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Lafarge India launches new cement

Lafarge India, a part of Lafarge Group and the market leader in eastern India, has launched a premium variant called Lafarge Concreto. Concreto was developed by Lafarge’s state-of-the-art laborat...
News - 08 March 2006

Rise in cement price unfair, say builders

The apex organisation of builders in Rajasthan has expressed concern over escalation in cement prices due to alleged cartelisation of big players in the sector. The cement industry is into profite...
News - 08 March 2006

Cement majors post increase in sales

India’s cement majors have reported a substantial year-on-year increase in volume sales for the month of February. The Associated Cement Companies reported a 11.8 per cent increase in sales at 1.5...
News - 03 March 2006

Aditya Birla shipments up

Aditya Birla group, India’s top cement producer, said on Thursday its February cement shipments rose 16.1 per cent from a year ago to 2.54Mt. The group, including flagship Grasim Industries Ltd. a...
News - 02 March 2006

Gujarat Ambuja February cement shipments

Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd, India’s third-biggest cement maker, said on Wednesday its February shipments rose 15.6 per cent from a year earlier to 1.07Mt. Production in the same period totalled 1....
News - 02 March 2006

Italcementi news

Italian cement group Italcementi does not hold shares in Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italcementi CEO Carlo Pesenti said on February 28, 2006.    Pesenti spoke at a news conference...
News - 01 March 2006

Cement cos to build on core play, India

The cement sector found no mention in the Budget, but there was much cheer in the industry due to the increased emphasis on infrastructure, which is expected to boost cement demand. Proposals lik...
News - 01 March 2006

ACC sells 50 per cent stake in Everest, India

The Associated Cement Companies Limited has informed the exchange that they have sold 74,00,020 shares aggregating to 50% of the total paid up capital of Everest Industries Limited on February 22, ...
News - 27 February 2006

Meet on cement unit revival, India

A meeting of representatives of the Union Industry Ministry, trade unions and management of Cement Corporation of India (CCI), bankers and creditors with the Board for Industrial and Financial Rec...
News - 27 February 2006

Cement lured to go off road, India

The Railway budget has brought some cheer for cement makers reeling under ever increasing road freight. Though the railway minister hasn’t tinkered with the rate classification for cement and clin...
News - 27 February 2006