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Dhaka For BIS Waiver

Eyeing the land-locked north-eastern states in India to market cement manufactured in Bangladesh, Dhaka has mounted pressure on India for waiving the mandatory Bureau of Industrial Standard (BIS) ...
News - 15 July 2004

Hike in slag prices hits mini cement units, India

Slag-based mini cement units in north coastal Andhra Pradesh are going through tough times thanks to an increase in the prices of slag as well as the non-availability of clinker. Nearly 40 slag-ba...
News - 13 July 2004

Cement prices seen up 10% in 6 months, India

Domestic cement prices are expected to rise by over 10 per cent in the next six months, while the upward trend will last for another three years due to the buoyancy in local demand and rising expo...
News - 12 July 2004

ACC Board consider merger with Gujarat Ambuja, India

The board of Associated Cement Companies Ltd will discuss the company’s merger with Gujarat Ambuja Cement, despite having planned a capital expenditure of about Rs5bn (US$109m) in the current fisc...
News - 12 July 2004

New thrust on infrastructure to boost demand in cement sector

The Indian cement sector has largely been left unaffected by the current Budget. While the industry has welcomed the various initiatives undertaken on the infrastructure front, it feels that it co...
News - 09 July 2004

Indian cement makers want cuts

Indian cement manufacturers have asked the government to reverse last year’s hike in excise duty in its budget for the current financial year, which is due to be released on Thursday.  The Cement M...
News - 05 July 2004

New orders for KHD Humboldt Wedag

Upgrading Yanbu, Saudi Arabia The Yanbu Cement Company Ltd., Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, placed an order with the KHD Humboldt Wedag AG, Germany, as General Contractor for increasing the clinker...
News - 05 July 2004

Grasim joins the top 10

KumarMangalam Birla, the chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, could not have hoped for a better birthday gift. Shortly after his 47th birthday in mid-June, the stage has been set for the entry of  ...
News - 02 July 2004

Qatar’s cement imports increase

The Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) has decided to increase the import of cement. Three consignments aggregating to over 60,000t each are expected to reach Doha next month. Qatar mainly impor...
News - 30 June 2004

Indian cost-cutting measures

For local cement companies innovation may be the key to cost competitiveness. Hence, larger cement companies such as Grasim and Gujarat Ambuja are seen to be shifting to a number of innovative cos...
News - 30 June 2004