Cement News tagged under: India
Pakistan: cement demand to grow 8% in run-up 201822 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Pakistani demand for cement during the ongoing FY16-17 and next financial year FY17-18 is expected to grow at a rate of eight per cent annually. This follows the government showing a strong commitment towards the China Pakistan Economic Corridor-led infrastructure development and its higher allocation of funds, up to 20 per cent of the PKR1.675trn (US$15.98bn) to the Public Sector Development Programme for the year. FY15-16 saw double-digit growth in industry dispatches. The strong do... |
LafargeHolcim receives go-ahead for Indian streamlining21 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its blessing to LafargeHolcim’s proposals to simplify the structure of its remaining operations in the country. The company is now awaiting the formal sign-off of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board, but this is expected shortly. Under the proposals, LafargeHolcim will increase its stake in Ambuja to 61.14 per cent, while Ambuja itself will take a 50.05 per cent stake in ACC. Thus, ACC will become a subsidiary of Ambuja, which its... |
India: ACC's Jamul clinker plant starts up21 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsACC, part of LafargeHolcim group, has started commercial production of its new 2.79Mta clinker plant at Jamul, Chhattisgarh, India. “We are pleased to announce commencement of commercial production from our new state-of-the-art 2.79Mta clinker facility at Jamul, located in Chhattisgarh with effect from 19 July,” the company said in a regulatory filing. Part of this integrated project, the two new cement grinding facilities, one each at Jamul and Sindri in Jharkhand, are expected to be c... |
India: Shree Cement to invest INR5bn in 2Mta grinding plant20 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement will invest INR5bn (US$74.4) in a new 2Mta grinding unit in Sarai Kale Karasawa, Jharkhand, India. The company entered a memorandum of understanding with the Jharkhand government in an investor meet on 20 July relating to the project, which is located in the fastest-growing state in eastern India. |
India: UltraTech to complete Jaypee acquisition ‘in next 12 months’20 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsBirla Group chairman, Kumar Mangalam Birla, told his firm's annual general meeting that its UltraTech Cement subsidiary should complete its acquisition of Jaypee Cement within the next 12 months, the Economic Times reports. The deal, which will see UltraTech acquire cement production capacity of 21.2Mta, was agreed earlier this month, despite efforts from Jaypee’s creditors that saw them convert debt into equity. On completion, UltraTech – already India’s largest producer – will contro... |
India: Shree Cement wins bid for 80,000t of coal19 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsShree Cement has announced that it has won a bid to be supplied with 80,000tpa of coal from state-owned firm South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), reports the Economic Times. The deal will see Shree pay INR970/t (US$14.45/t) for the grade 11 coal – in line with the prevailing prices charged by SECL. Earlier this month, UltraTech agreed a deal to pay over INR1500/t for coal to supply cement plants in Maharashtra. That today’s deal is lower-priced reflects the lower energy density of the ... |
India: four critically injured at plant in Sindri18 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsFollowing a blast in the hot air generator on Saturday, four contract workers at a cement plant in Sindri, India, were severely injured. The injured were taken to Bokaro General Hospital where their condition is said to be critical. Surendra Singh, senior manager of the plant, said the four men were working near the generator, which is used to supply hot air to the rolling mill, when there was a blast in the pipeline. The workers sustained severe burns from the incident. They were immedia... |
India: Kerala businesses protest high cement prices15 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsThe Government Contractors Association (GCA) in Kerala has hit out at the state government’s failure to control cement prices, which have reached INR430 (US$6.40) for a 50kg bag, the Deccan Chronicle reports. The head of the GCA in Kerala, Varghese Kannampally, noted that production costs for a bag of cement are about INR70 (US$1.04). Mr Kannampally observed that in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the state government had reached an agreement with producers to supply agreed quantities of cement ... |
Conch offer shows price just one factor in Lafarge deal14 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsChina’s Anhui Conch lost out in the race to acquire Lafarge India despite the fact that its offer of INR95bn (US$1.4bn) was higher than the INR94bn bid submitted by Nirma Group, the eventual winners. In an article published today, Mint examines some possibilities behind Anhui’s failure. The paper dismisses suggestions that the Competition Commission of India intervened directly to block its bid but does lend support to the idea that Lafarge was happier to reach agreement with a domestic f... |
India: Nirma to acquire Lafarge India for US$1.4bn11 July 2016, Published under Cement NewsLafargeHolcim has announced that it has reached agreement with Nirma Group for the sale of Lafarge India. The deal - valued at US$1.4bn - will see Nirma acquire assets that include 11Mta of grinding capacity and several limestone quarries. Nirma has won out against four other bidders: China’s Anhui Conch, Mexican firm Cemex, and domestic firms JSW Cement and Piramal Group. The Competition Commission of India still needs to approve the move, but given Nirma’s small existing presence in the... |