Cement News tagged under: India
India: Sagar Cement sales rise 29% on consolidated basis07 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsSagar Cement has announced its sales and production figures for September, which saw the former rise by 29 per cent on a consolidated basis, but fall by 15 per cent on a standalone basis, Accord Fintech reports. Consolidated sales amounted to 148,000 tonnes, while standalone sales reached 98,000 tonnes. Production for September was 146,000 tonnes, while standalone production was 94,000 tonnes. For the period April to September 2016, Sagar produced 1.09Mt on a consolidated basis and 0.7... |
India: production to resume at Malabar Cements07 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsMinister of Industry, E P Jayarajan, announced that Malabar Cements will resume operations his month. Production was halted on 10 September 2016 as a result of raw materials shortage. Mr Jayarajan said that laterite would be sourced from Kasaragod and limestone purchased from Rajasthan. Production at the company suffered after the then Managing Director, K Padmakumar, was removed from his post following his arrest in a corruption case. The company has had 10 cases of alleged corruption fi... |
India: Ruling BJP party leader calls for Pakistan cement ban06 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsSubramanian Swamy, leader of the BJP, has called on his colleague, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to ban the import of cement from Pakistan, the Economic Times reports. "I request you to ban import of cement into the country not only in the interest of growth and sustenance of domestic cement industry but also in keeping with the imperatives of national security. Ban of import from Pakistan will be in the interest of the country's security in the present juncture," Mr Swamy said in a lette... |
India: Shree Cement begins work on Gulbarga plant05 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement has begun construction work on a new integrated cement plant sited in the Gulbarga district of Karnataka. The project, first announced in 2012, will see the creation of a 3.8Mta limestone mine, and have the capacity to produce 2.4Mta of clinker and 3.0Mta of finished cement. The project will also include a 40MW coal-based captive power plant, and is expected to take around 18 months to complete. |
India: land acquisition underway for 3Mta Jaykaycem plant05 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsJaykaycem (Central), an associate company of JK Organisation, is planning a 3Mta integrated cement plant near the villages of Devra, Puraina and Sotipura, Madhya Pradesh district, India. The two phase project will consist of a 2.64Mta clinker section, plus the cement grinding plant and a 40MW captive power plant and a 15MW WHR-based power plant. Land acquisition is in progress and the project is waiting for environmental clearance. The estimated cost of phase-I is INR27,743.4m (US$416... |
India: Alstom grinding plant erection to start by the end of 201605 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsAlstom Industries, a part of JDB Group, is planning a cement grinding unit at Village Baghjap, Morigaon district, Assam, India. The unit will produce 1000tpd of PPC & OPC cement. The cost of the project is INR450m. Environmental clearance has been received and 15 acres land has been acquired and acquisition of another 10 acres land is in progress. The project has been postponed due to issues in environment department. Work on the project is expected to commence in December 2016 and ... |
India: calls to assist cement plants in energy conservation04 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsExecutive director of Dalmia Cement, R A Krishnakumar, has called for a special package of concessions, particularly in taxes, for cement factories in an attempt to encourage them to adopt energy conservation measures. Mr Krishnakumar said at the second ‘Energy efficiency technologies in cement and manufacturing sector’ conference organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry that there had been a marked improvement in the cement industry bringing in efficiency measures through the ad... |
India prepares for the upturn03 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsAfter a strong first quarter, India’s cement demand experienced a setback in April and May. However, monsoon preparations helped the market recover in the following month and the outlook following a good monsoon is positive. Share prices of all Indian cement majors are hitting an all-time high on the stock exchanges, including Mumbai (pictured) as demand for cement looks set to grow by 6-7 per cent in 2016 [Copyright: Big Rolo Images] Following strong growth in the Jan-Mar... |
India: production halts at JK Cement Muddapur plant29 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsJK Cement have announced that its 3Mta plant in Muddapur, Baglakot, India, has temporarily ceased operations. The clinker silo roof unexpectedly caved in, causing steel structural supports and a clinker conveyor drive station to fall into the silo. The decision to temporarily stop production was made for safety reasons and to avoid any collateral damage. Production and dispatch will be resumed as soon as possible once the debris has been removed from the clinker silo and any necessary rep... |
UltraTech Cement27 September 2016, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech is one of 10 companies being fined by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for allegedly conspiring to fix cement prices, contravening competition law. The total fine amounts to US$944m, 76 per cent of which is being borne by UltraTech, Jaiprakash Associates, Ambuja Cements and ACC. Other firms being penalised include Lafarge Century, Ramco, India Cements, Binani and JK Cements. The Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) is also been ordered to pay US$110,000. The fine foll... |