Cement News tagged under: Orient Cement
India: Orient Cement posts US$4.4m Q3 loss10 November 2016, Published under Cement NewsOrient Cement has recorded a loss of INR294m (US$4.4m) for the quarter to the end of September 2016, CNBC’s Money Control reports. The loss stands in contrast to the same period last year, in which Orient made a profit of INR280m. The current quarter did see revenues rise by 11 per cent to INR4.45bn. “Our markets and plants underwent some difficulty because of monsoon rains. It led to operational challenges,” said Deepak Khetrapal the firm’s MD and CEO. Khetrapal added that volumes ... |
India: Birla Group front runner to buy Bhillai stake06 October 2016, Published under Cement NewsOrient Cement, part of the Birla Group, has emerged as the front-runner to buy out Jaiprakash Associates’ 74 per cent stake in Bhillai Jaypee Cement, the Economic Times reports. Bhillai is run as a joint venture between Jaiprakash and SAIL, with the latter holding 26 per cent of the enterprise. A source told the Economic Times that the deal values Bhillai at INR15bn (US$225m). Bhillai Jaypee Cement has a capacity of 2.1Mta with a clinker unit at Satna and a grinding unit Bhillai. "T... |
India: cement volume growth09 June 2016, Published under Cement NewsVolume growth in the Indian cement market increased by 12-18 per cent in the quarter ending March 2016 compared to the 4.7 per cent drop seen in the corresponding quarter last year. This level of growth is the largest seen in the last six quarters, and the only growth to reach double digits, as reported by The Economic Times, India. Due to lower petcoke and coal prices the cost of producing 1t of cement fell by 8.6 per cent to INR3517 (US$52.70) YoY. Medium and small companies in the c... |
Orient Cement commissions Karnataka plant, India28 September 2015, Published under Cement NewsOrient Cement has commissioned and started commercial production of its new integrated greenfield cement plant Chittapur, Gulbarga district, Karnataka, with an installed capacity of 3Mta. The first consignment of cement from the new plant was dispatched on 26 September 2015. Completion of the project lifts Orient Cement’s total cement capacity to 8Mta. |
Dalmia plans merger of listed cement units27 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsIndia-based Dalmia Group is considering merging its two listed cement units, OCL India and Dalmia Bharat, according to local press reports citing sources with knowledge in the matter. Following the merger, the swap ratio wil favour shareholders of OCL India, reports India Investment News. As part of the restructuring process, Dalmia Bharat also aims to merge its unlisted subsidiary Dalmia Bharat Enterprises into itself. Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts owns a 14.5 per cent stake... |
Orient in strategic talks to acquire 2Mta plant15 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsOrient Cement is in talks with three companies to acquire a cement plant as part of plans to triple capacity by 2020, a senior company executive has said. Deepak Ketrapal, managing director of Orient Cement, told local press that "strategic discussions“ are being held to acquire a 2Mta cement plant. The names of the companies were undisclosed. Mr Ketrapal added that Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are the prime locations. The acquisition will form part of Orient Cement’s aim to boost cap... |
Senior appointments at Orient Cement, India08 August 2014, Published under Cement NewsOrient Cement’s board of directors has appointed Rahul Deshmukh as chief operating officer at a meeting held on 7 August 2014. Meanwhile, Sushil Gupta has been named chief financial officer of the company. SK Pandey has also been appointed Plant Head of Orient's Devapur cement works. |
Orient inks project finance for greenfield plant21 May 2014, Published under Cement NewsKhaitan & Co has advised Orient Cement on loan facilities worth US$200m from a syndicate of lenders led by State Bank of India. The loan is to finance the development of a 3Mta greenfield integrated cement plant along with a 45MW captive power plant at Gulbarga, Karnataka. Partner Shishir Mehta and associate partner Kumar Saurabh Singh acted as legal advisers to Orient Cement. |
Orient Cement receives environmental clearance for new plant, India04 July 2013, Published under Cement NewsOrient Cement has received environmental clearance for its 3Mta greenfield plant in Chittapur in Gulbarga district, Karnataka, India. The plant is expected to be ready by the end of December 2015 and will increase the company’s capacity to 8Mta. Orient already operates a plant at Devapur in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh and a split-grinding unit at Nashirabad, in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra |