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Lack of transportation facilities hit cement exports to India

Inadequate transportation facilities in Pakistan are hampering cement exports to India by road, manufacturers have claimed.    "There is unlimited demand for cement in India. But the problem is w...
News - 06 September 2007

India Ambuja August cement shipments up three per cent YoY

Ambuja Cements, India’s third-largest cement maker, said on Wednesday its August shipments rose three per cent to 1.15Mt from 1.12Mt a year earlier.     Production rose an annual four per cent to...
News - 05 September 2007

Pakistan exports register record growth of 144 per cent

Cement exports registered a record growth of 144 percent during August 2007 due to huge exports orders, over production and better quality, industry sources said.     They said that the cement i...
News - 05 September 2007

Cement price may pick up due to higher costs: ACC

Sumit Banerjee, MD of ACC said they have not seen cement demand drop during the monsoon and the realisation has been stable. Though, he says there is a possibility of price pick up due to higher c...
News - 05 September 2007

Cement shortage grounds Sabah’s building industry, Malaysia

Sabah’s booming construction industry has ground to a slowdown, as the six months- long cement shortage remains unresolved. Hopes that Cement Industries of Sabah Sdn Bhd (CIS) would ensure suppl...
News - 05 September 2007

ACC August cement production rises 20.3%

India’s ACC cement production increased to 1.6Mt in August compared to 1.33Mt in the same month last year. Despatches for the month rose to 1.57Mt from 1.37Mt in the previous year. In January to ...
News - 04 September 2007

Brahmaputra to be used for cement imports

The ‘Mahabahu’ Brahmaputra River is all set to witness a novel trade relation with neighbouring country Bangladesh, which apart from boosting economic activities would also help in generating empl...
News - 04 September 2007

Lucky to dispatch 1st cement batch to India

Lucky Cement of Pakistan will dispatch first consignment to India during the next week, an official at the company told Daily Times. He said the first consignment would carry from 5,000t to 10,00...
News - 30 August 2007

Imported cement may not be cheaper?

Even with two Pakistani cement companies having obtained Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification to export to India, prices in northern parts of Pakistan have jumped by Rs20 to Rs 215 per 5...
News - 29 August 2007

Holcim plans to increase stake in Ambuja Cement

Holcim Ltd has launched a $1.34bn offer to acquire a controlling stake in its Indian partner as an expansion into Asia begins to pay off.     As part of the offer, Zurich-based Holcim said it bou...
News - 24 August 2007