ACC mining penalty quashed by High Court
The Karnataka High Court has quashed a INR4.827bn (US$54.4m) penalty imposed on ACC Ltd over limestone mining operations in Kalaburagi district, Karnataka. A division bench comp...
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Indian cement producers plan INR130bn green-power investment
India’s leading cement producers are expected to invest INR120-130bn (US$1.3-1.4bn) in green-power capacity over the two years ending March 2028, according to ratings agency ICR...
Delhi court dismisses UltraTech appeal in cartel probe
The Delhi High Court has dismissed UltraTech Cement ’s appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) decision to allow the Builders’ Association of India (BAI) to p...
JK Cement opens construction chemicals plant in UAE
JK Cement subsidiary, JK DryChem Industries LLC, has opened a new construction chemicals manufacturing facility in the Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ), UAE. The 5000m² plan...
UltraTech to deploy 600 electric trucks by end-2026
UltraTech Cement Ltd will deploy more than 600 heavy-duty electric trucks across its Indian logistics network by December 2026 as part of efforts to reduce supply-chain emission...
Global cement demand set to return to growth in 2027
The Global Cement Report™, 16th Edition, reveals the global cement market will bottom out this year. Having fallen by 12 per cent from the 2021 peak, cement demand will slip a f...
Indian researchers propose nuclear-powered plasma kilns for cement
Indian researchers have proposed combining nuclear power with plasma kiln technology as a potential route to fossil fuel-free clinker production. N Bhanumathidas and N Kalidas, ...
Meghalaya to review Shree Cement plant hearing
The Meghalaya government will establish a fact-finding committee to examine concerns surrounding the public hearing for Shree Cement’s proposed plant in the Indian state. Speaki...
UltraTech Cement joins LeadIT to advance industrial decarbonisation
UltraTech Cement has joined the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT), strengthening its participation in international efforts to accelerate industrial decarbonisat...
NagarJuna Cement ordered to vacate forest land
India’s Telangana Forest Department has ordered NagarJuna Cement to remove structures and vacate 12 acres and six guntas (approximately 4.9ha) of land at Mattapalli in Suryapet ...