said to have informed that country’s Government ...
News - 12 May 2008

Heidelberg, Indorama, Mysore Cements to merge

HeidelbergCement India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, on Friday announced complete acquisition of Indorama cement and further consolidation of its Indian operation.   HeidelbergCe...
News - 12 May 2008